STORIES
From urgent investigations to bold op-eds by global leaders, we bring you the stories shaping the lives of women and girls worldwide.
How a Sibling-Led Sharia Court Offers Hope to Kashmiri Women Trapped in Abusive Marriages
In Kashmir, where formal justice systems often fail women, community-led courts are quietly reshaping how survivors of abusive marriages seek justice. Photo: Reuters
The Women Leading Bosnia’s Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
A grassroots network of women is transforming how survivors in Bosnia and Herzegovina access justice, support, and hope. Photo: Patrick Baz / AFP / Getty Images
The Woman Who Took Up Arms and Saved Lives in Bashar’s Killing Field
Umm Mohammed, once dubbed the “mother of the war,” stands amid the ruins of her home in Syria, determined to rebuild the life and country she refused to abandon.
In Blockaded Gaza, Women Face a Growing Crisis of Period Poverty
With aid still blocked and resources scarce, women and girls in Gaza are resorting to makeshift solutions for their periods. Photo: CARE / Yousef Ruzzi
The Sudanese Women’s Football Team Defying War and Exile
In exile but undeterred, Sudan’s all-women’s football team Samidat—meaning “resilient women”—trains in Cairo, reclaiming the game they lost to war.
Olena Yahupova Survived Russian Torture and Rape. Now She’s Taking Her Case to the World.
After surviving months of torture and sexual violence in Russian custody, a Ukrainian woman builds a legal case to hold her captors accountable. Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka / AP
Ugandan Women Wage a 50-Year Struggle for Equal Rights in Marriage
After a half-century of setbacks, Ugandan women continue their fight for a marriage law that grants true equality—despite rising religious and political pushback. Photo: Women and Girls Rights Advocacy Uganda
One Woman’s Fight to Save Children From Armed Groups in Colombia
Carmen García leads a network of mothers in Colombia’s conflict-ridden Catatumbo region, rescuing children from the hands of armed groups and offering them a path back to safety.
Sandra Domínguez Exposed Misogyny—Then Disappeared. Her Death Fuels Accusations of State Complicity in Mexico
In Mexico, Sandra Domínguez’s murder exposes the deadly cost of speaking out against misogyny and corruption, where justice for women remains elusive.
Inside a Czech Abortion Network Offering Pregnant Women from Poland a Lifeline
Amid Poland’s near-total abortion ban, grassroots networks across Europe are stepping in to provide care, support, and safe access to abortion. Photo: Martin Divisek
How Rwanda Became a Leader in Cervical Cancer Prevention
In Rwanda, a national commitment to science, vaccines, and women’s health is transforming the fight against cervical cancer—and closing the gender gap in healthcare. Photo: MCD Global Health
In the Foothills of Northern Iraq, the Women-Led Kurdish Resistance Pushes Forward
Forced from their homes, Kurdish women forge a new life on the frontlines of a long struggle. Photo: Bulent Kilic / AFP via Getty Images
Three Years After Bucha’s Liberation, Ukrainian Women Still Struggle for Justice
As the world commemorates the third anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, Ukrainian wartime rape survivors fight to have their voices heard. Photo: Laurel Chor / Getty Images
Inside the Secret Classrooms Defying the Taliban’s Ban on Girls’ Education
Four teachers from across Afghanistan explain their mission to educate girls despite repressive decrees. Photo: UNICEF
Algeria’s Women Climate Leaders Built a Movement—Now U.S. Funding Cuts Put It at Risk
Amid the climate crisis and U.S. funding cuts, young Algerian women are quietly building a grassroots green economy—one soap bar, fly farm, and sewing machine at a time. Photo: UNDP
The Iron Ladies of Lake Tanganyika
As fish stocks decline, women along Lake Tanganyika are turning to new tools and businesses to survive. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting supported this story.
26 Years Since NATO’s Intervention, Kosovo’s Albanian Women Still Search for Their Loved Ones
Twenty-six years after the Kosovo War, the women left behind are still searching for truth, justice, and the loved ones they lost.
In Lebanon, a Ceasefire Brings Little Relief for Women Facing Domestic Violence
In the southern city of Tyre alone, domestic violence calls have surged sixfold since the war began — a glimpse into the silent crisis impacting women across Lebanon.
‘More Girls Will Get HIV in the Coming Days’: USAID Cuts Push Kenya’s Most Vulnerable Women and Girls Into Crisis
For years, USAID programs helped Kenyan women escape poverty and gender-based violence. Now, with funding gone, many fear the worst.
Thousands March in Oaxaca Against Gender-Based Violence and State Repression
In a historic yet repressive march under Mexico’s first female president, thousands of women in Oaxaca took to the streets, demanding justice in a country where over 10 women are killed daily.