Two female journalists who have been in jail since reporting on the killing of Zhina (Mahsa) Amini by Iran’s morality police Oct. 2022 have been temporarily released on bail.
Most people probably don’t spend their days imagining what it’s like to be other people, but should we?
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling didn’t only impact me as a person who could get pregnant but also because reproductive rights were central to my existence.
The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 has put India in an exclusive group of nations that have safely landed probes on the Moon.
With every generation, whether through leaps, bounds, or the smallest of steps, women of color push the parameters as far as they can, terrifying their mothers, who are fearful of what they will face as they do so.
Period simulator challenges could help erase the stigma around a completely natural part of life.
True equality has been and continues to be denied to women. We know because we recently experienced it as participants in the first co-ed Boys and Girls State program.
A Kurdish teenage girl is in critical condition after collapsing on a Tehran metro on October 1.
Six years after the initial viral success in the U.S., one East Asian nation is beginning to see a revival in its #MeToo movement.
In late July, the Miss Italy pageant’s patron, Patrizia Mirigliani, stated that Miss Italy contestants must be “a woman from birth.”
The “gender gap” refers to the roughly 3.9 billion women on our planet who do not have the same access to education, health care, economic opportunities, or political empowerment as their male counterparts.
Millions of people struggle to access the products they require for dignified periods.
On May 26, two days before Menstrual Hygiene Day, South Korean lawmaker Jang Hye-yeong announced that she was working to ensure that young women and girls can have free access to menstrual products.
No matter how I demonstrated my anger about this harassment, no one seemed to understand or take it seriously.
Sexist ideals of motherhood operate under the assumption that women must sacrifice their personalities and viewpoints in order to be “good” mothers.
Despite great endorsement and public support in the country, other nations, including the United States, have yet to follow suit.
Many argue that this “pick me girl" trend exemplifies internalized misogyny because she tends to bring other girls down to establish her superiority over them to gain male validation.
Everyone I have told about this proposed bill has looked at me and said, “No way,” or “I don’t think that’s right.” But this bill is very real and it’s very terrifying.
Lynette Medley is the founder and CEO of No More Secrets MBS, a nonprofit organization through which she has opened up the nation’s first menstrual hub and uterine wellness center.
In February, Spain’s parliament passed a series of laws that brought many improvements to women’s and transgender people’s lives.
When this day eventually advances to December 31st of the previous year, we will know that the barriers for women to advance in their careers have been mostly removed, disparities have been reduced, and parity in pay has finally been achieved.
Since the Taliban seized control of Kabul in August 2021, the rights and freedoms of Afghans have been violated.
Despite some dating apps’ attempts to market their product to ladies and promises to remove misbehaving users, I still found that dating apps provide a platform that promotes the male gaze.
This approach is precisely how we plan to carry forward Dr. King’s legacy.
When thinking about the experiences of survivors, it is easy to imagine a level of finality, implying the hard part is over, and it is now time to move on. But it is not.