“I don’t think any other commission’s report has gotten so much attention,” says Maheen Sultan, one of the members of Bangladesh’s women’s affairs reform commission. It’s hard to disagree. Sultan’s commission was set up by…

I’ve been writing for decades about America’s on-again-off-again support for the reproductive health care of women around the world, focusing on the Republican presidents who have slashed funding and jeopardized women’s lives. During that time, I’ve interviewed…

While tariffs are making headlines, Trump 2.0 is also upending the results of decades of international collaboration at the United Nations.  The U.S. stood firm against a strong push by advocacy groups to get those attending the…

An Afghan woman is attacked by a Taliban soldier during a protest. Then one shows up at her door the next day. Now she must flee.

A young Afghan woman seeks solidarity and hope for women and girls despite Taliban oppression.

Israel’s political future could influence the future for women in Israel, as well as elsewhere in the greater region.

For Russian women's rights activist Alena Popova, battling the patriarchy is a full-time job.

The idea of supporting measures that expand gender equality seems like an easy call. But, as one Afghan woman's story shows, bolstering the ranks of women in security forces in a country like Afghanistan is…