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RWANDA: Defying History

by Anne-christine d'Adesky

"We have become leaders."

Assumpta Umurungi | AVEGA

It’s been 17 years since more than 500,000 Rwandans were killed in the horrific genocide of 1994. Today, this tiny East African nation has become a poster child for women’s rights. How have they done it? And what more needs to be done? Read More »

SAUDI ARABIA: Claiming Our Right to Drive

by Farona

On June 17, Saudi women have chosen to collectively take the wheel despite a nation-wide ban against female drivers. According to World Pulse correspondent Farona, the collective action couldn't come soon enough. Read More »

"I will only believe in my country’s reform when I can see it and touch it."

Courageous Love

by Sara Schonhardt

At least 80 countries criminalize same-sex intimacy, but a growing movement to change that is gaining ground. Read More »

"Lesbians are invisible here—but that's because of the fear we plant in our own hearts."

Ade Kusumaningrum | Indonesia

NEPAL: Driving with Dignity

by nilima

In Nepal, female taxi drivers are getting behind the wheel of own lives—and shaking up gender stereotypes in the process. Read More »

“I can proudly say that I am the man of the house.”

Sita Thapa, female taxi driver

CAMEROON: Mama Hates My Sprouting Breasts

by Leina

Breast ironing, a violent attempt to prevent the sexual development of adolescent girls, has scarred the bodies and psyches of millions of girls in Cameroon. Shekina reports. Read More »

"Think of a woman whose vagina is mutilated at the age of 9, whose breasts were ironed at the age of 10..."

SAUDI ARABIA: Women Behind Walls

by Farona

Saudi activist Farona resists restrictions on her freedom, insisting that women's participation in public life is not only a right, but a necessity for her country's development. Read More »

"Men fear women in public space more than the devil."

COLOMBIA: Speaking to Survive

by Martha Elena Llano Serna

Martha Elena Llano Serna tells her harrowing story of surviving sexual assault and connects the dots between sexual violence and the drug trade in Colombia Read More »

"When we speak, we make this planet a better home. When we talk, we change history."

Call Off Côte d’Ivoire's Bloody War Games

by Harmony B.

While Côte d’Ivoire violently splits into camps supporting Laurent Gbagbo or Alassane Ouattara—the two men vying for power after November’s disputed election—Ivorian Voices of Our Future correspondent Harmony B. suggests a third option: none of the above. Read More »

"By sending troops to my country, the whole world has signed our death sentence."

A New Era Begins at UN Women

by Anne-christine d'Adesky

Once sidelined, women are now gaining momentum within the UN system. UN Women opened its doors in January—and with it the doors to women's leadership at the global level. Read More »

“When women around the world put their hearts and minds to a common good, we are unstoppable.”

Ritu Sharma

In Egypt the People Are Taking Control

In this interview, Egyptian blogger Noha Atef admires the courage and cohesion of pro-democracy protesters in Egypt and marvels as the popular uprising in her country builds momentum. Read More »

"I feel that change is coming...we will not fear police anymore."

Noha Atef

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