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Indian dudes to Indian dudes: Respect women
What do Indian guys think about men who harass women in their country?"Stereotypically, Indian men are known to be complete douchebags," comedian Abish Mathew told the Across Women's Lives team in...
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A former sex worker in Iraq is now helping vulnerable women caught up in the...
They are called "the forgotten layer" of the Iraqi society.They are women who work in the sex trade. Some have chosen this work voluntarily but others have been lured in."[They're] mainly women and...
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Purvi Patel's new defense team appeals her conviction for feticide and child...
Purvi Patel is currently serving 20 years of a 46-year prison sentence at the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis. She's unique among the 600-plus inmates, the first woman to be convicted under...
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On the rise: Percentage of girls in America's juvenile justice system
The number of juveniles in the nation’s criminal justice system has been in decline for years. California and New York have closed some of their largest and most troubled juvenile detention facilities....
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Need to know how your state's doing when it comes to women's health? There's...
Want to find out what your local government representatives are saying about women’s rights? A new app can help you do just that.Under the guise of a parody app, it's surprisingly useful, too.Released...
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What a generation can bring
I recently reported a story about Parvati Pujari, a 25-year-old Indian woman from Mumbai, a national level athlete who was the first in her family to escape early marriage and get an education. The...
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María María Acha-Kutscher illustrated one of our listeners and it's amazing
As part of our Her Rights series last month, we put out a call to readers asking — "What do YOU fight for?"Education, sports for women, local food, to give voice to those who "can't/shan't/won't be...
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Hijab fashion is so popular in Indonesia non-Muslim designers are getting in...
Backward? Naive? Terrorists?Puteri Hasannah Karunia says the West has an image of women who wear the hijab — a stereotype that the popular Indonesian fashion blogger is trying to change.Through...
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Chinese women spend their holiday protesting botched cosmetic surgery in...
What prompted a group of Chinese tourists to spend their recent Golden Week holiday in South Korea? A protest against the botched cosmetic surgery that they said they had undergone in the country.The...
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California takes a big step to equalizing pay between men and women
The state of California is working to say goodbye to the gender wage gap. This week, Governor Jerry Brown signed the Fair Pay Act, a new law that goes further than any federal measure to ensure equal...
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Many Japanese women are unimpressed by 'womenomics'
When it comes to babies, Japan has a big problem. The birth rate just hit record lows. Last year the population shrunk by the largest amount ever, society is rapidly aging and the economy has been...
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Hurry up and get married? Comments sparked furor in Japan. But little more.
It wasn't until she studied abroad that Ayaka Shiomura learned to speak out.“I was the kind of girl you wouldn't know if I were there or not. I didn’t assert myself at all.”Since coming back, people...
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'A city of Malalas'— Kunduz and why the Taliban targeted its women
Sunita Viswanath, the co-founder of Women for Afghan Women (WFAW), says that up until the Taliban attack on Kunduz in September, her grassroots program — a community of shelters located in 13 Afghan...
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The Taliban had a hit list of working women when they took over Kunduz
When the Taliban overran the city of Kunduz last month, their fighters pounded on doors, carrying long lists. "They were looking for women who had any kind of job outside the house," says Manizha...
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This is the face of a new beauty campaign in India. To end the sale of acid.
Reshma Quereshi says it hurts to brush her hair. Her skin feels tight and painful, like someone pouring boiling water on her "that never stops boiling." Between interview questions, we turn the fan on...
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'If they cannot save the girls, they are not going to save the future'
A few weeks ago, I walked outside during a break between sessions at the Social Good Summit in New York City, and instantly recognized a face in the crowd. It was 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash...
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She's 19. She's just been nominated as the world's best woman soccer player.
Canadian soccer phenom Kadeisha Buchanan is one of 10 players shortlisted for FIFA’s 2015 Ballon D'Or, which honors the women's player of the year.The 19 year old plays collegiate soccer at West...
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Saved or exploited? Dutch alarm rises over child brides from Syria.
A 14-year-old girl has gone missing from a Dutch asylum center. Police say Fatema Alkasem was nine months pregnant and may be in need of medical care.She is also thought to be a "child bride," and her...
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The story of one girl who fought abduction, and the lawyers who saved her life
The word "Difret" has many shades of meaning in Ethiopia's language Amharic: it can mean both "to dare" and "to have courage," but also "to be violated."Like its title, the film "Difret" represents...
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Looking for something different for your kid this Halloween? Here are 10...
Halloween season is upon us — and so are the mercurial whims of our children.“I want to be a princess!”“No, I’m gonna be Cinderella!”“I changed my mind, I want to be a fairy!”“Elsa! No, Alice in...
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