Partnership with the FT a decade ago gave educational charity ‘credibility around the world’

An organisation in Ghana is working with a UK charity to help marginalised and vulnerable women and girls

America’s regressive policies on abortion are a calamity for girls’ and women’s rights that the rest of the world must counter

More Indian girls are enrolled in schools than ever before, but a web of pressures threatens to dislodge their education at any time

Street gangs pose a constant threat for young women in a country where violence is an inescapable fact of life

‘Chhaupadi’, the practice of banishing menstruating girls, is divisive and potentially dangerous

World Bank chief executive says the plight of young women can only be addressed properly if more women become policymakers

As the country’s population soars, healthcare workers are fighting resistance from religious groups

As the authorities attempt to break the cycle of abuse, victims are finding the courage to speak out

Women and competitive sport have been an uneasy mix in this society but the teenage martial artist who fought her way to glory has become a role model

The implications of a skewed sex ratio for women’s health, as well as the national economy and security, are profound

The economic argument is compelling: adolescence is the moment to secure a triple benefit for society

A family in Tulsa offers a glimpse into the fallout of the latest drug crisis, as a generation of children are left to live in poverty, with addict parents in and out of prison

Siân Davey’s visual exploration of her stepdaughter’s adolescence and their slowly changing relationship

The country’s president has condemned teenage girls who become pregnant as ‘immoral’, banning them from ever returning to school

Jihadist attack provoked outpouring of support from city’s disparate communities

Armani in Booklyn and Eva in China are navigating the most critical period of their lives: adolescence

AKP bows to criticism for first time after protests against sop to party’s conservatives

Girls should be free to flourish on their own terms

Rights groups have denounced the draconian laws under which women can be put behind bars for aggravated murder

As evidence grows of a link between the virus and microcephaly, poorer communities are the most vulnerable

An inventive tale in which women possess a special power insists that evil acts are gender neutral