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International women's news

U.K. asks women to attack escort ads

The government has enlisted the Women's Institute in its fight against sex trafficking.

By Tracy Clark-Flory November 26, 2008

Rock in a hard place

All-girl Saudi band shreds guitars -- and taboos.

By Sarah Hepola November 25, 2008

U.K.: All johns potential rapists

New laws would criminalize sex-for-pay with trafficked women, and invalidate claims of ignorance.

By Tracy Clark-Flory November 20, 2008

Girls skip school after acid attack

Students don't show after classmates were burned and blinded by militants.

By Tracy Clark-Flory November 14, 2008

Blinded for going to school

Attackers in Afghanistan shoot acid in schoolgirls' faces.

By Tracy Clark-Flory November 12, 2008

Somali rape victim stoned for "adultery"

Islamist militants kill a 13-year-old girl after she reports being gang-raped.

By Tracy Clark-Flory November 6, 2008

Groper grabs a prison sentence in Cairo

An Egyptian woman hops on the hood of her harasser's car, then drags him to the cops.

By Tracy Clark-Flory October 23, 2008

Rape defense: She's happy now!

A lawyer presents Facebook photos of his client's victim as evidence that she's doing just fine.

By Tracy Clark-Flory October 14, 2008

Inspiration of the day

After a traumatic childhood of her own, Somaly Mam is helping Cambodian girls escape sexual slavery.

By Catherine Price September 23, 2008

First pet food, now infant formula?

Chinese authorities are scrambling to deal with contaminated milk powder that's making thousands of babies sick.

By Catherine Price September 18, 2008

Where are all the female conductors?

A female winner of a BBC conducting competition highlights the lack of women on the podium.

By Kate Harding September 15, 2008

Japan's first female P.M.?

Former TV anchor Yuriko Koike is the first woman ever to run for head of state in Japan.

By Corrie Pikul September 9, 2008

Is she a prostitute? Or just a "temporary wife"?

In Iran, a draconian "Family Protection Act" has been shelved ... for now.

By Catherine Price September 3, 2008

When marrying for love gets you buried alive

A request for tribal leaders of the world: Could you stop with the honor killings?

By Catherine Price September 2, 2008

Clearasil condoms?

Cambodian women find an unexpected use for the lubricant.

By Catherine Price August 28, 2008

"WTF" of the day

Relatives of an 8-year-old Saudi girl, married without her knowledge to a man in his 50s, are fighting to get her a divorce.

By Catherine Price August 28, 2008

Feminism via soap opera?

A show starring a loving and supportive husband is taking the Arab world by storm.

By Tracy Clark-Flory August 2, 2008

Should it ever be defensible to kill your husband?

Proposed reforms in the U.K. would provide a partial defense to victims of domestic abuse accused of killing their partners.

By Catherine Price July 29, 2008

"She was just in diapers"

Are underage female gymnasts being allowed to compete at the Beijing Olympics?

By Kate Harding July 28, 2008

It takes a piglet

Using an unusual incentive program, the Nepalese Youth Opportunity Foundation has kept thousands of girls out of slavery.

By Catherine Price July 24, 2008

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