Women news

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US abortion rights: Could a Mississippi case overturn Roe v Wade?
Gender equality takes one step forward, three back during COVID
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U.S. abortion battle: What is the law in other countries?
News Package
Violence against women
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Afghan women under Taliban rule
Tennis-WTA suspends tournaments in China over Peng concerns
Trial begins in challenge to California women on boards law
US Supreme Court begins hearing major challenge to abortion rights
El Salvador violated rights of woman who had abortion, court rules
Catholic nuns lift veil on abuse in convents
Video brings domestic violence victims back to life to warn others
Taliban release media guidelines, ban shows with female actors
Afghans 'marry off' baby girls for dowries as starvation looms
Chinese tennis star's call with Olympic chief not enough WTA says
'Killer business case' for diversity in newsrooms
Afghan woman journalist stands up to Taliban
Can artificial intelligence help close gender gaps at work?
As Colombia mulls easing abortion law, teen mothers pay high price
Calls for new laws as tech fuels 'explosion' of online sex abuse
Working from home may hurt women's careers
U.S. abortion curbs: Fearing business impact, companies speak out
Crypto queens: Women stake out space in blockchain world
Saudi women barrel into workforce in changing kingdom
Hundreds protest violence against women in Mexico
UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban
China tennis star Peng says ex-vice premier forced her into sex
Put more women at top of World Bank, IMF to tackle climate
The price of abortion curbs: Economists weigh in on U.S. debate
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UK foreign aid cuts to remain until at least 2024
EU suspends funding to WHO programmes in Congo after sex scandal
Afghan girls learn in secret classrooms to bypass Taliban curbs
More victims complain of sexual abuse in Congo scandal
Texas governor bans trans girls from women's school sport
Congo's women stepped up to fight Ebola. Now they want equality
Afghan women lawyers on the run face life in limbo abroad
Sierra Leone names Africa's first chief heat officer
Black Americans, women make strides on top U.S. corporate boards
As women flee Afghanistan, brain drain hits economy and hopes
U.S. minority founded venture capital funds push for change
WHO to send in experts to prevent sexual abuse after Congo scandal
IN PICTURES: Four Afghan women tell of lives upturned by Taliban
Afghan minister wants good relations, needs time on girls learning
explainer
How will Taliban rule impact girls' education in Afghanistan?
Turning trauma into a tune: Egyptian band helps women tackle taboo
Afghan women launch refugee school on U.S. army base
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U.S. states making 2021 moves on abortion rights and access
U.S. judge blocks near-total abortion ban in Texas
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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

Amanda Elam and Wendy Teleki Babson College’s Diana International Research Institute

How to empower women founders in low-income countries

How can we ensure that women are not overlooked in policies and programs supporting entrepreneurship and economic development? We suggest four important opportunities
Marta Royo Pro Familia

Will Colombia seize this opportunity to decriminalize abortion?

After a long, rigorous process of data, figures, findings and stories, Colombia is on the cusp of change
Payzee Mahmod IKWRO

Sister of 'honour killing' victim reacts to UK child marriage ban

I know exactly what it feels like to be a child bride, right here in Britain. I was 16 when my whole life was hijacked.
Safeena Husain and Poonam ...

It's time to undo the COVID disruption to girls' rights in India

The pandemic has disrupted efforts to end child marriage and caused widespread damage to the financial prospects of girls

In Depth

analysis
Two years on, forest pact's 'good intentions' do little to protect Amazon
Coronavirus likely to lock India's women out of job market for years
Drones to digital: Asia, Africa find ways to plug COVID health gaps
Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray; women blame soldiers

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

Afghans 'marry off' baby girls for dowries as starvation looms
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What next for Afghanistan's deserted beauty salons?
interview
'I was interested in everything that boys played' Meet Nona Gaprindashvili, chess's first female grandmaster