Women You Should Know
'There’s Always Something to Say'—Indian Women on Breaking Into the Rap World
Men might dominate the rap scene in India, but women there are taking the art form to new levels.
Ruchi Kumar
Ruchi Kumar is an independent journalist covering conflict and politics in South Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe through a gender lens. You can follow her work at @RuchiKumar.
Violence against women and girls
A Colonial-Era Law Makes Marital Rape Legal in India. The Government Refuses to Change It.
In India, arranged marriage is a common practice. Some marriages work out, of course, while in others, a family’s honor is protected, whatever the cost.
‘A Scar That Stays With Us’—Two Years After a Devastating Earthquake, a Refusal to Be Forgotten
Two years after a 2023 earthquake devastated swaths of Syria and Turkey, lives are still being rebuilt. Women bear the brunt of it.
Mental Health
When Dreams Are Put On Hold
In Afghanistan, women's blocked opportunities to have a career, contribute to society and earn a living are creating a mental health crisis.
‘If We Don’t, Who Will?’—How Women in Afghanistan Are Speaking Out
It is dangerous to protest in Afghanistan. But it is also dangerous to be a woman. That’s what keeps Afghan women speaking out in whatever ways they can.