Japanese women quickly realized that the disaster that struck their country nine years ago was an unprecedented opportunity to overcome discrimination.

The United States has joined with a group of authoritarian countries in opposing not just abortion, but also basic medical vocabulary that applies to women.

The country has some of the worst rates of sexual violence in Asia—and old attitudes are proving hard to change.

New Delhi wants people to prove their citizenship. But Indian women are the demographic least likely to possess paperwork.

Party mergers and other systemic problems have buried the country’s once-vaunted female political leadership.

Lockdowns are leaving domestic violence victims worldwide trapped with abusers.

State Department struggles to bring thousands of stranded Americans home as air travel shuts down from the global coronavirus pandemic.

Countries such as South Korea that test thousands of people per day have slowed the outbreak. Other nations must adopt Seoul’s model before it’s too late.

Which politicians and senior officials have the coronavirus?

The collapsing medical system can’t handle a coronavirus outbreak on its own. It’s time for the international community to step in.