List of Sex and Gender articles
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Afghan women wait to receive food aid. The Taliban Have Turned Afghanistan Into a Graveyard of Women’s Rights
The Taliban are marking International Women’s Day with an ever-worsening cascade of abuses against women.
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A view of the old town of Amman, Jordan. Can Buses Drive Change for Jordanian Women?
In a country where poor transit has long been a barrier to equal opportunity, a new public bus project could prompt a broader shift.
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A Thai sex worker voices disapproval for being detained while waiting to be taken to the police station in Pattaya, Thailand. Thailand Is a Global Capital of (Illegal) Sex Work
The country is struggling to legalize an industry at the center of its economy but the margins of its society.
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A woman gives the middle finger to destroyed Russian tank exhibited in Kyiv Ukrainian Women’s Looks Are None of Your Business
Fetishizing femininity has complicated and painful post-Soviet roots.
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Two soldiers are seen from the back on a dirt road. Nigeria’s Alleged Forced Abortion Campaign Demands Action
For too long, the international community has ignored the Nigerian military’s abuses.
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Mahbouba Seraj, a journalist and women's rights activist in Afghanistan. A Nobel Nominee’s Controversial Call for Engagement With the Taliban
Mahbouba Seraj, a rights activist and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, says there’s no choice now but to talk to Afghanistan’s new rulers.
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Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Tehran. Iran’s Revolutionary Year
Why Iran’s Gen Z is protesting, and why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps won’t back down. These articles explain Tehran’s difficult 2022.
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A protester holds a photograph of Iranian Mahsa Amini, who was killed by Iran’s so-called morality police, during a protest in Trafalgar Square in London. How Women Changed the World This Year
From Colombia to Iran, feminism is an increasingly unstoppable force.
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A tailoring workshop in Lome, Togo in September 2016. To Tackle Poverty in Africa, Provide Job Training for Teenage Girls
Skills training programs must target those under age 18 to reduce adolescent birth rates and unemployment.
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A worker from Nepal looks out from the window of his room at a private camp housing foreign workers in Doha, on May 3, 2015. Qatar’s World Cup Legacy Is Stranded Worker Widows
The World Cup is ending, but trouble is far from over for the families of guest workers.
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Spectators hold portraits of former German national team soccer player Mesut Ozil during a World Cup match between Spain and Germany at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Nov. 27. Mesut Ozil’s Ghost Still Haunts Germany
Proposed citizenship reform offers a chance at redemption.
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Protesters take part in a Women’s March in Stockholm. Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy Can’t Be Undone
Despite domestic setbacks, the movement will continue to shape foreign policy around the world.
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Protesters gather in London on Oct. 1 in solidarity with people protesting across Iran. A Chance to Be on Right Side of History in Iran
Britain and the United States overthrew the country’s last democratic government. Supporting pro-democracy protesters is an opportunity for redemption.
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An Iranian woman walks past a covered shop window in Tehran. How Misogyny Imperiled Iran’s Regime
Four decades of repression and segregation have sparked a protest movement led by women that threatens the Islamic Republic and inspires the world.
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A poster of Raisi's face lies on the ground with footprints across it. Iran’s Hijab Protests Are of Raisi’s Own Making
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi emboldened the morality police to bolster his wobbly administration. The opposite has happened.
