Women

Our coverage centers women’s voices and experiences, touching on issues including educational and wage inequality, reproductive rights and restrictions on women’s dress.

Stories

Cover Image for ‘Our existence is resistance’: The powerful idea at the heart of Palestinian women’s perseverance

‘Our existence is resistance’: The powerful idea at the heart of Palestinian women’s perseverance

Cover Image for Western feminists’ silence on Gaza proves they never cared about saving Muslim women

Western feminists’ silence on Gaza proves they never cared about saving Muslim women

BY Saira Iffat Bhatti

Cover Image for How one urban beekeeper is helping heal her neighborhood

How one urban beekeeper is helping heal her neighborhood

BY Shumaila Mubarak

Cover Image for Brands are co-opting feminism to sell us their latest products. Why are we still falling for it?

Brands are co-opting feminism to sell us their latest products. Why are we still falling for it?

Cover Image for ‘Shame on France’: Critics say hijab ban for French Olympic athletes shows double standards

‘Shame on France’: Critics say hijab ban for French Olympic athletes shows double standards

Cover Image for Extreme abortion bans don’t just hurt women. They’re also bad for babies.

Extreme abortion bans don’t just hurt women. They’re also bad for babies.

Cover Image for Remote work is a win for mothers — and society at large

Remote work is a win for mothers — and society at large

BY Fatima Minhas

Cover Image for In Gaza, women and girls face a unique hell

In Gaza, women and girls face a unique hell

BY Shumaila Iftikhar

Cover Image for For some Indian women, caste is still a matter of life and death

For some Indian women, caste is still a matter of life and death

BY Yashica Dutt

Cover Image for Meet Pashtana Durrani, the Afghan activist running a network of underground schools that teach girls to read

Meet Pashtana Durrani, the Afghan activist running a network of underground schools that teach girls to read

BY Saniya Ahmad

Cover Image for They capitalize on our Muslim identity. Then they abandon us in our time of need.

They capitalize on our Muslim identity. Then they abandon us in our time of need.

Cover Image for Gaza amid bombings and blackouts: ‘We are being physically and mentally terrified and terrorized’

Gaza amid bombings and blackouts: ‘We are being physically and mentally terrified and terrorized’

Cover Image for ‘Dear God, this is going to be a genocide.’ A Bosnian genocide survivor on Israel’s siege on Gaza

‘Dear God, this is going to be a genocide.’ A Bosnian genocide survivor on Israel’s siege on Gaza

BY Ismat Mangla

Cover Image for One of Hiroshima’s last survivors says the world must wake up to the growing nuclear threat

One of Hiroshima’s last survivors says the world must wake up to the growing nuclear threat

BY Shumaila Iftikhar

Cover Image for The Quran recitation app bringing women’s voices to the fore

The Quran recitation app bringing women’s voices to the fore

Cover Image for In this haven for homeless women, residents transform their trauma into triumph

In this haven for homeless women, residents transform their trauma into triumph

BY Aan Chaudhry

Cover Image for Afghan women’s mental health is plummeting under the Taliban: ‘I feel so hopeless’

Afghan women’s mental health is plummeting under the Taliban: ‘I feel so hopeless’

Cover Image for Long burdened by environmental racism, mothers in Memphis are turning the tide

Long burdened by environmental racism, mothers in Memphis are turning the tide

BY Daja E. Henry

Cover Image for Meet the Uyghur journalist who’s working to protect her family — and her people

Meet the Uyghur journalist who’s working to protect her family — and her people

BY Aan Chaudhry

Cover Image for Supporting women in medicine isn’t simply about diversity — it’s a matter of life and death

Supporting women in medicine isn’t simply about diversity — it’s a matter of life and death

BY Dr. Tayyeba Ali