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.
Protests in response to Hernández’s murder were carried out in more than 70 cities in Brazil and in other parts of the world after her death.
In a world plagued by oppressive social norms, pervasive violence, and unjust laws, the plight of women all over the world demands our unwavering attention.
The United States joins about 80 other countries that have developed national plans; the Biden administration hopes that it will also be used to guide state and local policies.
How did we get to the point where some men consider rage and violence a reasonable reaction to being denied sex?
After a scathing experience in one of India's top media houses, Meena Kotwal, a Dalit journalist, founded The Mooknayak, an independent online media outlet that reports on caste oppression and systemic violence against marginalized communities across India.
While fat shaming is commonly acknowledged as a form of bullying, it is often left out of the conversation on gender-based violence.
As an advocate and a survivor, I know how hard it can be for many survivors to find real joy amid the giant cloud of darkness that comes after experiencing violence.
In an incredibly unsettling new trend, some TikTokers are using women’s deaths as the punchlines of jokes.
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.
The movement had, and still has, a gaping blindspot: the influence of Scientology.
Demands to address gender-based violence have escalated after a social media movement and a brutal murder.
Jineth Bedoya Lima has been forced to investigate her own case and take it to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
On March 9, images from Mexico City showed how IWD protests turned violent between women and police officers
Supporters of the ruling party have instigated threats and violence in an effort to silence women journalists.
Iran is on the verge of passing a landmark law that will take action to outlaw sexual violence against women.
As the world observes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, a new report shows the extraordinary anti-violence efforts made by women's rights organizations globally.
Mexican investigative journalist Lydia Cacho hosts a new podcast called The Red Note, which breaks down the multiple layers of Juárez’s government and culture that have allowed these killings to continue without justice for victims or their families.
There is a long history of anti-Asian bigotry—and resistance—in the U.S.
While Venezuela reels from its ongoing political and humanitarian crises, attacks against members of the press, and particularly women journalists, have become especially acute.
Burmese women are critical to understanding a country whose people have endured systematic violence and repression for far too long. They can’t be forgotten.
In a new book, the founder of Moms Demand Action tells how women are making a difference in the fight against gun violence.
Brazil has maintained its place as first among countries with the highest murder rate of trans and gender-diverse peoples. In a country that remains deeply conservative and religious, and under a president who has openly targeted the LGBTQ community to "rescue our values," Brazil's trans community especially is fighting to exist, freely, openly, and safely.
The women behind "The Feminist on Cellblock Y," which chronicles a classroom of male prisoners as they wrestle with vulnerability and the confines of masculine norms, speak with WMC Women Under Siege about their process, and what the broader public can learn at this critical moment from the men of Success Stories.
The new lynching memorial and museum in Montgomery, Alabama, model a powerfully inclusive approach to history.
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