The family of a slain Afghan journalist has founded an organization to provide resources and refuge to reporters still working in the country.
Despite early hopes for progress, the report that came out of the gathering mentioned neither LGBTIQ+ people nor the question of the ordination of women.
Organizations that provide services and information have reported digital suppression of abortion information: “The Fight for Abortion Access Is Moving Online.”
Sexual wellness advocates are starting to change conversations and attitudes around sex.
Despite challenges, women-only cab service providers are hopeful that they can continue to expand.
“The Postcard Women’s Imaginarium” is a project that uses women's artwork to offer an alternative narrative to colonial-era postcards that framed MENA women as “exotic.”
Progress has been slow and unsteady, but activists are teaming up with elected officials to raise awareness and change laws.
Across South Asia, women praying in mosques is considered a taboo, but a group of Muslim women from all across India are working to challenge those biases and increase women’s access to mosques.
Advocates in countries that have achieved legalization of abortion in recent years are making it clear that they stand with Americans in efforts to restore reproductive rights and access.
A small number of organizations offer help for refugees’ psychosocial well-being — an often-overlooked but crucial service.
Recent crackdowns have forced women activists to sometimes operate covertly, but they are adamant they will never stop raising their voices.
Putin promotes traditional masculine tropes but fails to realize that performative masculinity is not a strength but a vulnerability.
As Saudi Arabia’s film industry expands, women see new opportunities.
While still a minority of those whose movies are selected to represent their nations in the category, women filmmakers often offer a distinct, female-centered point of view.
The first-of-its-kind show highlights the experiences of women in West Asia, North Africa, and South Asia while examining the intersectionalities of race, migration, and class.
Thursday marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which kicks off the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence in a year in which women have taken to the streets to protest rising violence and lack of state protection.
An ensemble of young women is helping to revive Sufi music, a traditionally male bastion.
A new analysis of print, digital media, and entertainment has found that coverage is heavy on sensationalism and moral judgment, and light on factual information.
Seyran Ateş established a mosque in Berlin that is inclusive and encourages discussion and debate.
The UN Generation Equality Forum builds on the promise of the Beijing Conference of 26 years ago.
Activists whose work incorporates ecological, health, and equality campaigns have moved from protesting outside the halls of power to become elected legislators writing and passing the environmental protection frameworks that they campaigned for.
Demands to address gender-based violence have escalated after a social media movement and a brutal murder.
Experts fear that disruptions in health services could aggravate India’s already high maternal mortality and child mortality rates.
As the COVID-19 crisis intensifies, women workers, especially those who are unmarried and in low-wage jobs, have been hit especially hard.
At a time when millions have experienced disruptions in their ways of working, traditional artisans — the original remote workers — offer lessons on the future of work.