Society / Women

1947 by Elisabeth Åsbrink; The Death of Homo Economicus by Peter Fleming; Of Women by Shami Chakrabarti; With Ash on Their Faces by Cathy Otten.

Saudi Arabia has lifted its ban on women drivers, but there not everyone agrees it’s a good thing. By Lydia Noon.

Bangladesh is home to almost five million garment workers, making it the second largest manufacturer of garments in the world. Its factory workers make the clothes we wear every day. Meet the humans behind the big clothing brand labels.

A profile of Afghan campaigner for women’s education and rights Jamila Afghani, who started by persuading the imams. Beena Nadeem talks to the unassuming trailblazer

Women are playing an essential part in fighting for civil rights in Poland, contributing to a shift in the country’s political agenda, writes Benedetta Leardini

The rights of women and minorities are receding fast since the coup.

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.