Women news

As women flee Afghanistan, brain drain hits economy and hopes
WHO to send in experts to prevent sexual abuse after Congo scandal
IN PICTURES: Four Afghan women tell of lives upturned by Taliban
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Afghan women under Taliban rule
In Depth
New sex abuse claims against aid workers exposed in Congo
Sierra Leone names Africa's first chief heat officer
Black Americans, women make strides on top U.S. corporate boards
U.S. minority founded venture capital funds push for change
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
Venezuela women's soccer players allege years of abuse by ex-coach
Global citizens' assembly mulls climate solutions ahead of COP26
Banks make slow progress on UK gender pay
Sitting pretty? Indian shop workers win the right to a chair
'I am not weak': Qatari women unsuccessful in first elections
Texas law sparks mass U.S. protests against abortion restrictions
Sarah Everard case pushes Brits to learn how to stop street abuse
UK policeman jailed for life for murder and rape of Sarah Everard
Afghan girls' soccer squad find new home in Ronaldo's Portugal
Homestays open doors to financial freedom for women in South Asia
Judge temporarily blocks key aspect of new Arizona abortion law
Women across Latin America march in favor of abortion rights
Colombian unions march in support of aid bills for working class
Chile lawmakers take 'first step' towards easing abortion rules
WHO workers carried out sex abuse in Congo Ebola crisis
Philippines moves to raise sexual consent age from 12 to 16
White House backs workplace rights bill for nursing mothers
R. Kelly convicted of luring women, underage girls for sex
African sex workers face digital abuse as COVID pushes them online
Where are the hotspots for abortion rights in 2021?
San Marino votes to legalise abortion in historic referendum
Iceland elects Europe's first women-majority parliament
Women win big at San Sebastian Film Festival
Amid attention on Petito case, Native mother seeks justice
Newly signed Texas law restricts abortion-inducing medications
Gymnast Aly Raisman opens up about sexual abuse in TV special
Malala pleads with world to protect Afghan girls' education
Texas abortion providers ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene
As Petito case captivates U.S., missing Native women ignored
Florida to consider near-ban on abortion similar to Texas' new law
What next for Afghanistan's deserted beauty salons?
factbox
Texas abortion ban: Five countries with strict anti-abortion laws
The Afghan designers championing women’s traditional dress
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About our Women coverage

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Opinion

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Internal displacement remains an invisible crisis in plain sight

Globally, as many as 55 million people are internally displaced, more than twice the number of refugees or asylum seekers - but the issue gets little attention
Shireen Ahmed Ryerson University

OPINION: Don’t give up on Afghanistan’s women athletes

The Taliban have suggested they may ban women from sport. Either way the country’s sportswomen are determined to get back on pitches and courts
Tjada D'Oyen McKenna Mercy Corps

To fix our food systems, we need tech for smallholder farmers

Digital innovations in food systems aren’t reaching the people who need them most
Hameeda Hussani

I grew up under the Taliban; they haven’t changed

The Taliban banned me from school, but I’ll soon qualify as a lawyer in the UK. I fear for the future of Afghan women

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

What next for Afghanistan's deserted beauty salons?
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'I was interested in everything that boys played' Meet Nona Gaprindashvili, chess's first female grandmaster
South African firefighter battles Cape Town blazes and inequality
IN PICTURES: Afghan women record their 'last day at work'