Almost 50 years ago, the United States liberalized abortion laws, and the world followed suit. Today, it joins Iran, North Korea, and Russia in rolling back reproductive rights.
While American mothers can’t find enough formula, a new WHO report details why parents are getting too much in other parts of the world.
Automatically bundling equality and democracy has led to the rise of “genderwashing.”
In the absence of Western support, their lives are in danger as they struggle to flee.
Stereotypes “permit and exacerbate conflict,” experts say.
The sudden about-face could undercut the Taliban’s hopes for international recognition.
The Taliban are using detentions, repression, censorship, and killings to tighten their grip on power.
Ukrainian women are at the center of the war—but too often at the margins of public imagination.
Where populist authoritarianism is on the rise, anti-abortion politics aren’t far behind.
On the new season of the Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women, Melinda French Gates and Esther Duflo share the most effective ways to support women.
In one of the worst places to be a woman, politicians are doubling down.
Afghanistan’s new government is imposing discriminatory restrictions on the health care system.
Continuing to deny aid to Afghanistan is an anti-feminist policy choice.
Tech companies around the world could easily recruit more women and minorities if only they knew where to look.
Political parties across India have promised a host of new social programs exclusively for women. Is it politics or progress?