Video makes plea for alleged LRA sex, gender victims in CAR
A short documentary about the alleged atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) shifts the spotlight from Uganda, where the notorious rebel group originated in 2005, onto the plight of women...
View ArticleMan’s world: poll highlights best and worst G20 countries for women
When heads of state from the Group of 20 most industrialised nations gather for their annual summit in Mexico next week, there'll be four women in the family photograph.
View ArticlePregnant teen with cancer stirs abortion debate in Dominican Republic
Abortion is banned in the Dominican Republic, even when the mother’s life is in danger
View ArticlePoor Kenyan women robbed of choice to give birth
For poor, uneducated Kenyan women - 40 of whom are suing the government for sterilising them without their consent -- marriage is the key to financial security. “I can miss a place to stay because I...
View ArticleFemale genital cutting ‘destroys women’– Malian singer
Mali singer Bafing Kul pushes anti-female cutting message through music and activism
View ArticleU.N. considers ban on female genital cutting
At seven years old, Khady Koita’s childhood was torn apart when she was pinned down and attacked by two women wielding a razor blade. The violence inflicted on her that day would change her life forever.
View ArticleiPhone app helps UK strip-club dancers know their rights
A new iPhone app offers workplace tips for strippers to help them protect themselves against financial exploitation, abuse and a lack of safety.
View ArticleLondon Olympics: The sex-trafficking event that wasn’t
Media reports predicting that London would be overrun by women trafficked to Britain to service spectators with sex during the Olympics reinforced negative stereotypes and diminished the complexity of...
View ArticlePHOTOBLOG: Women in India’s capital resort to self-defence after gang rape
Ishita Matharu, 23, who works for a multinational company, drives her car on her way to attending a Krav Maga class, an Israeli self defence technique, in New Delhi January 11, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi...
View ArticleFeminism alive and kicking in Germany as #aufschrei campaign makes waves
A heated debate is under way in Germany about what is acceptable in how men relate to women - and many say 'enough is enough' when it comes to everyday sexism
View ArticleNew data show fall in female genital mutilation – UN agencies
Changing attitudes have resulted in a decline in female genital mutilation in Africa and the Middle East, where the practice is most prevalent, according to United Nations data released on Wednesday.
View ArticleIs the new Pope bad news for women?
Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, at the Vatican, March 13, 2013....
View ArticleWhen is rape not considered rape?
A woman's drunkenness, a man's age, the lack of physical struggle, all used as excuse to claim a rape hasn't occurred
View ArticleDivorce may be legal in Morocco, but it’s still controversial
Nine years after the reform of a family law allowed women to seek divorce, separation from their husbands remains a stigma for most Moroccan women
View ArticleMonique Villa: Being a woman in a schizophrenic male world
CEO of Thomson Reuters Foundation Monique Villa
View ArticleFiery activist persuades Gambia to ban FGM
When Gambian rights activist Isatou Touray began campaigning against female genital mutilation (FGM) she was told she wouldn’t live long. Now the West African country is preparing to pass a law against...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia launches first campaign to stop violence against women
The slogan reads: “Some things can’t be covered – fighting women’s abuse together.”
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