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https://globalvoices.org/2025/04/26/we-are-not-just-imagining-power-we-are-claiming-it-women-at-the-forefront-of-change-in-the-horn-of-africa/
July 15, 2025
‘We are not just imagining power; we are claiming it’: Women at the forefront of change in the Horn of Africa

By Clarisse Sih and Bibbi Abruzzini 

https://globalvoices.org/2025/05/01/the-fight-for-abortion-rights-in-sri-lanka/
July 15, 2025
The fight for abortion rights in Sri Lanka

This article by Mia Abeyawardene originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka.

https://globalvoices.org/2025/05/23/girls-education-could-be-a-catalyst-for-africas-transformation/
July 15, 2025
Girls’ education could be a catalyst for Africa’s transformation

By Raby S. Diallo and Stéphanie Manguele

https://globalvoices.org/2025/05/31/it-was-the-cow-that-built-your-school-mama-annas-grassroots-revolution-on-mount-meru-tanzania/
July 15, 2025
‘It was the cow that built your school’: Mama Anna’s grassroots revolution on Mount Meru, Tanzania

High on the slopes of Mount Meru, in Tanzania’s

https://globalvoices.org/2025/06/03/the-story-of-maria-da-penha-the-woman-whose-name-was-given-to-brazils-domestic-violence-law/
July 15, 2025
The story of Maria da Penha, the woman whose name was given to Brazil's domestic violence law
placng.org/i/engagement-on-womens-political-representation-underscores-need-for-reform/
July 15, 2025
Engagement on Women’s Political Representation Underscores Need for Reform

On Thursday, 10th July 2025, the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, in collaboration with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and with support from the European Union in Nigeria, hosted a Legislative Dinner on advancing wo

https://syriacpress.com/blog/2025/07/14/global-syriac-womens-conference-unites-voices-for-justice-equality-and-representation/
July 15, 2025
Global Syriac Women’s conference unites voices for justice, equality, and representation

GIESSEN, Germany / BETH NAHRIN — On the sidelines of the Syriac Women’s Conference held last Saturday simultaneously in Beth Zalin (Qamishli), North and East Syria; Ankawa, Kurdist

https://globalvoices.org/2025/06/11/a-womans-burden-a-historic-change-in-surinames-presidency/
July 15, 2025
A woman’s burden? A historic change in Suriname’s presidency

“You will work hard.” That was the promise former medical doctor Jennifer Geerlings-Simons made during her presidential election campa

https://globalvoices.org/2025/06/30/women-are-committed-to-community-development-in-togo-despite-the-patriarchal-customs/
July 15, 2025
Women are committed to community development in Togo despite the patriarchal customs

In Togo’s rural communities, women bear much of the family responsibilities. However, they remain committed to their communities’ development despite the socio-cultural pressures.