women
Haitians march against rape after students sexually assaulted
Society
May 27, 2019
Haitians march against rape after students sexually assaulted
More than 1,000 Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince on Sunday to denounce sexual violence in the…
Support for abortion rights grows as some US states curb access: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Society
May 26, 2019
Support for abortion rights grows as some US states curb access: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans have become more supportive of abortion rights over the past year, even as a wave…
Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives
Middle East
May 18, 2019
Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – In a workshop in a bombed-out factory in Mosul, Najlaa Abdelrahman joins scores of other women…
G7 ministers pledge to make gender equality ‘global cause’
Society
May 11, 2019
G7 ministers pledge to make gender equality ‘global cause’
France’s Minister for Gender Equality Marlene Schiappa and her G7 counterparts on Friday signed a joint declaration to make the…
New mixed relay ‘just what athletics needs’: GB star
World
May 8, 2019
New mixed relay ‘just what athletics needs’: GB star
The new mixed 4x400m relay is just what athletics needs to inject more fun and excitement into competition, according to…
Afghan women fear gains could be bargained away in talks
Features/Interviews
April 28, 2019
Afghan women fear gains could be bargained away in talks
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — For four hours, Khadeja begged her in-laws to take her to the hospital. The skin on…
After IS fall, some women who joined plead to come home
Middle East
April 23, 2019
After IS fall, some women who joined plead to come home
AL-HOL, Syria (AP) — They came from around the world, four women drawn to the Islamic State group’s “caliphate.” They…
Egypt to host Women Economic Forum in 2020
Egypt
April 14, 2019
Egypt to host Women Economic Forum in 2020
President of the National Council of Women (NCW) Maya Morsi said that Egypt would host the Women Economic Forum (WEF)…
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat
Middle East
April 7, 2019
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat
HASAKA, Syria (Reuters) – The paramedics’ log at al-Hol camp in eastern Syria lists the injuries and ailments of infants…
The three women hoping to upset India’s Modi at the polls
World
April 6, 2019
The three women hoping to upset India’s Modi at the polls
India’s alpha-male Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces three formidable women looking to spoil his chances of winning a new term…