women's rights
Nassima al-Sada Is Imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for Asking for the Right to Drive
Nassima – and 12 other Saudi women fighting for justice in Saudi Arabia – need your help.
Poland’s Abortion Ban Is Already Having a Chilling Effect
Faced with huge public opposition, Poland’s government hasn’t enacted a court ruling that would almost completely ban all abortions. But that hasn’t stopped hospitals from cancelling them.
Inside the World of Pakistani Women Free to Marry and Divorce at Will
When opposed by their families over their choice of men, the women of Pakistan’s Kalash community choose to elope and marry.
Argentina Might Be About to Deliver Latin America's Biggest Abortion Rights Win
The president just sent a bill to congress that could legalize abortion completely.
We Asked Singaporean Women About Serving in the Army. Here's What They Said.
Military service remains one of the most heated and divisive topics in Singapore, more so with gender equality being debated in parliament.
How the Beirut Crisis Exposed Modern Day Slavery in Lebanon
As Lebanon battles corrupt leadership and economic chaos, the women employed as domestic workers pay the highest price.
Once Denied Combat Roles, Women Keep Making History in the Indian Armed Forces
Early this week, the Indian Navy deployed its first set of women combat aviators in frontline warships.
Cambodian Women Are Posting Photos Wearing ‘Sexy’ Clothing to Protest Proposed Law That Would Police Women’s Outfits
Cambodia is considering draft legislation that would ban women from wearing clothing deemed “too short” or “too see-through.”
The Decades-Long Debate Over Whether Women Vote Like Their Husbands
Even before women in the U.S. had the right to vote, political strategists assumed married women would just cast the same votes as their husbands. A century later, the questionable theory continues to stick.
Forced Abortions, Collective Punishment: Here’s What Happens to Women Who Try to Escape North Korea
A United Nations report reveals “heartbreaking” state-sponsored punishment for women who attempt to cross the border and are repatriated.
Pakistan's #MeToo Movement Gains Momentum as Teachers at Elite Girls School Face Abuse Accusations
After a sustained campaign on social media, Lahore Grammar School has fired four male staff for sexually abusing students.
When They Killed Our Men
The Philippine drug war has seen thousands of deaths at the hands of police. They leave behind countless women and children, whose collective trauma is far-reaching, and often overlooked.