Women news

Newly signed Texas law restricts abortion-inducing medications
What next for Afghanistan's deserted beauty salons?
The Afghan designers championing women’s traditional dress
News Package
Afghan women under Taliban rule
In Depth
New sex abuse claims against aid workers exposed in Congo
Women candidates win majority of seats in Icelandic election
Women win big at San Sebastian Film Festival
Amid attention on Petito case, Native mother seeks justice
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
factbox
Texas abortion ban: Five countries with strict anti-abortion laws
Afghanistan's Taliban say working on reopening girls' high schools
Biden calls on U.S. Supreme Court to protect abortion rights
Poor, Black, Hispanic bear brunt of Texas abortion law
San Marino abortion debate heats up ahead of historic referendum
Some Afghan girls return to school, others face anxious wait
explainer
How will Taliban rule impact girls' education in Afghanistan?
interview
The real Queen's Gambit: A female chess star in a man's world
Change rape definition, stop restricting media, Europe asks Poland
Afghan women tell Taliban #DoNotTouchMyClothes in online protest
factbox
U.S. states making 2021 moves on abortion rights and access
Chinese #MeToo plaintiff heads back to court
Advocates see 'chaos' if U.S. Supreme Court guts abortion rights
Taliban breaking promises including over women, says U.N.
A reluctant feminist: Germany's Merkel still inspires many women
Greece plans firm hand on Afghan migrants, wants more EU help
Taliban say women can study at university but must be segregated
On 9/11 anniversary, Afghans feel betrayed departed US forces
U.S. clean energy sector must expand hiring beyond white men
Mexico rules right to life from conception is unconstitutional
U.S. sues to block Texas abortion ban, calls it 'unconstitutional'
Malaysian mothers win lawsuit in 'sexist' citizenship case
Women criminalized by Mexico's abortion bans celebrate ruling
With pandemic rebound, Latin America's working mothers fall behind
Australia will cancel Afghanistan test if women's cricket banned
France to give free access to contraception for women aged up to 2
Mexican abortion ban punished poor women, top justice says
World wary of Taliban government, Afghans urge action on rights
factbox
As Mexico decriminalises abortion, what are the laws worldwide?
After Mexico, what are the hotspots for abortion rights in 2021?
Young Afghan women defiant as Taliban bring back moral police
Mexico's top court decriminalizes abortion in 'watershed moment'
U.S. Justice Dept. to protect Texas abortion clinics under attack
A curtain divides male, female students at Afghan universities
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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

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
Christian Moser Columbia Business School

Gender pay gap debate: It's not just about the money

Our research finds women are more willing than men to give up pay in favor of other amenities, such as flexible hours, parental leave, and employment security

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

interview
'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'
'Lifeline' tech helps poor rural women get through India's COVID-19 crisis