‘I promised the women of Afghanistan … that I will be their voice’: Reflections on five years of Taliban rule

Taliban forces fire on civilians protesting morality police in Afghanistan

How gender shapes a global walk

How conflict in northern Cameroon is impacting education for girls

Remembering Margareta Magnusson, the author who introduced us to ‘Swedish death cleaning’

From Turkey to France: Iranian women’s rights activist continues her work despite ongoing threats from Iranian regime

A discussion about Denmark’s forced IUD program for Greenlandic Inuit women and girls

Emily Scarratt to make English history with fifth Rugby World Cup appearance

Deciphering ancient artifacts with a lost language used by women in Zambia

Meet the 80-year-old woman who repairs Mexico City’s iconic hand-cranked organs

How ambulance tricycles are saving lives in rural Ghana

International Cricket Council pledges funding, support for Afghanistan’s exiled cricketers

‘Nowhere is safe’: The teenage guitarists who fled Afghanistan — and are now in limbo

Young girls in Kenya find safe, empowering coaches at Nala Track Club

South Korean women are calling their leaders to account 

They were part of Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. Then their lives were turned upside down.

A massive mural project in Mexico City is transforming some of the poorest neighborhoods

Out of Eden Walk: Walking Gangnam Style

Classical composer Gabriela Ortiz brings her distinctive, rhythmic Latin American style to Carnegie Hall

Protesters in India call for safer working conditions after rape and murder of female doctor

Motorcycle taxis are increasingly being driven by women in Uganda

Women fight for respect in Japan’s sumo rings 

What a female president could mean for Mexico

The push to end harmful cooking methods worldwide

In Mexico, Mother’s Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of the disappeared

Women voters expected to play significant role in India’s general election

20 years after France’s hijab ban, the issue remains divisive

‘We have no future’: A Syrian woman speaks about her life with an American ISIS member

Saudi Arabia’s conservative clerics have a new relationship with the government under Mohammed bin Salman

Women’s camel racing team takes an ancient sport back to the future

In Haiti, sexual violence is devastating women and girls

Surrogacy advocates fear pope’s position will create stigma

Rape is ‘the most neglected war crime,’ sexual violence expert says

In Argentina, ‘Swifties Don’t Vote For Milei’

This tiny country is home to Europe’s toughest abortion ban

Afghan student struggles with adjusting to life in the US

Spain all-boys choir finds a new tune and admits girls

Motherhood and motherland: One woman’s pregnancy experience in Russia

‘She is the evolution of reggaeton’: The rise of trans Puerto Rican artist Villano Antillano

Spain made history with Women’s World Cup victory — despite team tensions

Indian women do less paid work. It’s bad news for the economy.

‘We are dead inside:’ Women in Afghanistan protest Taliban ban of beauty salons

A traditional Iranian sport has been closed off to women. One activist wants to change that.

Honduras’ first female leader faces tough times

Women in Afghanistan are devastated by the Taliban’s ban on beauty salons

‘It’s time that we face the issue’: #MeToo movement gains momentum in Taiwan

Italy debates new anti-surrogacy law 

Taiwan’s political parties beset by sexual harassment allegations

Is the fictional film ‘The Kerala Story’ cautionary or propaganda?

How a group of Cuban female musicians claimed a drum — and a tradition

‘The Stolen Daughters of Chibok’: the impact of the abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls 9 years on

‘Can we reject these labels?’: A new book questions how patriarchy became the norm.

In Colombia’s capital, the ‘purple patrol’ fights sexual harassment on crowded buses

Founding fatherhood: Part II

Founding fatherhood: Part I

US special envoy: Taliban ‘puts women’s right at peril everywhere’

He spoke out against banning girls’ education. The Taliban silenced him.

‘There is hope’: Malala Yousafzai promotes tolerance, connection with new documentary

New Cate Blanchett film ‘Tár’ divides opinion among female conductors 

Shakira’s latest hit slamming her ex breaks records for Latin artists on YouTube