OPINION: Expo’s bright lights cannot hide Dubai’s dark side of discrimination and forced labour
The United Arab Emirates must address the plight of low-paid migrant workers
India's forest-planting push leaves indigenous women out in the cold
Communities rely on forests for firewood and other natural products they gather and sell – but a government tree-planting drive is cutting them off from land and livelihoods
OPINION: Doing better for women means doing better for everyone
Bringing more women into the tech sector is good for the economy and even better for society
COVID and war push Yemen's businesswomen to smash taboos
Braving air strikes and internet outages, Yemeni women are launching businesses to fight the pandemic
Afghanistan's startups 'running on fumes' as economy crumbles
With millions of dollars stuck in unpaid dues and limited cash, Afghan businesses have shrunk or shut completely since the Taliban takeover
Incomes dip for South Asia's women home workers as heat rises
Women who make goods like clothing and street food in slum homes are producing less amid baking temperatures and floods, hurting their fragile livelihoods, a survey finds
Human Rights Watch says Bolsonaro a threat to democracy in Brazil
Ahead of elections in October, a new HRW report warns Brazil’s democratic institutions to prepare for Bolsonaro’s attempted affront to democracy
A people's Fed? It's starting to at least look that way
For most of its 108 years, the Federal Reserve's leadership has not come close to reflecting the demographics of the country for which it is the most powerful force in economic policymaking
FACTBOX: Afghanistan's hunger and poverty crisis in numbers
Poverty is spiralling among Afghans as economic meltdown compounds a devastating drought following the Taliban’s return to power
Auction of Muslim women on Indian app shows tech weaponised for abuse
Women increasingly targeted online by new technologies that make it easy to track and abuse anonymously