Gender
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Court rules against woman who became face of China’s #MeToo movement
Zhou Xiaoxuan, who accused CCTV host of sexual harassment, vows to appeal ‘unfair treatment’ A Chinese woman w…
- Gender, Global development, India, Inequality, Law, Marriage, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘Deeply rooted tradition’: one man’s long fight to end illegal dowries in India
After 15 years campaigning, Satya Naresh believes it’s time for government action to stop the custom that caus…
- Afghanistan, Gender, Journalist safety, Media, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, Women, World news
As female journalists flee Afghanistan, the future looks dire for media freedom | Jane Martinson
While individual countries try to do what they can for those caught up in the mayhem, international pressure i…
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Progress was always fitful. Many Afghan women felt unsafe before the Taliban’s arrival | Sippi Azarbaijani-Moghaddam
Misogyny continued to run through society behind the ‘new Afghanistan’ facadeI am thinking about Farkhunda. Yo…
- Afghanistan, Amanda Gorman, Biden administration, Gender, South and Central Asia, US news, World news
Amanda Gorman and Kate Winslet join advocates urging Biden to protect Afghan women
Sheryl Sandberg, Charlize Theron and Diane von Furstenburg among dozens who signed open letterDozens of women’…
- Afghanistan, Gender, Journalist safety, Media, South and Central Asia, Taliban, United Nations, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘A source of hope’: Afghanistan’s female journalists challenging sexism and the Taliban
Zahra Joya started Rukhshana Media so Afghan women could tell their stories in their own words. Now she is bat…
- Afghanistan, Gender, Global development, Life and style, Migration and development, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women in politics, World news
‘Sometimes I have to pick up a gun’: the female Afghan governor resisting the Taliban
Salima Mazari, one of only three female district governors in Afghanistan, tells of her motivation to fight th…
- Child marriage, Child rights, Children, Children's rights, Coronavirus, Dalits, Forced marriage, Gender, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘We can do anything’: the Indian girls’ movement fighting child marriage
At 17, Priyanka Bairwa refused her arranged marriage. Instead, she started Rajasthan Rising to help thousands …
- Feminism, Gender, Imran Khan, Islam, Law, Pakistan, Rape and sexual assault, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Imran Khan’s comments about rape and purdah were taken out of context | Letter
Raoof Hasan, special assistant to Imran Khan, responds to criticism of the Pakistani prime minister’s remarks …
- Coronavirus, Gender, Global development, Health, India, Inequality, Infectious diseases, Menstruation, Poverty, Social exclusion, South and Central Asia, Vaccines and immunisation, Women, Women's health, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
India’s Covid gender gap: women left behind in vaccination drive
Misinformation and access issues combined with patriarchal social norms fuelling disparity in distribution acr…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Art and design, Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, China, Culture, Europe, Gender, Global development, Greece, Hong Kong, Inequality, Iran, Iraq, LGBT rights, Media, Mental health, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Nigeria, Photography, Refugees, Society, South and Central Asia, Sweden, Transgender, Turkey, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘We have more in common than what separates us’: refugee stories, told by refugees
In One Thousand Dreams, award-winning photographer Robin Hammond hands the camera to refugees. Often reduced b…
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Freedom on the slopes – skiing for women in Afghanistan
Skiing is a beacon of hope for the brave young women who have taken up the sport at Bamyan Ski Club amid polit…
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Afghan peace summit includes just one female delegate
Activist and politician Habiba Sarabi tells Moscow talks ‘51% of people should not be ignored’A three-day conf…
- Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Gender, Global development, Mental health, Middle East and North Africa, Rape and sexual assault, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, United Nations, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World Health Organization, World news, Young people
Quarter of women and girls have been abused by a partner, says WHO
Largest such study finds domestic violence experienced by one-in-four teenage girls with worst levels faced by…
- Abortion, Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Europe, Gender, Global development, Protest, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Domestic violence and workers’ rights: women protest worldwide – in pictures
A wide range of issues affecting women, from abortion rights to femicide, were highlighted at rallies and even…