List of Women’s Rights articles
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ISR-81542246 Palestine’s Abortion Problem
Abortions remain illegal in Palestine. So when women in the West Bank decide to undergo the procedure, guess where they end up.*
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 On opening all military jobs to women
This will be interesting to watch. It is a good sign of civilian leadership (not just oversight) of the military by Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet the Comedian Making Saudis Laugh About Driving Laws
Fahad Albutairi is revolutionizing Saudi Arabia's comedy scene. This month, he sat down with FP to talk about launching his career on YouTube, going to school in Texas, and walking the fine line of funny and political.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 On the Campaign Trail with Saudi Arabia’s First Women Candidates
Saudi women are running for office in upcoming municipal elections for the first time -- and discovering the rules as they go.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Long Road to Women’s Suffrage in Saudi Arabia
A landmark change in law has given the Kingdom’s women the right to vote. But a host of cultural and legal barriers will prevent strong turnout at the polls.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch Live as FP Honors Secretary of State John Kerry at Annual Diplomat of the Year Awards
Foreign Policy will be naming U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as its Diplomat of the Year.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congo’s Government Backtracks on Banning Explosive Documentary About Rape
A documentary about rape was banned last month in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After international scrutiny, the Congolese reversed that ban this week.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 I thought women didn’t belong in infantry. After leaving, realized I was quite wrong.
“Two female Marines will be joining our platoon. They’ll serve as female searchers. Treat them with the utmost respect.”
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Where Women Are Leading the Peace
A new study shows where — and how — women are at the vanguard of ending conflict. And why their voices make armistices stronger.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Leaning From Behind
The troubling lack of women in the world of foreign-policy making and media.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 From Bombs to Books
David Rothkopf talks to Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, on education equality and the value of dreaming big.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s not ‘a man, man’s world’ and neither is war: Gender integration in the Infantry
James Brown (and Cher) were wrong. It is neither a man’s nor a woman’s world. The same goes for war.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 We’re Ready for a Madam Secretary-General
It's time to hand Turtle Bay over to a woman.