Women news

Haiti order a win for women seeking child support from UN troops
Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in Ethiopia's Tigray,
Russian women hope for change after domestic violence ruling
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Female genital mutilation
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Over 50 women accuse Ebola aid workers of sex abuse in Congo
Brazil asks women to delay pregnancy over COVID-19 variant fears
France outlaws sex with children aged under 15
Peru's first lesbian lawmaker vows to boost LGBT+ rights
Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray
The rise in young Afghan female entrepreneurs
British PM to exempt prayer from LGBT+ conversion therapy ban
McDonald's to train employees to combat harassment, discrimination
Closure of online feminist groups in China trigger online anger
Only half of women and girls in control over their own bodies - UN
Ohio can enforce ban on Down syndrome abortions, says U.S. court
U.S. women's national soccer team to appeal equal pay claims
CVS changes gender question on vaccine forms after trans ire
Mali's failure to ban FGM challenged in West Africa's top court
Egypt activist hopes jailing sex crimes student drives change
Egyptian court jails student in case that led to sex crimes debate
UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training
First female jockey wins Britain's Grand National horse race
Under pressure over Xinjiang, China takes aim at overseas Uighurs
Lahore to Lucknow, crimes against women spur more surveillance
Canada to raise safety along notorious "Highway of Tears"
Kim Kardashian joins short list of self-made women billionaires
Protests break out after murder of kidnapped woman in Kyrgyzstan
Australia to scrap harassment exemption for judges and politicians
With Thai boxing, Egyptian women fight sex attacks and stereotypes
Dustin Lance Black urges UK to ban LGBT+ conversion therapy
Arabs talk sex and taboos on Clubhouse app, but for how long?
Five human rights wins in a year marked by COVID-19 backsliding
What happens when women run the economy? We're about to find out
Rise in aid sex abuse complaints reflect tougher scrutiny: UK
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Indian trafficking victims left destitute by compensation delays
Chad arrests soldiers accused of rapes in Niger
Female police officer killed in eastern Afghanistan - officials
COVID increased stillbirth and maternal death rates
New York police arrest man in attack on Asian woman
England rugby proposes height, weight limits for trans women
Pandemic pushes gender equality back a generation
#MeToo hits UK schools as teens call out rape culture
Could Kenyan radio DJs' sacking teach sexist media a lesson?
Kentucky's attorney general aims to revive abortion law case
Thailand enlists industry groups in slavery blacklist effort
Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship
Mexico probes death of woman shown pinned to ground by police
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About our Women coverage

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality.

Opinion

Marie Clarke Women for Women International

Women in Afghanistan hold the key to peace

Afghan women have too often been used a justification for patriarchal militarism that harms them most. To build a better future, we must listen to their voices
Sung Yeun Choimorrow, Marcela ... .

The Atlanta spa shootings harm all people of color

White supremacy harms every person of color, with women suffering even more because of the intersections of racism and sexism
Azmina Dhrodia World Wide Web Foundation

To stop online abuse against women, we must reform digital spaces

While we can’t quickly unwind the sexism that drives abuse, we can redesign our digital spaces and change the online environments that allow this misogyny to thrive
Viviana Waisman Thomson Reuters Foundation

U.S. axes anti-abortion gag rule, here's what must happen next

Revoking the Trump-era ‘global gag rule’ is instantaneous, ensuring access to abortion will take years

In Depth

Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray; women blame soldiers
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Love, tech and online abuse of women in the time of coronavirus
India's women seaweed divers swim against the tide of climate change
Trafficked 'brides' stuck in China due to coronavirus after fleeing abuse

Videos & Pictures

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Colombia's City of Women rebuilds homes and hopes
You are enough - painting extraordinary women
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Afghan government adviser turned refugee pushes women's rights

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