Sex and Gender

The killing of Noor Mukadam has galvanized an unprecedented online movement.

Examples from around the world show that restrictions can actually lead to more, not fewer, abortions.

Six Afghan women describe their feelings of fear, anger, and betrayal in the wake of America’s departure.

In a conversation in March, U.N. officials on the ground questioned whether some reports of mass rapes in the Tigray fight were “media hype.”

Many are fleeing or in hiding. Women, some locked out of their outlets, are in particular danger.

Malaysian mothers can’t automatically pass on their nationality to foreign-born children. The pandemic has worsened the law’s ill effects.

A country long regarded as a beacon of democracy in Africa is poised to pass draconian legislation criminalizing the country’s LGBT community.

Development finance institutions should follow California’s highly effective gender-equitable standards.

It happened to us in Nigeria.

In some Afghan towns, women are fleeing ahead of insurgent takeovers.

One of the country’s most powerful women has remained rooted in a traditional community. But religious parties still won’t let her run for office.

Digital tools have multiplied collective power around the world. Leaders must invest in sustaining it.

LGBT rights are at the center of the struggle over Georgia’s Western leanings.

In “Geniuses at War,” David A. Price convincingly recounts a heroic and tragic tale.

Loss of privilege has driven an ugly turn to the hard right.

Women’s representation is critical to lasting peace, but they are losing ground at the negotiating table.

One of the few things holding the motley coalition together is a focus on women’s rights.

As Beijing limits women’s choices, ta shidai television shows soothe without offering real change.

Women are disproportionately exposed to deadly substances—and may be getting disproportionately sickened by them.

The United States lags behind many other countries in making up for its abusive past. Here’s why—and how to fix it.