STORIES
From urgent investigations and breaking news to bold op-eds by global leaders, we bring you the stories shaping the lives of women and girls worldwide.
In Japan, Takaichi’s Election is a Political Milestone. But Women Remain Divided on What’s Next.
Three months after Sanae Takaichi’s historic election, Japanese women are wrestling with hope, skepticism, and concern over what her leadership means for gender equity. Photo: Japanese Cabinet Secretariat
Craftsmanship Is One of the Last Economic Paths Afghan Women Have
As the Taliban shut women out of work and education, Afghan craftswomen are turning embroidery into one of the last remaining paths to income, purpose, and survival. Photo: Andrew Quilty
Asian American Nurses Were WWII Heroes. History Left Them Behind.
Their stories surfaced in fragments, often only within families. A coalition led by Asian American women is pushing Congress to make them part of the official record.
At COP30, Indigenous Women Say That Climate Finance Alone Won’t Save the Amazon
As billions in climate finance are announced at COP30, Amazonian women pressed world leaders to see that protecting the forest requires power and autonomy, not just money.
After Roe, Churches Promised to Support Women. Three Years Later, Has Anything Changed?
Christian communities across America urged the Church to step up and support women after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Have they? Photo: Olivia Bowdoin
In Gaza and Beyond, Child Marriage Persists Long After a Ceasefire
For teenagers like Rawya and Samah, the end of war in Gaza only brings marriage without choice. Photo: UNFPA
They Were Nominated Twice for the Nobel Peace Prize. Today, They’re a Final Lifeline for Sudan Under Siege.
The Sudanese Emergency Response Rooms began as a volunteer collective administering emergency triage. Now they stand between survival and starvation for millions. Photo: UN Women
The Women Filling Rural Zimbabwe’s Maternal Care Gap
Traditional birth attendants in Epworth have supported more than 50,000 births, stepping in where the health system leaves pregnant teens behind. Photo: Minority Africa
The Kenyan Women at the Frontlines of Sea Turtle Conservation
A new generation of women is reshaping ocean conservation on Kenya’s coast, challenging cultural traditions and furthering scientific documentation. Photo: Olive Ridley Project Kenya
What 10 Women Peace Builders Want from the United Nations
At the 80 UN General Assembly, women peacebuilders from Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen delivered a clear message: peace without women is no peace at all. Photo: Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security
Most Men Want a Return to Traditional Gender Roles. Women Aren’t So Sure.
A new poll shows how men and women of every generation are divided over questions about who takes on which roles in the family. Photo: Emily Scherer for The 19th
The Bosnian Women Rewriting a Legacy of Violence
Once invisible in law and stigmatized in society, children born of wartime rape are now speaking out, turning personal trauma into a movement for justice and dignity. Photo: Odd Andersen / Getty Images
A Photojournalist Captures Stories of Birth, Motherhood and Survival in Eastern Ukraine
Photojournalist Emily Garthwaite traveled throughout eastern Ukraine to document the lives of mothers and families in a country still under siege.
“Revenge Wives”: The Girls in Mozambique Paying the Price of a Forgotten War
Decades after Mozambique’s civil war, girls in rural villages are still being forced into marriages with older men to appease the restless spirits of the dead. Illustration courtesy of Minority Africa.
They Escaped Their Husbands. Then They Took On Poachers.
In Zimbabwe, survivors of domestic abuse are finding purpose and protection in Akashinga, an all-women ranger unit where they defend endangered wildlife — and themselves. Photo: Rex Opara for Minority Africa
The Last Shepherdesses of Changthang
In the Himalayas of northern India, women carry the twin griefs of miscarriages and climate change, finding solace in resilience, prayer, and each other. Photo: Umar Mir
The Woman Who Brought Chess to the Children of Boko Haram’s War
Boko Haram stole their childhoods — one woman is helping these children reclaim their futures with chess. Photo: Vivian Ibrahim
In Madagascar’s Remote Villages, Women Do the Work of Doctors Without Recognition or Pay
They trek for miles, deliver babies, fight malnutrition, and save lives — in a role experts say governments can’t afford to overlook. Photo: Trisha Mukherjee / More to Her Story
In Rural Uganda, Reading Classes Are Giving Women a Voice in Governance
From learning to spell their names to leading villages, women in Uganda are redefining power through literacy. Photo: Melanie Joyce Nabukwasi for More to Her Story
Accused of Witchcraft, Women in Northern Ghana Live in Exile
In Ghana's remote north, centuries-old fears have sentenced women to exile. Now, a new law offers hope—but can justice overcome belief? Photo: Claire Thomas for More to Her Story