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Balance of Power

<p>Stories at the intersection of women and politics.</p>

A member of the campaign staff of former Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
Global Politics
Women worldwide react to Clinton’s defeat
Yolanda Perea Mosquera is a survivor of sexual violence
Conflict
Colombian war victims struggle to find justice. For a while, this girl only wanted revenge.
1 billion dollar question
Development
Hey Donald Trump — here’s what women around the world need your help with
A woman cries during a meeting between FARC guerrilla leaders and victims of the La Chinita massacre
Conflict
Schools help Colombians remember what it means to forgive
A Colombian female leftist rebel looks at the photo of legendary guerrilla leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara in a temporary rebel headquarters in San Vicente del Caguan in 1999.
Conflict
For some Colombian guerrilla fighters, the rebels offered an escape
FARC rebels pose with an unidentified girl holding a weapon in southern Colombia in this undated photo confiscated by the Colombian police and released to the media on November 12, 2009. Police said that the photo was found on the body of a rebel FARC kil
Conflict
She misses being a guerrilla, but this former FARC fighter is starting a new life back home
Eman Khan is 5 years old
Conflict
When being forcibly removed from your home isn’t entirely bad news
Nabila ur Rehman
Conflict
A drone has left this 12-year-old girl as the keeper of her grandparents’ story
Marvi Memon
Economics
The woman leading Pakistan’s welfare program puts cash in the hands of women
Umaima Awan sits with her mother, Um-E Salma, at the family’s house in Jauharabad, Pakistan.
Education
This Pakistani mother was married off as a child — but she didn’t let it stop her
afghanistan model un
Education
What’s the best way to spend $1 billion on women? These teens have some thoughts
Asima Naqvi
Conflict
This Pakistani police officer is part of a trend that could make a more peaceful world
Women legislators take photos as US President Barack Obama signs two new executive actions
Global Politics
The real impact of a female president? More women in politics.
Birgitta Jonsdottir of the Pirate Party reacts alongisde party members
Development
When it comes to gender-equality aid, the US lags behind its peers
Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton
Global Politics
Donald Trump was the man Hillary Clinton needed to win the women’s vote
Kashmiri girls stand on a roadside
Development
How the US distributes $1.3 billion in aid for women around the world
Women chant slogans during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan
Global Politics
For a generation of Afghan women, US foreign policy changed everything
Women leaders increase the peace
Development
Feminist foreign policies are gaining popularity, and increasing the peace
Policewomen
Conflict
US spending millions to train women police officers worldwide. What about at home?