Why the deck is stacked against working-class feminists
For Brittany Bronson, clocking in on the job means putting aside her deeply held feminism.Bronson serves cocktails at a casino in Las Vegas, a job she uses to supplement her income from teaching...
View ArticleMozambique's life-saving surgeons aren't doctors at all
In the maternity ward at the hospital in Chokwe, Mozambique, Nilza Munambo is the woman in charge.As she bustles through her morning rounds, she checks in on a woman who's recuperating from a Cesarean...
View ArticleThese women are taking the fight against ISIS into their own hands
Photojournalist Erin Trieb spent time last summer photographing the YPJ, an all-volunteer women's military unit who have taken up arms to defend Kurdish citizens from ISIS in Syria. We asked her to...
View ArticleMeet the county clerk who launched the same-sex marriage revolution
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case that's expected to finally decide the issue of same-sex marriage nationwide. It's far cry from the origins of the same-sex marriage movement,...
View ArticleDo Nepalis pray to a child goddess after an earthquake?
I still remember the first time I saw one of Nepal's child goddesses. Three years ago this month, an attendant carried her in a procession through the historic, winding streets of Patan during the...
View ArticleAll-female photography collective aims to give voice to Middle Eastern women
In all of the discussion about gender and politics in the Middle East, the voices of women living in the region are often missing. The Middle East's first all-female photography collective, Rawiya,...
View ArticleFeminist jailed by China: 'I'm not some mastermind conspirator'
In the Chinese village where Wu Rongrong grew up, girls were regarded as worthless. Promising young girls were pressured into giving up their studies so they could earn money to help pay for their...
View ArticleMalala's supposed attackers are now in jail, but many say their trial was a...
In the years since she was shot by members of the Pakistani Taliban, Malala Yousafzai has become an inspiration to women and girls around the world, even winning a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. Her...
View ArticleSorry, your skirt is too long for France
Twitter lit up with the hashtag #JePorteMaJupeCommeJeVeux —"I wear my skirt as I please" — after a Muslim schoolgirl in France was sent home from school for wearing a long black skirt to class. School...
View ArticleThis Thai woman says she's a sex worker to support her family. Don't judge.
When I sat down with a young sex worker named Nam in northern Thailand a few months back, I expected to hear horror stories of abuse and desperation. I braced myself for stories of forced sex,...
View ArticleIs this London ad selling protein powder or body shaming?
There's a huge poster showing a Barbie doll-figured model that's currently all over the London Underground.The ad is for a diet supplement called Protein World, and supporters says it motivates...
View ArticleWomen in Saudi Arabia have two choices: 'Either lose your mind or become a...
Sometimes, taking off your headscarf is more difficult than putting it on.Mona Eltahawy, journalist, activist and author of new book “Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual...
View ArticleShe's shaking up the video game industry. From Pakistan
Mariam Adil is making waves in the Pakistani gaming industry — and she's trying to save it from its male-dominated self."An industry doesn’t reach its full potential,'' she says, "by stifling its...
View ArticleCapturing a half-century of Nigerian hairstyles
With African Fashion Week Nigeria set to take over Lagos later this month, we're paying tribute to the fashion-forward (and politically inspired) hairstyles captured by Nigerian photographer J.D....
View ArticleThis Nicaraguan woman answers sexism with spraypaint
A look at the stats tells you that Nicaragua isn't the best place for women's health and safety. It has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in Latin America; over 80 percent of reported rapes are...
View ArticleA new study finds many insurance plans are ignoring Obamacare requirements...
Women's health coverage is a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. He campaigned on the issue in 2012 and continued to champion the cause throughout his second term.Under the...
View ArticleThree ideas to improve the world
Half of humanity face a complex set of problems, from maternal mortality to illiteracy. The international activists (and not a few celebrities) who gathered at the Sixth Annual Women in the World...
View ArticleAmerica's first female four-star general reflects on the challenges of serving
They may not always have been in uniform or on the front lines, but women have played a crucial role in the American military since the very beginning.During the Revolutionary War, women served as...
View ArticleAn uncertain welcome awaits hundreds of Nigerian women and girls freed from...
As Nigeria's military has pushed deeper into Boko Haram territory in recent weeks, it's freed hundreds of girls and women held captive by the militants. Most of those former hostages are traumatized....
View Article'Am I trans?' One teen’s quest and how gaming helped
Rachel, born a woman — but not sure if she completely identifies as one — has found comfort in the world of online gaming. The cross-gender play that gaming allows is an accessible, low-barrier way to...
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