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A woman Ukrainian soldier in combat fatigues at a train station
Ukraine’s women fighters reflect a cultural tradition of feminist independence
In this June 16, 2021, file photo, a migrant family from Venezuela move to a Border Patrol transport vehicle after they and other migrants crossed the US-Mexico border and turned themselves in Del Rio, Texas.
Abortion
Undocumented women face shrinking options for reproductive health care under Texas abortion law
Several women in colorful saris sit and stand with bright yellow drinking vessels in front of a blue and green painted building.
Jobs
Putting a price on women’s unpaid work in India
Kim Ju-won (left) and Park Sun-min (right) say same-sex couples are excluded from incentives to start families. 
Lifestyle & Belief
South Korea’s baby boost for married couples excludes nontraditional families
The Mary Wollstonecraft statue by artist Maggi Hambling is pictured in Newington Green, London, Britain, Nov. 11, 2020.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘It’s a sculpture of an idea’: Activist defends nude statue honoring Mary Wollstonecraft amid backlash
People take part in a protest against the ruling by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal that imposed a near-total ban on abortion in Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 28, 2020. The banner reads: "The Law And Justice Council introduced the church law at midnight today." 
Reproductive rights
‘Screaming at the priests’: Polish activists protest anti-abortion ruling
Two Iranian women take a selfie outside a shopping mall in northern Tehran, Iran, on July 2, 2019.
#MeToo
Iranians share stories of sexual harassment, abuse on social media
1909 Women's Conference
Elections
Remembering Australia’s role in the history of women’s suffrage
Protesters carry banners and placards at a demonstration during a women's strike (Frauenstreik) in Zurich, Switzerland June 14, 2019.
Protest
Thousands of women walk off jobs in Switzerland
Two women hold their arms in a bicep flex pose. One is wearing a pink cardboard costume in the shape of the women's gender sign.
Generation Putin
After decades in the shadows, Russia’s feminists grab their spotlight
Cathy Guisewite and her new book “Fifty Things That Aren’t My Fault.”
Arts, Culture & Media
The autobiographical anxieties of ‘Cathy’ comics
two students stand outside the Yasuda auditorium at the University of Tokyo
Women & Gender
Japanese student rejects tabloid’s apology for ranking women by ‘easiness’
a woman with a sign
Women & Gender
Argentine actress’s #MeToo story provokes national outrage
Dominique Moceanu
Women & Gender
Our most-read stories about women in 2018
Yasmeen Mjalli
10 global #MeToo stories you might’ve missed in 2018
nakiye elgun
Women & Gender
Nakiye Elgün was a well-known feminist in Ottoman times. Few know of her today.
Depiction of girl wearing a hijab sprays 'me too' in pink letters
Justice
An Indonesian teacher sentenced to jail for documenting sexual harassment by her employer
Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta sits in a chair and gestures as she talks to reporters in Mumbai, India
Women & Gender
India’s #MeToo movement triggers probes and departures for alleged sexual misconduct
Men and women are walking in the streets of Kampala holding placards with messages in support of women's rights.
Women activists take to the streets of Kampala to demand more police action
Maasai women
Tens of thousands of married women in Uganda are secretly undergoing ‘the cut’
Esther Armah
Sexuality
In Ghana, gender equality and economics clash
neris and daughters
Women & Gender
This Indigenous tribe in Colombia is run solely by women
Diana Namumbejja Abwoye promoting condom use on the streets of Kampala
Health
The global reach of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’
Asia Argento arrives for the Women In The World Summit in New York City
Culture
Asia Argento on relearning how to live her life after sexual assault
Arts, Culture & Media
Special Guest: Erica Jong
Arts, Culture & Media
Hell is…
Arts, Culture & Media
“Saved by the Bell” Meets Feminist Theorist Bell Hooks
Arts, Culture & Media
Your Angst-Ridden Youth is Now in a Library
Arts, Culture & Media
The Guerrilla Girls Call Out Art-World Inequality
Arts, Culture & Media
Color Me RBG
Mecca pilgrimage
Culture
Muslim women are speaking out against abuse with #MosqueMeToo
Activists participate in a march to call for an end to violence against women during International Women's Day in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 8, 2018.
Conflict
UN Women head: The time is now for gender equality
Protesters in the Women's March in Paris, France, January 21, 2017.
Culture
Some French men are lamenting ‘the end of love as we know it’
Actress Catherine Deneuve poses at the 70th Cannes Film Festival.
Arts
Deneuve sends a dated message of empowerment
People participate in a "MeToo" protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 12, 2017.
Culture
Americans differ widely on what constitutes workplace harassment
women walking down the street in Helsinki
Culture
Finland’s street harassment law imposes immediate fines for harassers caught in the act
protest
Conflict
The dangers of reporting on femicide in Argentina
Harvey Weinstein
Culture
How Harvey Weinstein used nondisclosure agreements to silence his accusers
European Parliament member Terry Reintke (C) holds a placard with the hashtag "MeToo" during a debate
Global Politics
EU institutions face scrutiny for how they deal with sexual assault
This is a black and white image of a profile of Harvey Weinstein from 2012. In the space next to his face, text says "The Harvey Effect: How his fall led millions of women to talk about workplace harassment."
Economics
Sexual harassment at work is a global problem. Now, the world is finally talking about it.
Shaheen Pasha
Culture
As a woman in media, sexual harassment was the norm. I was told to keep it to myself.
Argento
Culture
So many women are saying ‘me too.’ Editors weigh in about how to move the conversation forward.
Women waiting
Conflict
Inside the Catalan feminist plan to upend Spanish patriarchal rule
A conservative Saudi Arabian cleric has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems
Books
Meet the Saudi woman who ignited a firestorm when she got behind the wheel
East Point mayor Teona Chikladze has come to symbolize a feminist movement in Georgia
Arts
Georgian feminists are beacons of light in a region darkening for women
Women leaders increase the peace
Development
Feminist foreign policies are gaining popularity, and increasing the peace
The video, featuring Beyonce's 'Run The World (Girls)', has been criticised by both religious conservatives and feminists in Pakistan.
Culture
How a viral dance video set to Beyonce got Pakistan talking
The Alt-Right, Racialized Web Harassment, The Great Ice Cream Cone Debate
Full Episode
Uendi Pustina (R) and members of the band PreMenstrual Syndrome.
Music
This punk band uses English to get across — to some — their feminist message
DNC Tension, Global Investment, A Feminist in The White House
Full Episode
Gloria Steinem, Facebook Censorship, The Politics of Coal Country
Full Episode
Martine Warren, a scientific advisor to the Bank of Canada, demonstrates how to view a security feature on the new polymer Canadian 100 dollar bill to reveal hidden numbers when pointed at a single point light source in Toronto November 14, 2011.
Finance
Canada to beat US in getting a Canadian woman on its banknotes
Two women in gorilla masks pose in front of their poster, which critiques the special months devoted to the history of marginalized groups.
Arts
They’ve spent 30 years fighting for diversity in the arts — in gorilla masks
Sanders supporter outside a polling station in Manchester, NH, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.
Global Politics
Just ’cause you’re a feminist doesn’t mean you’ll vote for a woman
Gloria Steinem
Books
Gloria Steinem’s road is still filled with optimism
halloween
Culture
Looking for something different for your kid this Halloween? Here are 10 costumes inspired by heroic American women.
Legal justice team
Culture
A ‘LEGO provocateur’ pushes the company to add female characters
Cairo University
Belief
Women scholars in Egypt reflect on the intersection of Islam and feminism
Portraits of Li Tingting (top L), Wei Tingting (top R), (bottom, L-R) Wang Man, Wu Rongrong and Zheng Churan are pictured during a protest calling for their release in Hong Kong April 11, 2015.
Justice
Feminist jailed by China: ‘I’m not some mastermind conspirator’
Waitresses at the Maid Cafe New York serve an order at the cafe on November 20, 2013. Such cafes have existed in Japan for years, designed to cater to the fantasies of anime and manga fans.
Culture
Why the deck is stacked against working-class feminists