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Women Face Dilemma in a War Zone: Risk the Blasts or Sexual Assault
As shelling between Pakistan and India intensifies in Kashmir, some women and girls are staying away from community shelters that have become a stalking ground for sexual predators.
Mieko Kawakami Cracks the Code of Being a Woman in Japan
Mieko Kawakami, whose novel “Breasts and Eggs” was just published in English, has become something of a feminist icon in her male-dominated country.
Parents Nervously Return to Work in Italy. Children Are Still at Home.
Millions of Italians went back to the office this week. But with schools and day care closed and grandparents at risk, many feel the coronavirus has upended their futures as working parents.
Female Genital Mutilation Outlawed in Sudan
A new law criminalizes genital cutting, a harmful practice that nine in 10 Sudanese women are said to have endured. But some warned laws alone cannot eliminate the practice.
These Women Were Told Their Help Wasn’t Needed. They Didn’t Listen.
A women’s group in Shanghai started donation drives to get health care workers with crucial personal hygiene supplies. But wary hospitals, hard-to-get road passes and online backlash made the process difficult.
Nora Illi, Swiss Muslim Convert Who Sparked Controversy, Dies at 35
When the first Swiss canton banned full-body veils for Muslim women, Ms. Illi showed up wearing one, prompting the police to get involved.
Childbirth in Venezuela, Where Women’s Deaths Are a State Secret
We spent weeks following women inside the country’s health care system, which has been crippled by a broken economy overseen by an increasingly authoritarian government.
Microloans, Seen as Salvation for Poor Women, Trap Many in Debt
In Jordan, an unregulated microloan industry offers easy money. But with no way to repay loans, many women end up buried in debt, or in prison.
The Heroine of This Korean Best Seller Is Extremely Ordinary. That’s the Point.
“Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982,” a surprise hit when it was published, ignited what Cho Nam-Joo called “a public debate” around gender and inequality.