Ruchi Kumar - The Persistent

An illustration shows a woman's face and a pair of justice scales covered over with scraps of paper in green and orange.

Sexual violence

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.

We see the back of Dağdeviren at a piano on a pile of rubble, the shell of a building in front of her.

Turkey

‘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.

A grainy black and white photo of a veiled Afghan woman is covered with brightly-colored Post-It notes.

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.

A drawing shows a group of women protesting with signs and candles. One woman holds a microphone.

Afghanistan

‘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.