List of Women’s Rights articles
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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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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?
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Female German politicians celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s voting rights in Germany. Did Angela Merkel Matter for Women?
The ambiguous feminist legacy of the world’s most powerful woman.
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A woman holds up a sign that demands the abolition of prostitution during a demonstration in Madrid on Oct. 23. Why Does Spain’s Progressive Prime Minister Want to Ban Prostitution?
Pedro Sánchez hopes to bolster his feminist credentials—and take on the far right.
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Zohra Kurji helps new mother Arj Rizvi at the lactation clinic at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, in October 2020. The Loneliest Lactation Consultant in the World
Pakistan has 50 million women of childbearing age and only one globally certified person to help them feed their newborns.
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Jennifer Klein speaks at the White House. Jennifer Klein on the U.S.’s ‘First Ever’ National Gender Strategy
“We want it to be aspirational,” said co-chair of U.S. President Joe Biden’s policy council.
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Staff at the KL Fertility Centre demonstrate the egg freezing procedure for members of the media in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 11. A growing number of women in Singapore are traveling overseas to clinics such as this one to freeze their eggs. Why Does the Singaporean Government Care About Egg Freezing?
The city-state’s ban on the procedure is making its demographic problems worse.
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A Spartan woman says goodbye to her son as he goes to war in an 1881 drawing by Dionisio Baixeras. Why Can’t Women End Wars?
Even as other domains of policy diversify, peacemaking is still left almost entirely to men.
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A woman protests during a demonstration against sexist violence in Madrid. Should Abusive Partners Have Parental Rights?
A gruesome case of “vicarious violence” in Spain raises new questions about whether abusive partners can ever be good parents.
