The Pakistani journalist, poet, author and columnist reflects on why there is such a determined and ruthless war against women wherever they live and whether or not female leadership can make a difference.

Two authors have drawn from their own lives in their new novels about women struggling with the pressures of parenthood.

Do you know a girl who has guts? A girl who deserves a little more glory? We want to know who the fiercest girls in Australia are, and we need kids like you to tell us!

South-East Asia is a powerhouse region and a close neighbour — just don't call it our "backyard".

The American writer shares stories from his childhood growing up in Hawaii, his love of Star Trek, how environmentalism fuels his writing and how being Japanese American has shaped him.

More than 250 years after they were stolen by Cook and the crew of the HMS Endeavour, four spears are set to be repatriated. Noeleen Timbery from the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council shares how she felt when she got the news.

Over 17,000 women from 104 countries have spoken in the largest survey of Catholic women ever undertaken. Also, what is the "care economy" – and how is it a hurdle in the way of women's equality?

If you don't know much about women philosophers in the ancient Graeco-Roman world, you have a good excuse. They're known to have existed, but hardly any of their works have survived, and historical accounts of their lives tend to come from biographies written by men. This week we try to unravel the mystery.

ABC Science wanted to hear from Australia's backyard inventors. In part two of our series, we meet three creative Australians who are taking fitness, safety and chip-eating hand hygiene seriously.

They look like... 'sabre-toothed sausages', they can barely see, they live for a really long time and have a queen who oppresses them. Find out all about the naked mole-rat.