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.
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
They Spent Years in Nigeria’s Gold Mines. Now, These Girls Are Returning to School.
From the gold mines of Niger State to the classroom, Nigerian girls are reclaiming their dreams through education and resilience. Photo: Malala Fund
The World Moved On. She Stayed to Defend Yazidi Women.
After surviving genocide as a child, Taban Shoresh returned to Iraq to help Yazidi women and girls rebuild their lives—long after the world stopped paying attention. Photo: The Lotus Flower
In Gaza’s Ruins, a Women-Only Café Becomes a Sanctuary of Privacy and Dignity
In a war-torn enclave where privacy has vanished, a rare women-only café becomes a lifeline for study, dignity, and silence. Photo: Mohamed Solaimane
In a Kenyan Village, Football Is Helping Girls Rewrite the Story of Their Periods
A football program in rural Kenya is breaking period taboos, keeping girls in school, and restoring dignity—one game, and one conversation, at a time. Photo: The KGSA Foundation
In Kashmir, Young Women Face the Dual Fight Against Conflict and Addiction
Kashmir’s young women are at the crossroads of conflict and addiction, determined to reclaim their futures. Photo: Sameer Mushtaq / Al Jazeera
‘They Took Our Children. Now We Will Take Our Country Back’: Mothers Lead the Fight Against Disappearances in Mexico
As cartel violence and impunity surge across Mexico, the search for answers isn’t led by institutions — it’s led by mothers. Photo: OHCHR / Vincent Tremeau