Britain is rightly outraged by a woman’s imprisonment for abortion. But there’s no such thing as a good jail sentence
With women’s human rights under threat, strikers across the globe will be revealing the costs of a ‘world without women’
The IMF claims to be empowering women, but its programmes will only lead to more women doing precarious work.
We have seen the social contract between state and citizen morph into a contract between state and private finance.
Women are leading Sudan’s revolt against religious fundamentalism. As in Egypt and Saudi Arabia they face a violent backlash. But they must win.
Cases come as rights advocates warn such arguments are increasingly being ‘weaponised’ against women’s and LGBT equality
From France to Malaysia, Muslim women’s rights activists are challenging those who ask them to ‘choose between being a Muslim and a feminist’.
These issues have received increased global attention. But simple attacks on ‘tradition and culture’ just fuel the backlash to women’s rights
A landmark FGM conviction last week heralds a welcome change. But ending this practice requires both criminal and civil remedies.
Far-Right and religious conservative movements captured the ‘city of love’ years ago. After national successes, they’re aiming at European victories
A ‘nefarious’ bill on ‘life and family’ is the first ever drafted by the country's evangelical churches, reflecting their growth – and ambition Español
