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These Sámi women are trying to keep their native Skolt language alive
Tiina Sanila-Aikio isn’t your everyday president. The 34-year-old is the head of the Sámi people in Finland, the only indigenous population recognized in the European Union. She is also the creator of...
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Will the Year of the Dog mean more babies in South Korea?
Yoon Ji-young lays down slabs of fatty pork belly that sizzle and crackle as they touch the burning hot grill atop her kitchen table. Four months into her first pregnancy, the 35-year-old says she’s...
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Native playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle resurrects her past to tell a story in...
Cherokee playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle is fighting for the rights of Native Americans both onstage and off. Her new play, "Sovereignty," at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC, weaves together her rich...
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Seoul's Doing Cafe creates community around feminism, still a taboo in South...
Ha Yoon-na always believed in feminism, but never wanted to call herself a “feminist.” In South Korea, that word carries a negative connotation, and Ha, a 30-year-old book translator, worried she’d be...
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American coach of Afghan women's soccer team has one goal: Hope
In the Winter Olympics, we've see teams that had to overcome big hurdles — like athletes from tropical countries competing on snow and ice. But other athletes face bigger foes and tougher obstacles:...
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How the Vietnam War's Napalm Girl found hope after tragedy
Her picture was one of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War: a girl running naked down a road, screaming in pain after a napalm attack.Her name is Kim Phuc, but to many people, she's known as the...
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Mexico's women's team is making world rugby history
Rugby is a game that favors big, strong players who can tackle their opponents to the ground. The Mexican women’s national team isn't big. In their green, white and red uniforms, the women look tiny...
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This feminist author wants to get past 'feminism-lite'
Bhakti Shringarpure is the editor-in-chief of Warscapes — an independent online magazine that aims to challenge the mainstream understanding of war, the roots of war and the people who live in these...
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A Ugandan in Canada learns to skate
To be honest, I don’t remember learning how to skate.I was probably around 4 or 5 years old. The blast of cold air that hits you when you walk into the rink, the tinny-sounding music being piped in —...
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How harassed women had their #MeToo moments in the 18th century
We’ve long become accustomed to the notion that reading allows us to connect with others and find support during times of crisis. In a recent Guardian interview, #MeToo founder Tarana Burke recalled...
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She was forced into sex work. Now that she’s left that behind, she dreams of...
In a small house alongside a highway in rural India, in a bedroom with pink walls, teddy bears and heart-shaped pillows, 19-year-old Durga Chauhan studies and chats on WhatsApp with her friends; it’s...
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When this Univision anchor interviewed a head of the KKK, he called her the...
Ilia Calderón is the new co-anchor of Univision’s nightly newscast, “Noticiero Univision.”According to Univision, she is the first Afro-Latina to anchor a national newscast in the United States. If her...
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Instagram art project spreads awareness about femicides in Mexico
Last September, two Mexican artists came across a Facebook post with an extensive list of victims of femicide — the killing of women where the motive is based on gender. The list was posted by an...
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Egyptian singer faces the prospect of prison over a joke about the Nile
One of Egypt's most beloved pop stars, Sherine Abdel Wahab, was sentenced this week to six months in prison after joking with concertgoers. She's just one of several entertainers targeted in a...
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Finland's reindeer-herding Sámi women fight climate change
Inka Saara Arttijeff and her family gather in the cozy kitchen of their red, wooden house, as a pot of soup simmers on the stove. They live at the edge of a frozen lake in the storybook village of...
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A trailblazing filmmaker wants to make sure Native stories have their place...
When Joanelle Romero stepped onto the set of “The Girl Called Hatter Fox,” she made history.She was the first Native American to carry a lead role in a contemporary film, which aired on TV in 1977. It...
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What it’s like to live in the world’s toughest places for women
Rashida’s legs ached. She was nine months pregnant, due to give birth any day, and traveling by foot with her husband and three children. There wasn’t enough food or water to go around. But the...
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After sexual assault, this former aid worker found little help from UN
Editor's note: This piece's author, Amy Costello, is reporting on aid workers' experiences with sexual harassment and abuse. She would like to hear from you. Call us at 857-285-4157 and leave a...
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In a win for South Korea's #MeToo movement, government gives more jail time...
On International Women’s Day in South Korea, where gender inequality is deeply entrenched, the government announced new measures to combat sexual assault in the workplace — increasing maximum prison...
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‘We’re not scared’: Thousands of women march despite crackdown on protests in...
The crowd was a sea of purple and rainbows. It was a rainy, cold night, but that did not stop thousands — mainly women — from gathering in the center of Istanbul on Thursday for the International...
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