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.
‘Without Real Opportunities, What Choice Do We Have?’: How Poverty Pushes Women in Rural Nigeria into Prostitution
For some women in rural Nigeria, the path to survival is shaped not by choice, but by circumstance.
The Venezuelan Women Bearing the Weight of Maduro’s Dissident Crackdown
In Maduro’s Venezuela, political prisoners suffer in silence, but the women fighting for them refuse to be ignored. Photo: Juan Carlos Hernandez / Reuters
Patriarchy’s Weapon Against Girls: The Urgent Need to End FGM
On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, activist and survivor Leyla Hussein issues a powerful call to action, demanding that the world move beyond words to end FGM once and for all.
This Is Not Just a Conflict—This Is a Campaign of Terror
Dr. Safa Ali fights to save mothers and newborns in Sudan while the world looks away. In this op-ed, she exposes the urgent need for global action. Photo: Kevin McGregor / BBC
‘If We Don’t Report These Stories, Who Will?’: The Women Reporting Mexico’s Deadliest Crimes
Braving threats and violence, women journalists in Mexico risk everything to expose the truth and fight for their communities' right to know the realities of crime, corruption, and impunity. Photo: Latino América 21
Gaza’s Pregnant Women Face ‘Constant Risk of Preventable Death,’ Rights Group Warns
A new Human Rights Watch report reveals pregnant women in Gaza face life-threatening conditions as the war decimates healthcare, leaving many to give birth without medical care, clean water, or basic supplies. Photo: Andalou Agency
Dreams Online, Limits Offline: How Young Women Find Freedom in Social Media
In societies where women's basic freedoms are stripped away, young women are creating alternate digital lives—imagining futures they may never see.
As the U.S. Freezes Foreign Aid, Life-Saving HIV Programs in Nigeria Hang in the Balance
As U.S. foreign aid freezes, Nigerian women face a growing healthcare crisis, with vital HIV programs shutting down and millions left without access to life-saving testing and treatment. Photo: Misha Friedman
One Survivor’s Fight to Shine a Spotlight on Sexual Violence in India
Through her online platform Spotlight, one survivor is fighting to end the culture of silence around domestic abuse in India. Photo: Sajjad Hussain / AFP
Rural Zimbabwean Families Face Drought, Fueling Child Marriages
As drought worsens in rural Zimbabwe, families struggle to survive, with child marriage rising in its wake.
As Syria Rebuilds, Syrian Women Share their Hopes, Fears, and Dreams
From refugee camps to classrooms, Syrian women and girls envision a future of hope, equality, and opportunity. Photojournalist Rayna Carruthers reports from Lebanon.
International Criminal Court Seeks Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders
The International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders for their crimes against women and girls. Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi / AP
Beyond Temporary Ceasefires, We Need Equality, Justice, and Dignity for All Between the River and the Sea
Becca Strober, an Israeli political strategist and educator behind the Instagram page and podcast Becca Explains the Occupation, argues that temporary ceasefires fall short of achieving lasting peace.
The Stakes For Women’s Rights as Trump’s Policies Take Shape
A look at how Trump’s presidency is already reshaping women’s rights in the U.S. and beyond.
Denied an Education by the Taliban, I Started an Online School for Girls
Denied an education by the Taliban, 19-year-old Robina Azizi, now living in exile, founded an online school to empower girls like herself through learning.
The Women of Balochistan’s Shadow War
In Pakistan, the Balochistan Liberation Army is blackmailing some young women into becoming suicide bombers. Photo: Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
More to Her Story sits down with Ambassador Geeta Rao Gupta before she leaves office
In one of her last interviews before leaving office, Ambassador Geeta Rao Gupta reflects on her tenure advancing global women’s rights and confronting gender-based violence in crises like Sudan.
How One Yemeni Woman Uses Cigarette Butts to Empower Hundreds of Women
Amid ongoing war and economic turmoil, Abir Mohamed empowers women through innovative, sustainable incense-making, preserving tradition and providing financial independence. Photo: Ahmed Al-Basha / AFP
As Political Tides Change in Syria, Yazidi and Kurdish Women Fear Renewed Persecution
‘We celebrated Assad’s fall, but Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham isn’t any better,’ say some Syrian women, as hope is overshadowed by fear of renewed oppression. Photo: Andrea DiCenzo / The New Yorker
Syrian Refugee Women Sustain Lebanon’s Agriculture Amid Growing Uncertainty
With the end of the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire looming, Syrian refugee women in Lebanon continue to tend the land, facing an uncertain future.