The fascinating emergence of Theresa May as the Prime Minister of the Great Britain has essentially rekindled the hope of young women around the world with aspirations and dreams to contribute to the development of their local communities and countries. The world is evolving from an era where women are being subjugated with a bar to their status in the society.

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games began on Wednesday with a women’s football match played in front of a sparse Olympic Stadium crowd.

Sweden won 1-0 against South Africa in the opener, before host nation Brazil beat China 3-0.

The Minister of Women, Family and Childhood in Tunisia’s caretaker government called for “comprehensive mobilisation” for activating the law on the elimination of violence against women.

Feminist; patriot; opportunist: Yuriko Koike, who was elected governor of Tokyo on July 31st, has been dubbed many things, not all of them flattering. A career of cycling through political parties without committing to any earned her the moniker Madam Kaiten Sushi, after restaurants where plates of raw fish go around on a conveyor belt, waiting to be plucked off. Her defining characteristic, however, may be her ambition.