The latest survey on higher education in India shows a significant increase in female enrollment, most notably in historically disadvantaged communities, a sign that women have managed to carve a greater place for themselves.
The European Union is set to extend its protections for women in a new law that will encompass gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, forced marriages, and online harassment.
An all-female anti-poaching unit – the first in South Africa – is saving the country’s emblematic rhino from falling prey to poachers without the use of weapons while having a significant impact on local wildlife conservation.
The Indian state of Karnataka is the latest to offer to make public buses free for women, empowering them to join the workforce and have more autonomy, and due to the scheme’s success, it could be implemented in other states.