Policy-makers and "gender identity" scholars may not care about biological sex, but it turns out that patriarchy does care very much about the female bodies of women and girls.

An investigation into suspected sex-selective abortions has been launched by magistrates in a district of northern India after government data showed none of the 216 children born across 132 villages

Families are now being urged to have at least two children, but it may be too late to convince parents to embrace the change

Blood tests used to reveal a baby’s gender are leading to the abortion of unwanted girls in the UK, MPs and charities have warned. Labour MP Naz Shah, shadow women and equalities minister, said the

A huge analysis suggests sex-selective abortions have led to at least 23 million fewer girls born worldwide, but birth ratios are now returning to normal

When Hibo Wardere was six, she was "cut".

About 650 million children and women alive today were married before age 18. That is about 17% of the world’s female population, reports the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Child marriage is a truly global problem that cuts across countries, cultures, religions and ethnicities. Child brides can be found in every region in the world, from the Middle East to Latin...

After the custom of consigning menstruating women to outdoor sheds claimed three more lives, a new system of penalties offers hope of change

WHO fact sheet on adolescent pregnancy providing key facts and information on causes, consequences and WHO response.

Boys must be taught menstruation is not taboo, says Amika George, founder of #FreePeriods

Boys must be taught menstruation is not taboo, says Amika George, founder of #FreePeriods

More than 137,700 girls have missed school in the last year because they couldn't afford sanitary products, a survey has found. The findings emerged in a report of 500 girls aged 10 to 18, which

African mothers “iron” their daughters’ breasts hoping to make them less sexually attractive to men.

Jacinda Ardern's government wants to make abortion a health rather than a criminal issue.

While Ireland underwent a quiet revolution after the 2018 referendum campaign, socially conservative attitudes still endure in the country’s rural areas. 

Pregnant teens take their own lives, raped children are denied abortions and women who suffer stillbirth are imprisoned for 30 years -- El Salvador's torturous anti-abortion regime must end.

Miscarriages are common, but they can also be deadly. And for those who survive, there can be complications, including infertility.

The cases of Dr. Larry Nassar and Dr. George Tyndall involve touching and comments that gynecologists say are highly inappropriate.

Inside the fight to ban this practice in the 42 states where it's still legal.

Experts say fear of medical malpractice lawsuits can lead to doctors disregarding patients' wishes.

C-section trends reveal too much intervention in high-resource countries and a lack of access in poorer countries.

Following a CAB report on workplace pregnancy and maternity discrimination, we examine what types of claim commonly come before employment tribunals.

FLINT, Mich. – It’s World Breastfeeding Week. Its purpose is to encourage parents to breastfeed. With that in mind, advocates on Sunday spent the day trying to reduce the stigma of breastfeeding in...