women's rights

A packed indoor hall with hundreds of men seated in rows listening to a speaker at a podium, with banners in Pashto displayed overhead
Women & Gender
‘I promised the women of Afghanistan … that I will be their voice’: Reflections on five years of Taliban rule
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Women & Gender
From Turkey to France: Iranian women’s rights activist continues her work despite ongoing threats from Iranian regime
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Women on the street
Environment
These Indian women said they could protect their local forests better than the men in their village. The men agreed.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) poses with female delegates at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on International Women's Day in Beijing on March 8, 2015.
Justice
China detains female activists ahead of International Women’s Day
Culture
Why Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th century feminist rock star