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In India, a girl committed suicide after her teacher allegedly punished her for soiling her clothes with menstrual blood. Advocates explain why period stigma can be dangerous.

Police in the southern region of Krasnodar detained 11 women's rights activists who just wanted to hang out in an environment free of "sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and any sort of xenophobia."

When Mandi Stillwell gave her surgeon permission to use her anonymous photos in promotional materials for his clinic, she never dreamed she'd be identified online. When she was, she took him to court.

In Australia, a café is charging male customers more to raise awareness of the gender wage gap. But are such measures useful—or even legal?

According to new research from UM London, the majority of British girls between the ages of 13 and 18 now describe themselves as feminist.

Police in Birmingham, UK have just charged one man in connection with the horrific double attack on a 14-year-old girl.

After one man collapsed at a brothel in England, a 70-year-old cleaner performed CPR and called for help. She was rewarded with a criminal record.

Lawmakers in King County, Washington just ruled that crisis pregnancy centers must inform women that they are not legitimate health care providers.

After fleeing to join ISIS in 2016, 16-year-old German Linda Wenzel has been found in Mosul with a baby boy. She says she wants to leave ISIS and come home. But what will happen to her now?

The girl became pregnant after her uncle allegedly raped her on multiple occasions.

According to one Taiwanese court, "A normal couple shouldn't treat each other like that."

An online petition calls on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to grant visas to six Afghan girls invited to compete in Washington, DC this month.