Women are fighting for more equality on Albania's football pitches, where entrenched sexism has kept them on the sidelines.

Once a rare sight in the Vatican's halls of power, women are increasingly being seen in senior posts under Pope Francis.

In Antimano, a poor neighborhood of the Venezuelan capital, 80 percent of the workforce is made up of women, most of them single mothers.

Gina Iniong-Araos was already known as a pioneer of combat sports in the Philippines when she competed in the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi last year.

What many do not know is Mitch Liwanag gave Echo Philippines the confidence boost the esports team needed to get the world championship last January.

The inclusion of women in the 82-member Philippine inter-agency humanitarian contingent to quake-struck Turkey allowed the group to cater to some patients who prefer female care providers.

The Philippine Commission on Women launches the Purple Wednesdays this month of March for Women's Month celebration.