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For domestic abuse survivors, finding safety amid natural disasters is 'very...
First, it rained bullets. In a town, somewhere in Texas.Ann is describing her husband’s final fit of rage. “My kids' father shot my house up. Tried to kill us,” she says. Ann didn't want to use her...
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Saudi women celebrate end of the driving ban
When the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued a decree on Tuesday allowing women to drive, many were left scratching their heads."I was in shock,” says Nadia Malaika, who lives in Jeddah. “I thought maybe it...
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Human trafficking is a hidden aftermath of natural disasters
The Caribbean and the American South are struggling to recover in the aftermath of devastating hurricanes. Food has to be delivered, houses rebuilt, roads cleared and electricity restored. But for law...
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Why this reporter thinks the two women accused of killing Kim Jong-un's...
When Kim Jong-nam was killed in what appeared to be a chemical weapons attack while transiting through an airport in Malaysia in February, it captured the world's attention.Eyes immediately looked...
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Go on the road with Puerto Rico’s rising political star: San Juan Mayor...
“I don’t give a sh-t.”That’s one of the first things that Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, said to me, referring to her recent public exchanges with President Donald Trump. In...
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One Boston family's wish to get a letter to their grandmother in Puerto Rico
Right after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last month, I saw a message from my friend Jennifer Santos Franceschini.Jennifer is Puerto Rican and lives in Boston. She was posting on social media that...
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Former warlords are among the Liberians vying to be the next head of state
The contenders facing off in Liberia's presidential vote on Tuesday are a diverse group. There's a former professional soccer player, a Coca-Cola executive and a vice president who isn't on speaking...
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It wasn’t easy, but we hand-delivered a letter to a grandmother in Puerto Rico
The heat in Puerto Rico right now, it’s like it flattens you out. The temperature has soared as high as 112 degrees in the last few weeks. And pretty much the entire island has been left without...
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Meet the women combing through Puerto Rico, searching for veterans in need
It’s early in the morning, and the entire city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, seems to be gazing at the sky with concern. It looks like rain but the island just can’t handle any more flooding.On the...
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Acid attack victims reverse expectations on the runway
It's a fashion show to make a difference.The charity, ActionAid, organizes events to spread awareness about the hundreds of acid attacks that happen around the world each year.Each of the 15 models...
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Why people stay friends with their rapists
Since The New York Times reported about how Harvey Weinstein has been paying off accusations of sexual harassment for decades, more and more women have been coming forward to report abuse, in some...
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In Syria, all girls want is safety and school
Syria was once home to a robust, highly educated middle class. Books were an important part of the culture, and literacy was highly prized, for girls as well as boys. But the Syria's grinding six-year...
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Iceland's most trusted politician is a feminist environmentalist who is the...
Iceland's new prime minister is a feminist and environmentalist who is among the youngest leaders in the world. She has a degree in literature with a special interest in Icelandic crime novels. She...
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In Florence, they're bringing the works of women artists out of the basement
When it comes to art, the term “Old Master” is with us for a reason: For centuries it’s been the male artists who have attracted the interest of art historians. Great collectors and museums have paid...
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Finland’s street harassment law imposes immediate fines for harassers caught...
Catcalls. Obscene gestures. Inappropriate touching. And in some cases, physical and sexual assault.According to a 2011 Gallup poll that surveyed 143 countries, almost 40 percent of women reportedly...
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In some affluent circles in Egypt, the hijab and burkini just won't do
Nada Kabil thought her friends had checked in advance about whether it was OK to wear a hijab at the ACE Club, a country club for expatriates in Cairo’s upscale Maadi district. So, she was taken aback...
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Barcelona’s mayor is on a quest to 'feminize' politics amid independence debate
At dusk on Oct. 17, a helicopter hovers above a candle-dotted landscape at the convergence of two of Barcelona’s central arteries. A pair of bespectacled women in their 70s, their furrowed brows...
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Why some Catalans say independence is a 'feminist struggle'
Barcelona awoke on Saturday, Oct. 28, to gray skies and the usual stream of glassy-eyed tourists scuttling about on Segways. Locals sat at corner cafes, chatting conspiratorially over espressos,...
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Trump's 'global gag rule on steroids' threatens Congolese clinics
"Planification Familiale c'est la cle dela prosperite de votre famille." The message, which translated from French means “family planning is the key to your family's prosperity,” was printed in blue,...
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Grassroots efforts in Tunisia to advance women’s rights
In a building tucked away on a dusty street in Tunis’s Lafayette neighborhood, a classroom full of a dozen young Tunisian women listen to lectures amid bursts of laughter on a spring day earlier this...
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