Three years ago the Taliban promised it had changed. It is now clear that it hasn’t.
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Novelist and activist Mrs Humphry Ward was dedicated to the cause of keeping women out of political life.
Despite being crucial to Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector, women lack access to land. The bora custom is making things worse.
The rape and murder of a medical trainee in a hospital in Kolkata, India has sparked a string of nation-wide protests on the eve of India’s 78th anniversary of Independence from British occupation.
Women’s boxing has faced an uphill battle at the Olympic Games. Gender testing is just the latest issue it has had to deal with.
The controversy and misinformation that engulfed Algerian boxer Imane Khelif showcases failings from major sports organisations to individuals.
Personal activism has achieved major legislative change, such as no-fault divorce and the decriminalisation of homosexuality and abortion. But it’s also used by groups who want to reverse that change.
A historian of gender and women’s rights explains how women’s protests focused on their rights evolved from the 1960s through the present.
Debates on decriminalising abortion have been repeatedly delayed.
In Mexico, more states are legalizing abortion at the same time US states like Florida are imposing more restrictions.
Abortions happened in Arizona, despite a near-complete abortion ban enacted in 1864. But people also faced penalties for them, including a female doctor who went to prison.
The recent release of Canada’s third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security highlights challenges and opportunities that go far beyond the ‘add women and stir’ approach.
If the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan persists, consequences could include higher rates of abuse, the spread of extremism and billions of dollars in economic loss.
Transparent public discussions are needed around how ‘sex,’ ‘gender identity’ and ‘gender expression’ are being defined and given effect in education, law, public policy and beyond.
Lounge creator and artist Kirsha Kaechle said the lounge was being ‘experienced’ by men exactly as intended – by excluding them.
As France enshrines abortion rights in its constitution, the country’s ban on wearing religious symbols in schools turns 20 years old.
Legendary European parliament president Simone Veil fought for women’s reproductive rights in France and in Brussels. Is her legacy about to be re-opened?
Their novels feature defiant heroines, who resist the tyranny of forced marriages and seek moral, intellectual and economic liberation.
Updating the constitution to reflect more liberal values has been the work of decades.
European women’s rights expanded in early medieval cities, though they were still limited. Last wills and testaments were some of the few documents women could dictate themselves.
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Agnes Scott College
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Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Concordia University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Ph.D candidate, INSPIRE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Sciences Po
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Ph.D. Candidate, University of Arizona
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Professor of Law, University of Bristol
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Professor, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah
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Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Exeter
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Liverpool
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Director, Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Aston University
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Regents Professor of History, University of Montana
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Scripps College
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Programme manager of the Master's in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
