As negotiations push forward, it is unclear whether Afghanistan can achieve peace with the Taliban while preserving gains made on women’s rights and education.
Tag: Women’s Rights
Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi Women’s Rights Activist, Freed From Prison
Loujain al-Hathloul was a champion of freedoms for Saudi women. She had been imprisoned for nearly three years on charges that rights groups called politically motivated.
Olympics Chief Said Sorry for Demeaning Women. In Japan, That’s Often Enough.
Yoshiro Mori’s resistance to calls for his resignation shows the power of a male-dominated old guard that is mostly unaccountable to public opinion.
Olympics Chief Said Sorry for Demeaning Women. In Japan, That’s Often Enough.
Yoshiro Mori’s resistance to calls for his resignation shows the power of a male-dominated old guard that is mostly unaccountable to public opinion.
Margaret C. Snyder, the U.N.’s ‘First Feminist,’ Dies at 91
Inspired by her liberal Roman Catholic upbringing, she refocused the organization’s development efforts to include women’s empowerment.
Margaret C. Snyder, the U.N.’s ‘First Feminist,’ Dies at 91
Inspired by her liberal Roman Catholic upbringing, she refocused the organization’s development efforts to include women’s empowerment.
Gulalai Ismail’s Father is Jailed After She Escapes Pakistan
Mohammed Ismail, father of the women’s rights activist Gulalai Ismail, now faces harsh terrorism charges that critics say are about revenge, not justice.
Protesters in Poland Vow to Fight Abortion Ban
Women’s rights advocates and thousands of their allies vowed to continue fighting a near-total ban on abortions that came into effect on Wednesday.
A Chinese Celebrity Scandal Puts Surrogate Births on Trial
The state news media excoriated an actress accused of abandoning babies born in the United States. Others say China’s limits on reproductive techniques at home are outdated.
She Said #MeToo. Now She’s Being Punished Under Defamation Law.
A court case in China highlights the challenges for women there who accuse prominent men of sexual misconduct.