women’s rights

A small group of feminists has shifted attitudes—and prompted harsh pushback.

Ireland voted to liberalize abortion laws. The far-right government in Warsaw is moving in the opposite direction.

The Hindu practice of chhaupadi is dangerous and deadly, but legislation is not enough to stop it.

How Ireland used a Citizens’ Assembly to solve some of its toughest problems.

A year after the country decriminalized domestic violence, women feel the consequences.

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have won, but the battle for a new brand of feminism in the Democratic Party and within Muslim communities has just begun.

The removal of information from the State Department’s annual reports has grave consequences for human rights monitoring worldwide.

Victims of sexual violence and forced abortion during Colombia’s long years of conflict have yet to see justice.

But will it be enough for the movement to accomplish its goals?

The rage that animated protests against sexual violence in 2012 has returned, and Indian women are fearlessly speaking out against powerful perpetrators.

The history of successful women’s protests show that mass mobilization is key.

Superficial reforms leave religious minorities behind—and that's dangerous.

Why the region says yes to same-sex marriage and no to abortion.

Female members of Imran Khan’s party claim that Pakistan’s new leader has their interests at heart. Does he?

Russia could have done something to prevent sexual exploitation of foreign women during the World Cup. It chose not to.

A new act gives more maternity leave — and reinforces the same old patriarchal values.

Anti-abortion activists are deploying every imaginable scare tactic to defeat a referendum that would grant Irish women the right to choose.

Why #MeToo skipped Russia.

Leaked reports reveal the organization's faulty forensics on sexual misconduct — and the culture of impunity they produce.

Men in positions of power need to do better. That includes me.