Hannatu Asheolge 6/15/25 Hannatu Asheolge 6/15/25

Nigeria’s Women Feed the Nation — But Still Farm on Borrowed Land

Across Nigeria, women are the backbone of agriculture—yet they farm without ownership, power, or a path to prosperity. Photo: Darren Baker

Rukhshana Media and MTHS 6/9/25 Rukhshana Media and MTHS 6/9/25

Entrepreneurship Was Meant to Be a Lifeline. For Afghan Women, It’s a Dead End.

Once seen as a path to survival, women-led businesses in northern Afghanistan are collapsing under Taliban restrictions, broken promises, and a lack of real support. Photo: Wakil Kohsar / AFP

Tebra Chibani 6/9/25 Tebra Chibani 6/9/25

Tunisia Opens First Domestic Violence Shelters for Women with Disabilities

For years, shelters in Tunisia overlooked women with disabilities. Now, survivors are leading the charge for change. Photo: Human Rights Watch

Sarah Little 6/3/25 Sarah Little 6/3/25

Pakistani Teen Influencer Shot Dead After Rejecting Man’s Advances in Suspected ‘Honor’ Killing

17-year-old Pakistani influencer Sana Yousaf was murdered after rejecting a man’s advances, spotlighting the ongoing issue of 'honor' killings in the country

Ola Adel 6/2/25 Ola Adel 6/2/25

‘He Says I’d Be of No Use Without a Uterus’: When Men Control Women’s Access to Lifesaving Care in Egypt

The hidden crisis of women denied agency over their bodies—by husbands, doctors, and the law. Photo: Middle East Eye

Tamara Davison 5/28/25 Tamara Davison 5/28/25

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

Farah Saafan 5/19/25 Farah Saafan 5/19/25

Despite Promises of Aid, Gaza’s Women Are Still Cut Off From Basic Hygiene

“We had to choose between showering and running out of water.” In Gaza, women are cutting their daughters’ hair, rationing water, and reusing menstrual materials to survive. Photo: Belal Khaled/Anadolu via Getty Images

Zan Times and More to Her Story 5/19/25 Zan Times and More to Her Story 5/19/25

‘Our Child Was Born in an Open Field’: U.S. Aid Cuts Deepen Afghanistan’s Maternal Health Crisis

As foreign aid is slashed and clinics close across Afghanistan, maternal deaths are rising sharply—leaving women and children without access to life-saving care. Photo: Elise Blanchard / AFP via Getty Images

Ayesha Mirza 5/12/25 Ayesha Mirza 5/12/25

Climate Change Is Driving a Surge in Child Marriages in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province

In Balochistan, climate-driven poverty is accelerating child marriage, as families trade daughters for survival in the wake of devastating floods. Photo: Irfan Azad

Rukhshana Media and MTHS 5/8/25 Rukhshana Media and MTHS 5/8/25

Religious Schools Replace Education for Afghan Girls Under Taliban Rule

In Taliban-run Afghanistan, religious schools have become the only option for girls, where education is replaced by surveillance, sermons, and strict control over their appearance and autonomy. Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi

David Arome 4/30/25 David Arome 4/30/25

‘I Narrowly Escaped’: Displaced Nigerian Women Reeling After Easter Massacre

After gunmen attacked their villages, Nigerian women lead their families through grief, hunger, and an uncertain return home.

Rukhshana Media and MTHS 4/28/25 Rukhshana Media and MTHS 4/28/25

In Rural Afghanistan, Childbirth Often Means Death, Not Life

In rural Afghanistan, a lack of healthcare and infrastructure leaves childbirth among the leading causes of death for women. Photo: UNICEF

Sarah Little 4/20/25 Sarah Little 4/20/25

In Taliban-Run Afghanistan, a Network of Girls Fights to Learn With Little but Hope

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, young women are risking everything to keep learning—armed with hope, but in urgent need of support. Photo: Ahmad Halabisaz / AP

Kelly Kimball 4/18/25 Kelly Kimball 4/18/25

As Sudan’s Zamzam Camp Falls, Women and Girls Bear the Brunt of Violence in Darfur

As Sudan’s civil war enters its third year, the fall of Zamzam camp marks a turning point in a gendered campaign of violence, where women and girls are being systematically targeted, silenced, and erased.

Jessica de Almeida 4/18/25 Jessica de Almeida 4/18/25

When Women Try to Leave, Men Kill Them: Inside Brazil’s Femicide Crisis

Brazil’s femicide epidemic shows a deadly pattern: when women try to leave, men try to kill them. Photo: Buenos Aires Times

Kelly Kimball 4/15/25 Kelly Kimball 4/15/25

Breaking: Over 100 Sudanese Women Detained Without Charge in Wad Madani as War Enters Third Year

In a More to Her Story scoop, Sudanese women who survived RSF abuse are now being detained without charge in Wad Madani — punished as ‘collaborators’ by the official military. Photo: Mohamed Jamal Jebrel / Reuters

Rukhshana Media and MTHS 4/12/25 Rukhshana Media and MTHS 4/12/25

When Womanhood Is a Crime: One Afghan Woman’s Story in Taliban Custody

What began as a trip to buy a scarf ended in torture and a fight for survival. This story is co-published with Rukhshana Media. Photo: Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Getty Images