The Nigerian Activist Trying to Sell Plants to the Oil Company That Destroyed Them

“I need to help my women to stand,” says Martha Agbani, who helped a group of women from the Niger Delta build a flourishing mangrove nursery.

Opinion | What’s Wrong With Sex Between Professors and Students? It’s Not What You Think.

We need to get beyond evaluating sex solely through the lens of consent. 

Afghans With Ties to U.S. Who Could Not Get Out Now Live in Fear

Thousands did not make it onto U.S. military evacuation flights. Many of them are now in hiding, worried for their safety and their future.

The Poetic Justice of Amanda Gorman’s Estée Lauder Contract

The inside story of how it happened and why it matters.

Yes, Marketing Is Still Sexist

Despite women’s progress in many parts of society, advertisements still consistently cast women as secondary.

Biden Vows to Protect Abortion Rights in Face of ‘Extreme’ Texas Law

President Biden directed a gender-focused policy council in the White House and other agencies to “launch of a whole-of-government effort” to respond.

At Top Magazines, Black Representation Remains a Work in Progress

Last summer’s racial reckoning brought calls for an industrywide overhaul in fashion. But change is slow.

Answers to Questions About the Texas Abortion Law

The law prohibits abortions before many women even know they’re pregnant, and it will be hard to challenge in the courts.

Opinion | Texas Is Trying to Overturn Roe v. Wade All by Itself

Outpacing Mississippi in the race for the worst state for women.

Answers to Questions About the Texas Abortion Law

The law prohibits abortions before many women even know they’re pregnant, and it will be hard to challenge in the courts.

After Proudly Celebrating Women, Alibaba Faces Reckoning Over Harassment

A rape accusation at the Chinese e-commerce giant has shed light on a work culture that some former employees say is humiliating and toxic.

Japan Needs a Lot More Tech Workers. Can It Find a Place for Women?

The country is pushing to digitally modernize itself, but one of the developed world’s starkest gender gaps is holding it back.

Lessons on Child Care, From the Military

The military transformed what was once an underfunded, scattershot child care system into one of the best in the country. Some see it as a model to emulate.

Can Afghanistan’s Leading Broadcaster Survive the Taliban?

Tolo came to prominence with hard-hitting news, raucous reality shows and lurid Turkish soap operas. Now there are ominous signs that a violent media clampdown is underway.

‘Made in Afghanistan’ Once Symbolized Hope. Now It’s Fear.

Fashion was seen as a way forward for the country and its craftspeople, especially women. But those involved are terrified it may turn them into targets.

No, I’m Not ‘Just’ a Stay-at-Home Mom (Published 2020)

The mental load of motherhood is real, but my obsessive need to do something “more” can make it feel unbearable.

Kamala Harris, in Southeast Asia and in Uniform

The vice president’s solo international trip set a tone, and a standard.

U.S. Says 1,500 Americans Remain in Afghanistan as Evacuation Enters Final Days

The State Department is frantically trying to track down U.S. citizens. Tens of thousands of Afghan allies will all but certainly be left behind.

Teenage Aviator Aims to Be Youngest Woman to Circle the Globe Solo

Zara Rutherford, 19, left Belgium last week and plans to complete her journey by early November. She landed in New York City on Thursday.

Oklahoma’s Gift to Ballet: The Five Moons Ballerinas

A festival at the University of Oklahoma celebrates the impact of these ballerinas on 20th century ballet, honoring their Native American heritage.