STORIES
From news reports and investigations to op-eds by the world’s leading voices, we are your trusted source for understanding the lives of women and girls.
‘They Wanted Us to Sell Our Virginity’: How Foreign Tourists Are Sexually Exploiting Underage Girls in Colombia
Despite a reported 1100% increase in arrests of foreigners sexually exploiting Colombian girls as young as 12, advocates warn this is just the tip of the iceberg. Photo: Santiago Mesa
There is a Way Out of Turkey’s Femicide Epidemic
So far, over 380 women have been killed in Turkey this year. In response, women across the country are rallying to end the crisis. Photo: Emrah Gurel / AP
One Refugee Woman’s Extraordinary Fight for Survival
In one of Africa’s largest refugee camps, Zikira Samia’s story captures the horrors women face in war—and their will to survive.
A Mother’s Fear: How Proposed Amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law Could Devastate Women’s Rights
As the Iraqi parliament reviews amendments to the Personal Status Law, including lowering the age of marriage, Kavin Mirteekhan, program manager at Women for Women International, explains what's at stake for women and girls. Photo: Nastya Smirnova
How a Murder in an Indian Hospital Forced a Nationwide Reckoning with Sexual Violence
The brutal rape and murder of a young female doctor in India has sparked nationwide outrage, highlighting the severe lack of safety for women in India's healthcare sector and beyond.
How Art Helped a Sudanese Woman Survive War
Sudanese activist Rania Aziz recounts her experience of the outbreak of the war in Sudan and the story of a young woman she met whose art helped her survive.
How Zimbabwe’s Apostolic Women Are Risking All to Save Their Children
In Zimbabwe, Apostolic women are caught between faith-based restrictions and the urgent need for modern healthcare. Photo: Bishop Andby Makururu
A Decade On, Women in Syria Make the Most of What They Have
Syrian journalist Zeina Shahla interviews three women about how their lives have changed since the civil war, their efforts to rebuild their communities, and their dreams for Syria’s future.
One Baloch Woman’s Decade-Long Fight for Justice
Sammi Deen Baloch’s relentless fight to find her missing father brings attention to the plight of Balochistan’s disappeared.
A Community in Crisis: The Plight of Bangladesh’s Hindu Women
As political instability grows, Hindu women in Bangladesh face the dual threat of gender-based and religious persecution.