Women's Rights

A new sign outside the Women’s Affairs Ministry announced it was now the ‘Ministry for Preaching and Guidance’.

My mother is her own universe and has the ability to call a new continent home.

The law allows private citizens to sue those providing or assisting in abortions performed after about six weeks.

Andisha says ‘women’s rights are disappearing from the landscape’ and accuses the group of ‘widespread atrocities’.

However, women will be required to wear head coverings and the curriculum is under review, Afghanistan’s new rulers say.

How one woman is determined to stay despite the uncertain future that women like her face in the country.

US Attorney General Merrick Garland says Texas’s SB8 threatens ‘constitutional rights and judicial precedents’.

India ranks 148th out of 193 countries based on the percentage of elected women representatives in their parliaments.

‘This is a historic step,’ Supreme Court justice says of ruling hailed as a major victory for women’s rights.

Tripwire co-founder tweeted that he supported the US Supreme Court’s decision to allow a Texas abortion law to stand.

The ruling triggered outrage online, sparking debate about the treatment of female workers across companies in China.

Biden administration says it will protect women seeking abortions after Texas passed law restricting the procedure.

Protesters say Taliban used pepper sprays and tear gas to disperse them as they tried to reach the presidential palace.

Afghanistan’s former deputy speaker of parliament discusses what’s at stake for women’s rights in her country.