Briana Everett

Sue Maslin has received international recognition for her award-winning documentaries, films and feature films, including the hugely successful Japanese Story which won Best Film at the 2003 AFI Awards.

Four female British cyclists have launched a petition calling for a women’s Tour de France following Chris Froome’s win of the men’s race to become Britain’s second consecutive champion, collecting prize money worth £387,000 ($643,380) in the process.

Overnight Barack Obama voiced his support for women in the US presidential election health care debate, telling voters: “The decisions that affect a woman’s health aren’t up to politicians or insurance companies – they’re up to you”.

Girls Not Brides, a global partnership working to end child marriage, has released a video pleading with the world to join the effort to end child marriage.