The international community should focus on empowering Syria’s local civil society groups and advocating for women’s rights to ensure a more inclusive society.
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When women were portrayed cycling, they were often eroticised and undressed.
Iranian Ahou Daryaei has recently joined the ranks of women who have used their bodies to challenge the physical and symbolic violence to which they are subjected.
In just four years, Afghan women have lost the right to work, speak in public and go to university.
Interviews with women who have staged naked protests reveal this is not just a shock tactic, but a powerful way of claiming their voices and their dignity.
A scholar of fashion and politics explains what people can understand about the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates − and their running mates − by their selection of clothing.
Analysis of public survey data shows that Republicans and Democrats are not too different regarding their parenthood experiences.
A United Nations report details the violence that women and girls in sport face around the world – including Australia.
The Taliban have enacted laws that violate human rights since they returned to power. But a new edict goes further.
Three years ago the Taliban promised it had changed. It is now clear that it hasn’t.
Novelist and activist Mrs Humphry Ward was dedicated to the cause of keeping women out of political life.
Despite being crucial to Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector, women lack access to land. The bora custom is making things worse.
The rape and murder of a medical trainee in a hospital in Kolkata, India has sparked a string of nation-wide protests on the eve of India’s 78th anniversary of Independence from British occupation.
Women’s boxing has faced an uphill battle at the Olympic Games. Gender testing is just the latest issue it has had to deal with.
The controversy and misinformation that engulfed Algerian boxer Imane Khelif showcases failings from major sports organisations to individuals.
Personal activism has achieved major legislative change, such as no-fault divorce and the decriminalisation of homosexuality and abortion. But it’s also used by groups who want to reverse that change.
A historian of gender and women’s rights explains how women’s protests focused on their rights evolved from the 1960s through the present.
Debates on decriminalising abortion have been repeatedly delayed.
In Mexico, more states are legalizing abortion at the same time US states like Florida are imposing more restrictions.
Abortions happened in Arizona, despite a near-complete abortion ban enacted in 1864. But people also faced penalties for them, including a female doctor who went to prison.
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Stanford University
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