A climate scientist and former mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum was inaugurated on Tuesday as the first woman to lead the country.
Tag: Women and Girls
4 Countries Accuse Taliban of ‘Gross’ Violations of Afghan Women’s Rights
Germany, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands said they will take the Taliban to the U.N.’s highest court because of its harsh restrictions on Afghan women.
Gisèle Pelicot Has Become a Feminist Hero in France Amid Rape Trial
Gisèle Pelicot waived anonymity to make public the trial of her former husband and the 50 men accused of joining him in raping her. Her poise and courage have made her an icon.
Forced From Home by War, They Found Solace in Soccer
For dozens of women who fled Myanmar and settled in Thailand, soccer has become a refuge from both the troubles of daily life and conservative cultural norms.
Cathy Merrick, 63, Advocate for Indigenous People in Canada, Dies
She was on the front lines of dogged fights against injustices, including a recent series of murders of Indigenous women by a white man.
Deepfake Sex Videos in South Korea Seen as Old Misogyny With New Tech
Men in chat rooms have been victimizing women they know by putting their faces on pornographic clips. Some Korean women say the only thing new about it is the technology.
Fugitive Televangelist Wanted by F.B.I. Is Caught in the Philippines
Weeks of tense standoff in the Philippines have ended in the capture of a pastor accused of leading an international ring of sex abuse and trafficking of young women and girls.
In Rural China, ‘Sisterhoods’ Demand Justice, and Cash
Growing numbers of Chinese women are challenging a longstanding tradition that denies them village membership, and the lucrative payouts that go with it.
When Gambia Banned Female Genital Cutting, a Defiant 96-Year-Old Resisted
Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign to make it legal again.
With New Taliban Manifesto, Afghan Women Fear the Worst
Three years into its rule, the movement has codified its harsh Islamic decrees into law that now includes a ban on women’s voices in public.