Azerbaijani woman attempts suicide after receiving abuse over feminist placard

INVESTIGATIONS are under way into today’s suicide attempt by a woman who was hounded after displaying a feminist slogan at an International Women’s

Istanbul police use rubber bullets on women's night march

SCORES of women were released from detention in Istanbul today after Turkish police attacked a women’s night march with rubber bullets.

Rediscovering the role of communist women

The socialist feminist roots of International Women’s Day are often forgotten. MARY DAVIS previews an event that aims to set the record straight

All female crew train set off from Edinburgh to London to mark International Women's Day

A “FLYING SCOTSWOMAN” train with an all-female crew ran from Edinburgh to London today ahead of International Women’s Day.

Join sisters in struggle from around the world

LIZ PAYNE previews an event where we can learn first-hand from international speakers about women’s struggle to end sex-based injustice across the globe

Jailed Turkish opposition leader hails women's resistance during her show trial

Former HDP co-chair Figen Yuksekdag told the court how the state was increasingly using violence as a means of suppressing women

Women's Football Boca Juniors win first women’s game in La Bombonera

ARGENTINA’S Boca Juniors women’s team hammered Lanus 5-0 in La Bombonera yesterday in a landmark game that was the first time an official women’s t

International Women's Day Hundreds of thousands of women strike in Spain

“IF we stop, the world stops,” blasted women’s organisations and trade unions across Spain today as hundreds of thousands went on strike to mark In

International Women's Day Women rise up against abuse

International Women's Day In Pictures: The global struggle for gender equality

WOMEN across the world today are marking International Women’s Day with marches and protests against persistent gender inequality.