Women's rights and gender equality
‘It’s heartbreaking’: Steve McCurry on Afghan Girl, a portrait of past and present
The US photographer’s image of Sharbat Gula captured the story of a country, its people and refugees across the world. Thirty six years on, another picture tells a similar tale – but also one of hope
Lorenzo Tondo and Eric Hilaire
20, Sep, 2021 @10:30 AM
Texas anti-abortion law shows ‘terrifying’ fragility of women’s rights, say activists
Campaigners fear ban emboldens anti-choice governments as more aggressive opposition, better organised and funded, spreads from US
Lizzy Davies
18, Sep, 2021 @7:00 AM
MP proposes law to stop employers hiding behind gagging orders
NDAs are being used to silence wrongdoing at work, says chair of women and equalities committee
Rob Davies
15, Sep, 2021 @5:31 PM
#DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan women’s social media protest against Taliban
Women around the world are sharing pictures of themselves in traditional colourful clothes in a campaign against the new strict dress code for female students
Stefanie Glinski in Kabul
15, Sep, 2021 @5:28 AM
I know how it feels to live under the Taliban. This time, the west must not turn its back | Sana Safi
As a girl in the 1990s, I struggled for an education in underground schools. Afghans face a return to those dark times, says journalist Sana Safi
Sana Safi
13, Sep, 2021 @7:00 AM
The Taliban are not the only threat to Afghanistan. Aid cuts could undo 20 years of progress
The most vulnerable people will bear the cost of sanctions, as services and the economy collapse
Kevin Watkins
11, Sep, 2021 @7:00 AM
‘Deeply rooted tradition’: one man’s long fight to end illegal dowries in India
After 15 years campaigning, Satya Naresh believes it’s time for government action to stop the custom that causes a woman to die every hour through murder or suicide
Amrit Dhillon in Delhi
08, Sep, 2021 @5:00 AM
Female TV anchor who interviewed Taliban flees Afghanistan
Beheshta Arghand, now in Qatar, says militants started targeting women soon after takeover
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and agencies
01, Sep, 2021 @11:46 PM
‘Use your £11bn climate fund to pay for family planning,’ UK told
More than 60 NGOs call for spending rule change, saying people on frontline of climate crisis want greater access to reproductive healthcare
Lizzy Davies
26, Aug, 2021 @5:30 AM
‘I’m one of them’: the FGM survivor providing a lifeline in Leeds
Stigma can stop women seeking help but Hawa Bah, who was cut at eight, reaches those suffering in silence to get them the care they need
Louise Donovan
25, Aug, 2021 @11:00 AM
‘Don’t avert your eyes’: Afghan teachers urge world to defend girls’ education
Educators say they fear reversal of hard-won progress as aid workers call for Taliban’s desire for international legitimacy to be used as leverage
Karen McVeigh
25, Aug, 2021 @8:43 AM
Sophia review – flesh-and-blood story of Scotland’s first female doctor
Available online
In her audio play, Frances Poet nimbly entwines Sophia Jex-Blake’s groundbreaking battles with the story of her biographer
In her audio play, Frances Poet nimbly entwines Sophia Jex-Blake’s groundbreaking battles with the story of her biographer
Arifa Akbar
24, Aug, 2021 @11:01 PM
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