Slovakia has changed its constitution, enshrining into law recognition of only two sexes – male and female. The legal change, which passed in a knife-edge vote in parliament, also restricts adoption ...

Hundreds of women in the Czech Republic who were sterilised under an unofficial policy to curb the country's Roma population ...

Today, Ivana is the only Slovak woman with a master mariner's qualification, commanding ships in the polar regions for over a ...

Poland's decision to ban most abortions in the face of mass protest is emboldening like-minded neighbours, campaigners say, predicting a retreat on women's rights across eastern Europe.