August 30, 2011
Pregnant in Putin’s Russia
An expectant mother's journey through the modern Moscow medical system. Read More »
August 30, 2011
Underreported and Unchecked: Sexual Violence Against Somali Refugee Women
Refugee women struggling to survive in the Horn of Africa face the additional threat of sexual violence. Read More »
August 30, 2011
After the Taliban: Swat women on changing life
Swat in north-west Pakistan is still recovering from a period of militancy several years ago. Men and women deemed un-Islamic were killed by the Taliban and their bodies dumped on the street. Hundreds of girls' schools were destroyed before the army ousted the militants in 2009. A local school girl and Swat's first woman to train as a lawyer told Nosheen Abbas of the BBC how life is changing Read More »
August 30, 2011
Muammar Gaddafi’s female bodyguards claim rape
Gaddafi's bodyguards say they were blackmailed into joining his forces, then raped. Read More »
August 29, 2011 | Profile
Egypt’s First Woman President?
The talk-show host has rattled religious conservatives, the state-owned media and now the army, too. Ursula Lindsey interviews Buthayna Kamel, Cairo’s most outspoken woman. Read More »
August 29, 2011
Sheryl Sandberg on the Power of Facebook
At an inspiring breakfast, Sheryl Sandberg dished on how social media is revolutionizing women's lives. Read More »
August 29, 2011
Pakistan’s Gang-Rape Verdict Travesty
A high court set free several of the men accused of the shocking gang-rape of Mukhtar Mai. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon on why the activist for women's rights now fears for her life. Read More »
