List of Sex and Gender articles
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A close-up photo shows Kirill's face and a lit red candle he is holding. The Real Reason the Russian Orthodox Church’s Leader Supports Putin’s War
Homophobia is at the heart of Patriarch Kirill’s endorsement.
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Syeda Lameeya Parween and her partner, Naina, play with their cats at their house in New Delhi on Feb. 21. LGBTQI Muslims in India Find Solace in Their Pets
“The first living being to know that I am a gay was my pet parakeet.”
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Yahya, an Afghan who identifies as gay and a non-conforming person, poses during an interview at an undisclosed location on September 28, 2021. What the Taliban Mean for Queer Afghans
In the absence of Western support, their lives are in danger as they struggle to flee.
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Women and children from Ukraine, including a mother carrying an infant, arrive at the Medyka border crossing near Medyka, Poland, on March 4. The Problem With Coverage of Women in War
Stereotypes “permit and exacerbate conflict,” experts say.
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Girls attend class in Afghanistan. Taliban Reversal on Girls’ Education Ignites World’s Anger
The sudden about-face could undercut the Taliban’s hopes for international recognition.
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Vendors work at a market in Kabul. As the World Watches Ukraine, Afghanistan Goes Full Taliban
The Taliban are using detentions, repression, censorship, and killings to tighten their grip on power.
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A woman wears face paint in the colors of the Ukrainian flag while protesting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Feb. 24. Ukrainian Women on the Front Lines but Not in the Headlines
Ukrainian women are at the center of the war—but too often at the margins of public imagination.
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President Donald Trump speaks at the 47th March For Life rally on the National Mall, January 24, 2019 in Washington. Where Democracy Falters, So Do Reproductive Rights
Where populist authoritarianism is on the rise, anti-abortion politics aren’t far behind.
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Women and families attend a summit to push for the passage of conditional cash transfer bill in Lake Sebu, Philippines. How Cash Transfers Bring More Women Into the Workforce
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.
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The memorial called “Heroines,” dedicated to Kosovar Albanian women wartime rape survivors, is seen in Pristina, Kosovo, on May 4, 2021. We Need a Better Way to Prosecute Sexual Assault in Conflict
Though rape is one of the most commonly perpetrated war crimes, it is rarely considered by international courts.
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Aurat March women's activists march in Pakistan. Pakistan Broaches ‘Hijab Day’ for International Women’s Day
In one of the worst places to be a woman, politicians are doubling down.
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In this picture taken on October 1, 2020, women wait with their children at a government-run maternity clinic in a rural area of Dand district in Kandahar province. The Taliban Are Harming Afghan Women’s Health
Afghanistan’s new government is imposing discriminatory restrictions on the health care system.
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Afghan women chant slogans and hold placards during a protest for equal rights in Kabul on Dec. 16, 2021. Afghan Women Aren’t Liberated by Humanitarian Catastrophe
Continuing to deny aid to Afghanistan is an anti-feminist policy choice.
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tech-diversity-hiring-remote-work-illustration-foreign-policy-new How to Fix Big Tech’s Diversity Problem
Tech companies around the world could easily recruit more women and minorities if only they knew where to look.
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Women play a game in a village on the outskirts of Bangalore. India Is Building a Women-Only Social Safety Net
Political parties across India have promised a host of new social programs exclusively for women. Is it politics or progress?