STORIES
From urgent investigations to op-eds by global leaders, we bring you the stories shaping the lives of women and girls worldwide, stories you won’t hear anywhere else.
‘We Believe in Science’: How Rwanda Became a Leader in Cervical Cancer Prevention
In Rwanda, a national commitment to science, vaccines, and women’s health is transforming the fight against cervical cancer—and closing the gender gap in healthcare. Photo: MCD Global Health
In the Foothills of Northern Iraq, the Women-Led Kurdish Resistance Pushes Forward
Forced from their homes, Kurdish women forge a new life on the frontlines of a long struggle. Photo: Bulent Kilic / AFP via Getty Images
Three Years After Bucha’s Liberation, Ukrainian Women Still Struggle for Justice
As the world commemorates the third anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, Ukrainian wartime rape survivors fight to have their voices heard. Photo: Laurel Chor / Getty Images
Inside the Secret Classrooms Defying the Taliban’s Ban on Girls’ Education
Four teachers from across Afghanistan explain their mission to educate girls despite repressive decrees. Photo: UNICEF
Algeria’s Women Climate Leaders Built a Movement—Now U.S. Funding Cuts Put It at Risk
Amid the climate crisis and U.S. funding cuts, young Algerian women are quietly building a grassroots green economy—one soap bar, fly farm, and sewing machine at a time. Photo: UNDP
The Iron Ladies of Lake Tanganyika
As fish stocks decline, women along Lake Tanganyika are turning to new tools and businesses to survive. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting supported this story.
26 Years Since NATO’s Intervention, Kosovo’s Albanian Women Still Search for Their Loved Ones
Twenty-six years after the Kosovo War, the women left behind are still searching for truth, justice, and the loved ones they lost.
In Lebanon, a Ceasefire Brings Little Relief for Women Facing Domestic Violence
In the southern city of Tyre alone, domestic violence calls have surged sixfold since the war began — a glimpse into the silent crisis impacting women across Lebanon.
‘More Girls Will Get HIV in the Coming Days’: USAID Cuts Push Kenya’s Most Vulnerable Women and Girls Into Crisis
For years, USAID programs helped Kenyan women escape poverty and gender-based violence. Now, with funding gone, many fear the worst.
Thousands March in Oaxaca Against Gender-Based Violence and State Repression
In a historic yet repressive march under Mexico’s first female president, thousands of women in Oaxaca took to the streets, demanding justice in a country where over 10 women are killed daily.
How Girls in Tanzania Are Using Film to Fight for Their Rights
In partnership with the Malala Fund, Sheilla Kipuyo writes about how film can foster conversations about girls’ rights in Tanzania. Photo: Michael Goima / Malala Fund
Kenya’s First All-Female Ranger Unit is Rewriting the Future of Conservation
On the frontlines of conservation, Team Lioness is safeguarding Kenya’s wildlife and shattering gender norms.
Under Taliban Rule, a Translator Works to Keep Knowledge Alive
Behind closed doors in Kabul, one Afghan woman defies Taliban restrictions by quietly translating knowledge into her native language, keeping education alive under gender apartheid.
How One Woman’s Beekeeping Defied War and Tradition in Yemen
Against all odds, Nawal Saleh turned beekeeping into a lifeline for Yemeni women, proving that resilience and entrepreneurship can transform lives.
The Rise of Women’s Football in the Middle East
From Saudi Arabia's million-dollar investments to trailblazing players in European leagues, women’s football in the Middle East is undergoing rapid transformation.
‘They Come for Us First’: The Women Bearing Witness to Sudan’s Genocide
In Sudan’s Al Jazeera State, female medical staff risk everything—bearing witness to atrocities the world refuses to see. Photo: Zohra Bensemra / Reuters
The Venezuelan Women Bearing the Weight of Maduro’s Dissident Crackdown
In Maduro’s Venezuela, political prisoners suffer in silence, but the women fighting for them refuse to be ignored. Photo: Juan Carlos Hernandez / Reuters
‘If We Don’t Report These Stories, Who Will?’: The Women Reporting Mexico’s Deadliest Crimes
Braving threats and violence, women journalists in Mexico risk everything to expose the truth and fight for their communities' right to know the realities of crime, corruption, and impunity. Photo: Latino América 21
Dreams Online, Limits Offline: How Young Women Find Freedom in Social Media
In societies where women's basic freedoms are stripped away, young women are creating alternate digital lives—imagining futures they may never see.
As Syria Rebuilds, Syrian Women Share their Hopes, Fears, and Dreams
From refugee camps to classrooms, Syrian women and girls envision a future of hope, equality, and opportunity. Photojournalist Rayna Carruthers reports from Lebanon.