Afghan, female, refugee and MMA fighter
Arezo Ahmadi fled from Afghanistan to fulfill her dream of becoming a mixed martial arts fighter. She's a symbol of defiance and a future that so many young Afghan women are denied.…
More people are having twins. How can we make births safer?
When health services are limited, mothers and children often do not receive life-saving medical care and with higher-risk twin pregnancies rising, communities need solutions. Can new technologies give an answer?…
Women in Syria: Could the future be female?
A nation emerging from decades of a brutal dictatorship. The country's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has signed a constitutional declaration, laying out rights for women and freedom of expression. This after his…
‘Kirstoric’: Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry elected first female IOC President
Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry is elected the first ever female president of the International Olympic Committee.…
Challenging sexism in football: Tanzania’s women referees
Helen Nkwocha is one woman who managed to clear the hurdles required to break those conventions. The English coach became the first woman to coach a men's European top-division football team in…
Was the German (female) foreign minister blurred in Syria state visit photos?
Following the visit of the French and German foreign ministers to Syria on January 3, a photo where we see Minister Annalena Baerbock blurred in official photos of this state visit started…
After 80 years ‘things can be done differently’, female UN leadership advocate says
One of the stark realities highlighted at the latest UN General Assembly was the underrepresentation of women leaders. Out of 193 countries, only 20 women addressed the General Assembly, an unsettling statistic…
Nigeria’s female students targeted in kidnapping spree
Cases of kidnapping for ransom are steadily increasing in Nigeria, with criminal gangs targeting primary schools and universities. Authorities say female students are the main targets by so-called "bandits," as they are…
Mexico elects leftist Sheinbaum as first female president
Claudia Sheinbaum has won a clear majority in Mexico's presidential election. She will succeed her popular leftist Morena party colleague Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Former Mexican Ambassador to the US, Arturo Sarukhan,…
Ivory Coast: Stamping out female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation is still an issue in rural areas of Ivory Coast. Though it has been banned decades ago, girls still die and suffer from the practice.…
Army deploys 100 female soldiers to keep peace on Kaduna-Abuja highway
Army deploys 100 female soldiers to keep peace on Kaduna-Abuja highway…