Society / Women
Articles about Women, ordered by date. 
Women protected
A new law in Egypt is a positive step for women, but not the end of the struggle, says Chalaine Chang.
Is surrogacy a legitimate way out of poverty?
Doctors Nayna Patel and Mohan Rao go head to head.
Can plastic surgery be liberating?
Feminist blogger Danielle Leigh and filmmaker and former model Susan Hess Logeais go head to head.
Women on the edge of time
What can different generations of feminists learn from one another? Leading Indian grassroots activist and author, 68-year-old Kamla Bhasin, connects with 16-year-old Londoner Lilinaz Evans, co-founder of the Twitter Youth Feminist Army. Facilitated by Hannah Pool.
When rights go wrong
From empowerment-lite to love-jihad, Rahila Gupta explores the perils of hijacked feminist agendas.
Mitts off my muff
Nimko Ali is a brave, straight-talking, Somali British woman, who is revitalizing the campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM).
Is there a feminist spring?
Women’s rights has got its mojo back – and not a minute too soon. Hazel Healy takes stock of the challenges ahead.
Valeria's story
Anne Hoffman hears about the struggle for reproductive rights in Chile.
A word with Angélique Kidjo
Louise Gray talks to the award-winning musician about the resilience of African music, and why she won’t be pigeon-holed.
Let's talk about sex
Shereen El Feki uncovers a surprising truth about life in the Middle East.
Making Waves: Dean Peacock
Dean Peacock , the director of Sonke Gender Justice Network, is determined to engage men and boys in women’s rights. By Janey Stephenson.
A prisoner in the house
For hundreds of South Asian women each year, an arranged marriage in Britain leads not to love but to slavery. Samira Shackle reports.
Blue Dragon to the rescue
Girls are being trafficked from Vietnam into China and forced to work in brothels or sold into marriage. A tiny number get away, or are rescued by activists from Blue Dragon. Phillip Martin reports.
Daughters are more caring
Is the tide turning in China? Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore reports on how young couples are thinking about babies.
Keeping Prerna
Daily wage-earner Kajri is defying her husband to save her daughter. She confided in Ankita Balloh.
Only the best... it has to be a boy
Rajashri Dasgupta explodes a few myths about educated middle-class women in India.
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