The decision, in a country where thousands of women die yearly from unsafe abortions, held that abortions deprive unborn children of the “right to life.”

The decision is the most significant since Kirsty Coventry was elected last year to serve as president of the I.O.C.

Sarah Mullally was installed on Wednesday at Canterbury Cathedral. Her appointment to the role has been both celebrated and denounced by some factions within the global Anglican Church.

Concern for the safety of the players had grown after Iranian state media criticized them for not singing the national anthem at a game in Australia.

A chef, a disability advocate, a tech executive, a ballerina. They and five other women share what drives and challenges them as leaders.

Feminist scholars and activists, including Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, reflected on a movement that they said remains unfinished.