Women

India launches campaign to tackle gender imbalance

PM Modi begs Indians to 'save the lives' of girls

China home to 33 million more men than women as of 2014

Gender bias continues to result in heavily skewed ratio of male to female births

Pope backtracks on 'rabbits' comments, praises big families

Days after urging Catholics not to 'be like rabbits', Francis says 'every child is a blessing'

Myanmar monk's sexist comments should be condemned by govt: UN

Human rights chief says such treatment of a UN special rapporteur is 'utterly unacceptable'

Pope says Catholics do not need to breed 'like rabbits'

Appeals to world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics to practice responsible parenting

Homeless girls pray for a papal visit

Francis tells youth to ensure women's role in society

Notes small number of women at his meeting with students at Pontifical University of Santo Tomas

Francis warns against 'threats to the family'

Urges compassion for the elderly and children without parents

Indian MP calls on Hindu women to have at least four kids

The remarks by the BJP's Sakshi Maharaj sparked backlash on social media

Five arrested in India over Japanese tourist gang rape

Sex crimes against women from Asian countries often only receive minor media coverage