Women's rights and gender equality
Bolivia’s corrupt system failed to stem femicide. Now, feminists are fighting back
The case of Richard Choque, a serial rapist and murderer, who was placed only under house arrest, prompted outrage
Thomas Graham in La Paz
28, Jun, 2022 @9:15 AM
‘Bought like a chicken’: struggle to end wahaya slavery in Niger
Al-Husseina Amadou was just one of thousands of girls in west Africa who are still bought cheaply as a wahaya, or ‘fifth wife’
Fred Harter in Niamey
28, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM
Tanzila Khan: disability rights campaigner tells young women ‘the world is yours’
Winner of the inaugural Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment award says she saw mainstream culture did not represent her, so she created her own space
Nicola Kelly
31, May, 2022 @5:30 AM
Chile government apologizes to woman for forced sterilization
Doctors performed procedure in 2002 without consent while Francisca was under anesthesia because she was HIV positive
John Bartlett in Santiago
26, May, 2022 @9:31 PM
Male Afghan TV presenters mask up to support female colleagues after Taliban decree
#FreeHerFace campaign gathers force as high-profile men rebel against crackdown on face coverings in Afghanistan
Zahra Joya
24, May, 2022 @1:46 PM
Sisters allegedly murdered by husbands in Pakistan ‘honour’ killing
Six men arrested after Pakistani-Spanish women tricked into travelling to Gujrat where they were shot
Haroon Janjua in Islamabad
24, May, 2022 @5:30 AM
US supreme court abortion reversal would be global ‘catastrophe’ for women
If Roe v Wade is overturned, it will encourage anti-choice groups – particularly in the developing world, activists warn
Lizzy Davies
18, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
‘Declare it to a doctor, and it’s over’: Ukrainian women face harsh reality of Poland’s abortion laws
Women turn to aid groups for help, with many unaware their rights to reproductive healthcare have vanished upon crossing the border
Weronika Strzyżyńska
10, May, 2022 @6:45 AM
Afghanistan face veil decree: ‘I’ve lost the right to choose my clothes’
Women say they fear going out in public despite Taliban vow to respect hard-won rights after 2021 takeover
Zahra Joya and Rukhshana reporters in Kabul
08, May, 2022 @11:59 AM
Killed by abortion laws: five women whose stories we must never forget
As the US supreme court threatens to undo 49 years of access to safe and legal terminations, five women who died because of bans on abortion stand as warnings of what is at stake globally
Joe Parkin Daniels, Sarah Johnson, Weronika Strzyżyńska, Kaamil Ahmed and Mercy Kahenda
07, May, 2022 @11:00 AM
My grandmother is challenging patriarchal land values in India. I’m so proud of her | Shreya Kalia
Daughters too often get cut out of their inheritance, but more women are standing up for their rights – and change is coming
Shreya Kalia in Delhi
06, May, 2022 @10:00 AM
Men take time from female partners for exercise, Australian study finds
Men’s longer hours of paid work ‘buy’ them less family work and more time to be healthy than women, researchers say
Donna Lu
05, May, 2022 @5:30 PM
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