November 16, 2017Moore case spotlights a risk to young girls – CNNPeople are looking in shocked disgust at the defenders of Roy Moore. How can so many Alabamans throw […]
November 2, 2017Let’s Prioritize Protecting Girls – IWFBeyoncé has often been controversial, but her latest video deserves unanimous applause for raising awareness of how girls are still treated […]
October 5, 2017Violence against women hurts Arab economies, U.N. says – ReutersThe United Nations called on Arab nations on Wednesday to calculate the economic cost of violence against women, […]
October 3, 2017Saudi Arabia Agrees to Let Women Drive – The New York TimesSaudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has […]
September 29, 2017Violence against girls is corrosive to society – EURACTIVThere may be nothing more corrosive to our societies than allowing this assault to continue. Yet there are […]
September 25, 2017Education Cannot Wait – investing in our shared humanity – Huffington PostWorld leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York this past week. At the 72nd General Assembly, […]
September 20, 201740 million in modern slavery and 152 million in child labour around the world – ILONew research developed jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO)1 and the Walk Free Foundation2 , in partnership with the […]
September 9, 2017Why you should stand up for girls’ rights – MSNBCMore than 90 percent of countries around the globe have laws that discriminate against women. My homeland, Tanzania, […]
September 9, 2017Attention Girls: We Have the Power to Change the World – Brit & CoMy name is Cassie Levesque. I’m 18, a Gold Award Girl Scout, and I am working to change […]
August 17, 2017Women’s Oppression: Across the Globe – Atypical FemaleDisclaimer: this post contains information that may be concerning to those sensitive to the topics of genital mutilation. […]
August 8, 2017Iran Planning to Raise Women’s Legal Age of Marriage – Iran Front PageIranian lawmaker Fatemeh Zolqadr said the Iranian Parliament, in coordination with the country’s Vice-Presidency for Women and Family […]
August 2, 2017An Ontario Court has Just Affirmed that Cultural Norms that Excuse Violence have No Place Here: Editorial – The StarThe woman, a recent immigrant from Iran, suffered brutal spousal abuse but didn’t even realize it was against […]
August 2, 2017What Happens to Foreign Human Trafficking Victims in the United States? – NBC NewsAt age 19, Indira Karimova became a victim of human trafficking after she was married off to her […]
March 20, 2017Bad laws underpin global “rape epidemic”, let rapists off the hook: reportFrom Lebanon where a rapist can escape punishment if he marries his victim to India where rape within […]
March 20, 2017Canada announces support for sexual and reproductive health and rightsAs part of its strong commitment to gender equality and a feminist lens, Canada is taking a leadership […]
March 20, 2017Let’s Talk About SexLast week, at the “She Decides” conference in Brussels, government ministers met with representatives from NGOs, United Nations […]
March 16, 2017Boris Johnson: The world would be a better place if all girls went to schoolI am always dubious about so-called silver bullets that allegedly solve a host of problems. “Life can’t be […]
March 16, 2017Inside Britain’s sharia councils: hardline and anti-women – or a dignified way to divorce?On a freezing, rainswept Sunday in a conference room in Birmingham Central mosque, a young woman in a […]
March 16, 2017Women are suffering globally – we must act nowWe, the members of the scientific and technical advisory group and the gender and rights advisory panel of […]
February 20, 2017Young women who were captives of Boko Haram speak: NigeriaAfter conquering Bama, the second-largest town in Nigeria’s Borno state, a small group of fighters from the militant […]