Women triumphed for the first time in the Migrant Worker Poetry Competition in Singapore, as female domestic workers came in first, second and third in its fourth edition on Sunday, December 3. Like many other domestic workers, after her 14-hour work day, Indonesian domestic worker Deni Apriyani retreats to her room in Singapore and reaches for a pen to jot down her feelings, in poem after poem.

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Shi Hailei gives free tattoos to mothers that want to cover up their caesarean delivery (C-section) scars. He works in Samurai Tattoo studio in Shanghai, China. His free project has helped more than 20 mothers in the past two years.

Giving power to the #MeToo movement, the people who came forward with their stories of sexual harassment have been named Time’s 2017 Person of the Year. Here are some of the most high-profile “Silence Breakers.”

From 25 November to 10 December, the world observes the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. As the world observes the #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, United Nations Population Fund features 16 objects from real cases of abuse.

A fan, a hair dryer and a styling iron — these are the prizes at a beauty pageant in a women’s prison in Brazil. But for the contestants, there’s more at stake than just a place on the podium.

Asian maids reveal the details of human trafficking in Morocco. They came to work but were exploited and abused.

Here are some of the women who have fought for equality. Tell us about the feminists in your country if they are not on this gallery.