Daisy Ridley endorses Nasas first female launch director

Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley paid tribute to Nasa’s first female launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson in a video published on 4 May. Ridley described Nasa’s female employees as “heroic” and said they “continually inspire girls to enter the space programme.” May 5, 2016

Isis in Iraq: All-female Yazidi fighters want revenge on Daesh

When Islamic State (Isis) swept into the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar in 2014, a few young Yazidi women took up arms against the militants attacking women and girls from their community. Haseba Nauzad, the units 24-year-old commander, lost her marriage. She was living with her husband in Turkey when IS (Daesh) swept through northern Iraq and announced its so-called caliphate over areas that included traditional Kurdish lands. May 4, 2016

Caitlyn Jenner takes Donald Trump up on toilet offer

Caitlyn Jenner posted a video on 26 April of herself using a womens bathroom at Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trumps New York hotel. Published on her Facebook page, Jenners video shows her walking along the street, entering the Trump International Hotel and Tower and making her way to the restrooms. Apr 29, 2016