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Violence and destruction are the only things the Yazidis ever experienced in ISIS captivity. Now more stories have been revealed and some tell of unbelievable brutalities toward women. But now Yazidi women decide to take action against ISIS and form Sun Brigade, an all-women unit of the Peshmerga, the Kurdish armed Forces. Read more here, and other news about women that made it to the headlines.

‘Hundreds’ of Yazidi women killing themselves in ISIS captivity

Every day, Hasan takes calls from women trying to escape from slavery. A former Iraqi lawmaker, she is now making it her mission to rescue as many Yazidi women as she can.

Read more here from CNN.

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ISIS ‘forced pregnant Yazidi women to have abortions’

ISIS militants forced pregnant women they had sold into slavery to have abortions, according to three young Yazidis who escaped from the Islamic militants’ brutal clutches. After abducting hundreds of young women and girls from their homes in Iraq’s Sinjar province last August, ISIS fighters rounded the captives up in “slave markets” where they were picked out to be used for sex.

Read more here from CNN.

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From singer to soldier: Xate Shingali and women of the Sun Brigade take on ISIS

Instead of singing songs of love and loss, Shingali is now issuing a battle cry. She has laid down her instruments and taken up arms to fight those accused of committing genocide against her people, as the head of the Sun Brigade, an all-women unit of the Peshmerga, the Kurdish armed Forces.

Read more here from CNN.

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Your stories: ‘They say it’s the victim’s fault’

At age 13 Halimatu was forcibly cut, together with her two sisters. She is the only one who survived. Now she’s gone back to the place where it happened – not only to face her past, but also to raise awareness about female genital mutilation.

Read more here.

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Saudi Arabia ‘may jail woman who posted video of husband cheating with housemaid’

A Saudi woman who filmed a clip appearing to show her husband cheating on her with their housemaid could face prison because of the nation’s defamation laws.

Read more here from The Independent.

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Mobile schools are catching up with on-the-go girls in Kenya

Kenyan girls who grow up in traditionally nomadic, pastoral communities often roam the arid plains of the country with their families in search of grazing grounds for their goats, cows, and camels. But the journey is usually at the expense of an education—moving around so often, and especially to remote areas, makes it difficult for many to attend school on a regular basis.

Read more here from GLOBALCITIZEN

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Tu Youyou Becomes First Chinese Woman to Win Nobel Prize

For decades, China has yearned for a Nobel Prize in one of the sciences, and now a little-known researcher, who helped isolate an anti-malaria medicine derived from an ancient remedy, has finally won China that honor.

Read more here from TIME

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This Chart Shows Hollywood’s Glaring Gender Gap

Early in their careers, WOMEN receive more movie roles than MEN. That trend reverses sharply after the age of 30 as men continue to receive an increasing number of roles through and after they reach 46 while women receive fewer and fewer.

Read more here from TIME

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French broadcaster’s anti-sexism advert pulled for being sexist

France 3’s ad met with derision on Twitter, as it showed domestic life in disarray due to ‘all the women’ being presenters on the state network.

Read more here from The Guardian

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Being a Woman in STEM Is Stressful

An assistant professor of engineering explains why it’s threatening when people question her career choice.

Read more here from TIME

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The former child soldier turned star athlete blazing a trail for women in Nepal

Winning races in one of the world’s toughest sports is not enough for Mira Rai – now she wants to inspire other Nepalese women.

Read more here from The Guardian.

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What would you ask a former child slave? Join our Twitter chat on #DayoftheGirl

International Day of the Girl Child falls on October 11 this year, and to mark the date CNN Freedom Project is running a live Twitter chat with trafficking survivor Rani Hong (@RanisVoice). At the age of seven, Rani was taken from her family in southern India and sold to a slave master. By age eight, her physical condition and emotional state were so dire that she was near death. No longer of any value to her slave owner, she was sold into illegal adoption. Rani now runs the Tronie Foundation which works to fight human trafficking.

Read more here from CNN.

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Size 6 model hits out after being told by her agency she was ‘too big’

A model has written an open letter on Facebook after apparently being told by a modelling agency that she was “too big”.

Read more here from  The Telegraph.

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H&M’s latest look: Hijab-wearing Muslim model stirs debate

This is the first time H&M, the world’s second largest retailer, has featured a Muslim model wearing a hijab in a video designed to encourage consumers to recycle their clothes. And it’s opened up the debate on Muslims in fashion.

Read more here from CNN.