Women news

U.S. Christians spent $280m opposing LGBT+ and abortion rights
Keeping girls in school seen worth billions to developing nations
Instagram changes nudity policy after Black plus-sized model row
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Sex abuse in the aid sector
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Domestic abuse and coronavirus
France turns to GPS trackers to fight domestic violence
Saudi women's rights activist on hunger strike in detention
NXIVM sex cult leader Keith Raniere to face sentencing
In Poland, abortion rights protests block city streets
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Thai model Cindy Bishop targets gender violence in new U.N. role
Australia refers search of women at Qatar airport to police
Revised Chinese law sparks debate on sexuality education
Polish protesters target church masses over abortion ruling
Thousands protest across Poland against curbs on abortion access
Zambian female footballer's success cheered at home
Federal court allows military sexual assault case to continue
Abortion in Poland: Court ruling amounts to almost total ban
UK bans sex between aid workers and recipients to rein in abuse
Abortion rights across Europe
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Amazon indigenous leader wins Robert Kennedy rights award
Polish court ruling amounts to almost total abortion ban
Death penalty will not end rise in rape: Bangladesh protesters
COVID-19: Working mothers protest daycare shutdowns in Jordan
UK lawmakers hear more reports of aid worker sex abuse in Congo
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Meet the Pakistani football star training girls in the Hindu Kush
Pandemic rolls back conditions in Asia garment factories
G20 women's forum urged to press hosts Saudi on rights
U.N. says pandemic will slow minimal progress in women's rights
Slovak parliament narrowly rejects tightening of abortion rules
One in seven UK rape victims believe they will get justice
Britain urged to force companies to publish ethnicity pay gaps
Tennis star Nikoloz Basilashvili set for court over domestic abuse
Women scientists call for protection of Antarctic Peninsula
UK lawmakers urge action to help 1.5 mln women with endometriosis
Polish woman's quest for abortion exposes conflicted society
Algerian women push for more rights at Berber soccer tournament
Mayor of Copenhagen steps down over sexual harassment
Ethiopia hunts for children forced to work, marry during pandemic
Slovakian woman breaks silence on abortion as key vote nears
New Zealand's next parliament is set to be the most diverse ever
Thousands protest Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett
Remdesivir questioned by WHO; women take virus more seriously
Crippled by fluoride, Kenyan women struggle to survive
Britain urged to ban lip fillers and Botox for teenagers
Egyptian outcry stops concert by singer accused of rape
WHO names independent body to investigate Congo sex abuse claims
Refugee women in Africa say domestic violence rose during pandemic
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Opinion

Dominika Kulczyk Kulczyk Foundation

Here’s how to end period poverty and stigma

Global spending on period poverty amounts to less than 20 cents per woman
Shipra Deo Landesa

The name game: How women get erased in rural India

In rural India women’s names are often used to maintain the stronghold of patriarchy
Professor Mariz Tadros and Jenny... Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

Looking beyond #MeToo to learn from women's activism globally

Focusing on the western-centric #MeToo movement risks overlooking women’s rights activists in the global south
Priyanka Samy National Federation of Dalit Women

For India's Dalit women, sexual violence and ostracism endures

The death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman following a gang-rape highlights the cruelties of India's ancient caste system

In Depth

India's women seaweed divers swim against the tide of climate change
Trafficked 'brides' stuck in China due to coronavirus after fleeing abuse
India's grandmothers harvest new social status from climate-smart farming
With a knock on the door, Egypt aims to turn families greener

Videos & Pictures

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Beyond Boko Haram
Danish 'sex ambulance' seeks to protect sex workers
Colombia's City of Women rebuilds homes and hopes
You are enough - painting extraordinary women
Rowing against the flow
Afghan government adviser turned refugee pushes women's rights

Editor's Picks

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'We are being squeezed', says prize-winning Amazon indigenous activist
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INTERVIEW - High kicks: The Pakistani football star training girls in the Hindu Kush
UN agencies IOM and UNICEF vow to investigate 'jobs-for-sex' in Congo
U.N. says global goals to protect nature need women to succeed