KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government this week barred female Afghan employees at the United Nations from working in Afghanistan, according to U.N. officials, a move threatening one of the last lifelines of badly needed aid in a country where millions risk starvation and restrictions on women have hampered aid operations in recent months. The […]
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Their Hair Long and Flowing or in Ponytails, Women in Iran Flaunt Their Locks
An engineer strode onstage at an event in Tehran, wearing tight pants and a stylish shirt, and clutching a microphone in one hand. Her long brown hair, tied in a ponytail, swung freely behind her, uncovered, in open defiance of Iran’s strict hijab law. “I am Zeinab Kazempour,” she told the convention of Iran’s professional […]
Dozens of Women and Girls Kidnapped by Extremists Are Freed in Burkina Faso
DAKAR, Senegal — More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said. The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves. But […]
War Brings Ukraine’s Women New Roles and New Dangers
Women have become an all-important force in the fight. But even as they mobilize, they are increasingly bearing the worst of the conflict.