Women

India to allow women to enter armed forces academy

Supreme Court lauds 'path-breaking reform' and urges the government to do more for gender parity

Malaysian mothers hail win for equality in citizenship case

Landmark case overturns unequal citizenship rules in the Southeast Asian country

Vatican-inspired group shows solidarity with Afghan women

Economy of Francesco has invited people of all walks of life to support women in the war-torn nation

Skewed sex ratio leads to dubious marriages in India

Gujarat's influential Patels are looking at marital alliances with indigenous communities to overcome the gender gap

Moral depravity runs deep in Pakistani society

The latest incident of an assault on TikTok star Ayesha Akram is a worrying sign of social decay

Indonesian army ends 'virginity tests' for female recruits

Other branches of the armed forces are also set to end the 'degrading' practice

Modern Singapore's dark secret: female genital mutilation

The city-state's conservative social values mean female genital mutilation — banned in much of the world — is not illegal

Japan's place in a changing world for women

Younger Japanese politicians are becoming more aware of gender issues in the tradition-bound country

Hindu girl back home after forced marriage in Pakistan

A Muslim man abducted and married her using forged documents showing her religion as Muslim

Covid-19 fuels trafficking of Lao women to China

Poor and uneducated young women and girls are deceived and lured into the sex trade and false marriages

Female journalists fight sexual harassment in Sri Lanka

Media organizations call on the government to take immediate action to protect women

Church 'smile therapy' helps Palestinian women cope with pressure

Workshop organized by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem aims to heal internal wounds

Christians flee as Myanmar township burns

Holding on to embattled church properties in Pakistan

Over the moon amid a pandemic in Vietnam

Don't let nature fall victim to Covid: Philippine bishop

Legal action against Indonesian rights defenders under fire

Indonesian govt warns schools over Covid spread