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.
Girls and Young Women Are Key to Ukraine’s Recovery
As Ukraine enters its fifth year of war, the country’s recovery will depend on whether today’s girls and young women are given the support, skills and power to lead its rebuilding. Photo: Plan International
“We Were Their Last Hope”: Georgia’s NGO Crackdown Leaves Women Without Protection
As Georgia tightens its grip on civil society, the organizations protecting women are being forced to shut their doors — leaving many with nowhere to turn. Photo: Tamuna Chkareuli / RFE
When a Regime Erases Women, the World Must Call It a Crime
Marzieh Hamidi, recipient of the 2026 International Women’s Rights Award at the Geneva Summit, argues the world must recognize gender apartheid as a crime under international law. Photo: CNN
No Hijab Day Rallies Held in Cities Worldwide in Support of Women Without the Freedom to Choose
Activists and women gathered in New York and cities worldwide to mark No Hijab Day, standing in solidarity with women living under compulsory veiling laws.
As Pressure Mounts for Syrian Refugees to Return Home, Women Face an Impossible Choice
Caught between a homeland that still feels unsafe and a host country that is closing its doors, Syrian women and girls in Lebanon face an impossible choice: return to uncertainty, or remain in limbo. Photo: Joel Carillet
The Karate Class Where Kenya’s Grandmothers Learn to Fight Back
In Korogocho, one of Nairobi’s oldest informal settlements, elderly women train in karate to protect themselves from violence. Photo: Keit Silale / More to Her Story
FGM Laws Protect Girls. Who Heals the Women?
Ending female genital mutilation is about more than criminalization—it requires care, choice, and long-term support for the millions of women already living with its consequences. Photo: UNDP
“They Took My Freedom, My Home, My Child”: Christian Women Jailed Under India’s Anti-Conversion Laws
India’s anti-conversion laws have led to the arrest and incarceration of Christian women, often without trial or accountability. Photo: Suhail Bhat / More to Her Story
The Taliban’s New Criminal Code Makes Second-Class Status the Law for Women and Girls
The Taliban’s new criminal code legalizes the exclusion, punishment, and control of women and girls across Afghanistan. Photo: Mohd Rasfan / AFP
The Vanishing Coverage of Women’s Lives Is a Policy Risk
When women’s stories disappear, so does the clearest record of truth, justice, and whether human rights truly exist.
They Called It Socialism. We Lived a Dictatorship.
From Caracas to Tehran, the people fighting for freedom are asking the same thing: stop protecting our dictators and start listening to those who live under them.
As Iranians Rise Up, the World is Silent
Iran’s latest uprising reveals a stark gap between the courage of its people and the response of the international community, writes Marzieh Hamidi. Photo: Middle East Images / AP
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.
On the Question of Peace, Two Nobel Laureates Issue a Warning
Two Nobel laureates from opposite sides of a war share a stark warning about what peace truly requires. Photo: Getty Images
What Is a Shadow Report, and Why Does It Matter So Much for American Women?
Once a tool of last resort for women living under authoritarian regimes, shadow reports are now turning the lens inward—on American democracy. Photo: Oleksandr Voloshynskyi
The Geopolitics of Aid Cuts Are Reshaping Women’s Safety Across the Middle East and North Africa
With Western support receding, women-led organizations in the Middle East and North Africa are being pushed to the brink. More to Her Story sits down with five women leaders from across the region. Photo: Alexander Farnsworth
We Know the Development Finance System is Broken for Girls. Here’s a Blueprint to Fix It.
When we fund outcomes for girls, we don’t just save lives — we reshape a continent’s trajectory, write the leaders of FP2030 and Tiko.
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. Photo: COICA