General Sep 27, 2020
Gender equality in Japan gets a push from young activists
by Aya Takino
With the government seeking responses to its draft plan on the issue, youth groups have mobilized to help get their opinions heard.
Lifestyle Feb 10, 2019
Mom-friendly tomato farm bears more than just fruit
by Maya Kaneko
Drop Inc., a startup cherry tomato farming business in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, finds hiring mothers on flexible hours benefits business.
World Mar 7, 2018
Bus 'conscience convoy' of 2,000 women heads to Syria to press for rights awareness
An international group of 2,000 women set off from Istanbul on Tuesday for Turkey's border with Syria, part of a "conscience convoy" to raise awareness of the plight of Syrian women after seven years of civil war. The convoy of buses is expected to reach ...
World / Social Issues Mar 1, 2018
Meghan Markle hopes to 'shine a light' on women's rights as British royal
Meghan Markle, the actress fiancee of Britain's Prince Harry, said on Wednesday that the time was never better to focus on women's rights as she takes up her work with royal charities. Markle, 36, was speaking alongside Harry and his elder brother, William, and wife, ...
Commentary / World Aug 29, 2017
Islamic dress codes and liberal democracy
by Ramesh Thakur
Branding calls to ban the burqa as Islamophobic is an illiberal attempt to shut down legitimate public policy debate.
Editorials Dec 18, 2015
The electoral victories of women across Saudi Arabia show that there will be even more pressure for change in the future.
World / Social Issues Sep 28, 2015
At U.N., Xi boasts women's rights but critics quick to note China's jailing of female activists
China's President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government's record on women's rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views. China and U.N. Secretary-General Ban ...
National Sep 16, 2014
Yemeni journalist devoted to bringing democracy, women's rights to her country
by Mizuho Aoki
Japan is an ideal model for countries racked by conflict and poverty because of how it resurrected itself from the devastation of war and achieved peace, the first Arab woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize says. "For us, Japan is the model that we ...
Commentary / World Jun 27, 2013
Saudi Arabia backsliding on women's rights
by Joshua Muravchik
The trumped-up case in which two leading Saudi activists for women's rights were sentenced to prison is a symptom of the kingdom's regression on human rights.
Commentary / World Mar 5, 2013
Mideast revolutions languish for Arab women
by Moha Ennaji
Though women across the Middle East participated actively in the Arab Spring protests that began in late 2010, they remain second-class citizens.