Women's Rights news

S.Korean women ditch makeup to fight male domination
Leader of U.S. anti-harassment group Time's Up resigns
Australian sports sign up to gender pay equality scheme
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Women in Hollywood see some gains after Oscars equality plea Reuters
The coffee farmers betting on blockchain to boost business Thin Lei Win
Lebanese women hail first female Arab interior minister Reuters
Activist's death spotlights unsafe abortion options in Kenya Nita Bhalla
Rape still endemic in South Sudan's Unity state despite peace Reuters
Hong Kong company sorry after vacuum 'for her' Valentine offer Reuters
Women shut out of Nigeria's poll by violence, fraud and sexism Nellie Peyton
EU lawmakers urge Saudi Arabia to end women's guardianship system Reuters
I did it for my daughter: woman arrested for headscarf protest Reuters
Google, Apple face calls to pull app allowing men to monitor wives Sonia Elks
Austria plans tougher sentences for crimes against women Reuters
Diversity in the 'man cave': Boardrooms gain women, minorities lag Reuters
US Democrats renew push for paid family leave Benjamin Long
Women sue Yale fraternities over discrimination and abuse claims Reuters
Jordan lawmaker who changed rape law takes on child marriage Heba Kanso
Global count finds cases of child soldiers more than doubling Ellen Wulfhorst
'Sexist' data is holding women back, Bill and Melinda Gates say Sonia Elks
Exposure of bullying 'boys club' brings #MeToo to French media Reuters
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Behind closed doors: battling domestic violence in Bosnia Cormac O'Brien
Sudanese security forces use tear gas to break up women's protest Reuters
Berlin festival seeks gender equality with half of films by women Reuters
Women overlooked and undervalued in medicine Sonia Elks
U.S. Supreme Court blocks restrictive Louisiana abortion law Reuters
Five women accuse Costa Rican Nobel winner Arias of misconduct Reuters
Women in US Congress move to repeal abortion gag rule Ellen Wulfhorst
Sierra Leone president declares 'rape scourge' national emergency Reuters
Uganda accused of promoting sex tourism with 'curvy women' contest Nita Bhalla
FIFA urged to act over sex abuse claims in Afghan women's team Sonia Elks
India's Congress to scrap instant divorce jail terms if wins poll Reuters
On abortion, Trump likely leads to Supreme Court, not Congress Reuters
Bloody taboos: new emoji could help to end period 'shame' Lin Taylor
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'It's about freedom': Women on the frontline of Sudan's uprising Nita Bhalla
Indian Hindu temple board reverses opposition to entry of women Reuters
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About our Women's Rights coverage

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

Opinion

Julia Lalla-Maharajh Orchid Project

Kenyan Maasai move to end genital cutting

The Maasai are replacing cutting with an alternative non-harmful rite of passage for girls
Siddharth Kara University of Berkeley

The invisible women and girls who make your clothes

For many of the children, garment work comes at the expense of an education
Reyhana Patel Islamic Relief

Islam must never be used to justify FGM

Islam does not advocate FGM and has a key role to play in eradicating this brutal practice
Andrea Powell Karana Rising

Trafficking survivors aim to reach teens before traffickers do

It's time we talk about how we are going to actually prevent human trafficking

In Depth

Freed from jail, Cambodian surrogate mothers raise Chinese children
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Safety and time are women's biggest concerns about transport
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Women in Tokyo strongly back single sex transport amid security fears
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Mexico City's transport ranked as most dangerous for women

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

The coffee farmers betting on blockchain to boost business
Indian women weave their way out of climate change woes
Saudi teen asylum seeker spotlights 'strangling' male guardianship
Defying war and catcalls, Syria's women hop on climate-friendly bikes