Once a refugee, she’s opened one of Liberia’s few bookstores, where children can read about themselves

In perilous times, a triumph for these young women

My girlfriends were traded for a car

Women still face a tough time in the hallowed halls of Japan’s prestigious universities

Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs: ‘Play what you want to hear’

From quidditch in California to karate in Cairo, women are winning — join them on the map

Despite protests, Ontario is going forward with a newer, more modern sex ed curriculum. These girls helped make it happen.

How is menstruation connected to cattle infertility? It isn’t

A testimony to the power of female teachers

Nun vs Warlord: the secret weapon is love (and sewing)

These Mexican sisters give Metallica a run for their money

This man is responsible for thousands of women and girls in Accra

Ghana’s ‘carry girls’ strive to be somebody, earning tips to pay school fees back home