Society / Women

There is no country in the world that has a proud history of men making great laws about women’s bodies, writes Kate Smurthwaite.

Ranjita Biswas reports.

Organization of Women’s Freedom

Lydia Noon talks to the Saudi women's rights activist about guardianship, Twitter hashtags, and suing the government.

There's accidental sexism, and then there's persistent misogyny, writes Kate Smurthwaite.

The politician symbolizes a shot across the bow of Italy’s complacent political class, writes Richard Swift.

Poetry has traditionally been a powerful medium to comment on social and political life in Afghanistan, but it is now mostly for men, writes Ruchi Kumar.

Kate Smurthwaite has an idea for how men can truly be feminist.

Roxana Olivera meets indigenous women in Peru who are still waiting for justice, two decades after being forcibly sterilized.

The feminist pioneer talks to Graeme Green about travel, change and the road ahead.

Surfer girl Shumi captures her friend on camera.

Afghan women are cycling to empowerment. By Kelsi Farrington.

Rahila Gupta meets women fighters in Rojava who are leading the charge towards a radical democracy.

Hazel Healy reports on an innovation that could help women in Iran.

It’s clear that we will not achieve gender equality unless we work positively with faith communities, including with men and boys, writes Helen Dennis.

Tabitha Ross describes how the conflict is affecting women exposed to gender-based violence, and the vital work of one Lebanese organization seeking to combat it.

Domestic violence has deep roots within modern society, but too often our legal system privileges the status quo instead of protecting the vulnerable, writes Brian Loffler.

An Indian entrepreneur has a solution for some of the 21.6 million women who resort to unsafe abortions every year, writes Cristiana Moisescu.

Women are rising up across the globe to say, ‘we are not just victims, we are the solution!’, writes Osprey Orielle Lake.

Stories, silences and songs - the Ethiopian musician talks to Graeme Green.

Giving a voice to the voiceless, Ruby Diamonde's friend Tatiana is an inspiration.

Good news stories this month.

Support for the decriminalization of sex workers causes uproar. Cristiana Moisescu reports.

Fergus Simpson visits a hospital helping Congolese women and children recover from conflict-related trauma and violence.