Claire Cozens

Claire Cozens is a London-based writer and editor, and a recovering foreign correspondent. She's reported from more than a dozen countries and lived in New Delhi, Beijing, Kathmandu and Paris.

A New Movement Wants to Silence Women In Public Life. AI Is Enabling It.

Women activists and journalists are being targeted in increasingly scary ways, forcing many to self-censor, as AI supercharges levels of online abuse.

by Claire Cozens

'When Wars Happen, Human Rights Are the First Casualties': Will the War Undo Years of Progress by Iranian Women?

What does the bombing of Iran mean for Iranian women? The British-Iranian peace advocate Sanam Naraghi Anderlini asks if it could destroy years of work to improve their lives.

by Claire Cozens

In Afghanistan, Abusing Animals Now Carries a Stronger Penalty Than Abusing Women

The Taliban’s criminal code, introduced at the start of this year, marks a new low for women.

by Claire Cozens

50 Years Ago, Icelandic Women Went on Strike. It Changed Everything.

They stopped cleaning and cooking; they stopped doing laundry and they stopped looking after their children. They’d had enough.

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Afghan Women Are Speaking Out. Is the World Finally Listening?

Afghan women gave testimony about the human rights abuses they have experienced. To Afghan women and girls who feel forgotten, that in itself is a message of hope.

by Claire Cozens

When An Expert Is Needed, Media Still Quotes Mostly Men

Women account for about one in four subjects and sources in the media. What on earth is going on?

by Claire Cozens

Global Equality for Women and Girls is Grim. What Are We Doing About It?

In 2015, the U.N. established sweeping gender goals. Ten years on, they’re not even close to being met.

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