Women

The Balance of Power

Why sexism is civilization's greatest shame.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | MAY/JUNE 2013

Put Your Shirts Back On, Ladies

The case against Femen.

BY NAHEED MUSTAFA | APRIL 8, 2013

The Millennium Development Goals Are Working

The world has made great strides in combating extreme poverty. But it’s time to set a new horizon.

BY JOHN PODESTA | APRIL 5, 2013

Who's the Most Powerful Woman in the World?

Hint: It's not Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg. She lives in Berlin and is key to solving the euro crisis.

BY JEFFREY GEDMIN | MARCH 27, 2013

China’s Michelle Obama

Peng Liyuan is the first prominent Chinese first lady in decades. But does she matter?

BY PAUL FRENCH | MARCH 26, 2013

Springtime for Salafists

Rampaging Islamist vigilantes are cracking down on free expression -- and ruining Tunisia's Arab Spring.

BY DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS | MARCH 26, 2013

Leaning Out

How the United States is abandoning Afghanistan's women.

BY AMIE FERRIS-ROTMAN | MARCH 20, 2013

Lean Forward

Why there's finally cause for celebration this International Women's Day

BY VALERIE M. HUDSON | MARCH 8, 2013

Camelot in Tokyo

Can Caroline Kennedy shake up Japan’s sexist politics?

BY COCO MASTERS | MARCH 6, 2013

The Evolution of Uncle Sam

How U.S. military recruitment posters have changed over the past 150 years.

MARCH 4, 2013

What Happened in Luvungi?

On rape and truth in Congo.

BY LAURA HEATON | MARCH 4, 2013

Mind the Gap

Charles Kenny is too quick to call off the clash of civilizations.

MARCH 4, 2013

Forget the Flowers and Candy

Images from the women's rights rallies that have been taking place around the world this week.

BY NEHA PALIWAL | FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Can Kerry Fill Clinton's Shoes?

Times have changed when the foreign policy world is wondering if a man can do a woman’s job.

BY TAMARA COFMAN WITTES | FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Marching Through the Monarchies

Two years after the Arab Spring awoke demons and democracy in the Middle East, I went to see whether changes had roiled the lands of royals.

BY EMMA SKY | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Measure for Measure

We can make dramatic progress in lowering maternal mortality -- but we need better data, and more of it.

BY MELINDA GATES | JANUARY 31, 2013

The Silence in Delhi

The trial of India's vicious gang-rapists is under way, but don't think for a second the government is really committed to reform of women's rights.

BY MIRANDA KENNEDY | JANUARY 25, 2013

Combat Roles

Women have been fighting and dying in America’s wars for years. Here are eight who were killed in action last year.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 24, 2013

Combat Ready

Photos of the women who've been moving closer and closer to the front lines for years.

JANUARY 24, 2013

The Parent Trap

Do two-parent families help children get ahead in life? The surprising answer: not everywhere.

BY W. BRADFORD WILCOX | JANUARY 15, 2013

A Binder for Obama

Has the U.S. administration become too much of a boys' club? Here are 10 women the president could appoint to top national security jobs.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 10, 2013

For Shame

Wait, Pakistan is blasting India for treating women badly?

BY RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL | JANUARY 4, 2013

India Has a Woman Problem

And there's no denying it anymore.

BY RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL | DECEMBER 28, 2012

Flournoy for SecDef

Ten reasons the president should ditch Chuck for Michèle.

BY ROSA BROOKS | DECEMBER 26, 2012

You Can Have It All … Once Your Kids Are in College

Why working men still rule Washington.

BY ROSA BROOKS | NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Why Family Is a Foreign-Policy Issue

Helping women strike a work-life balance would change the world more than you might think.

BY ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER | DECEMBER 2012

The Inconvenient Revolution

An interview with a leading human rights activist from Bahrain

BY AZZURRA MERINGOLO | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Like Every Day

Shadi Ghadirian's unique take on the inner lives of Iranian women.

NOVEMBER 2012

An Idealist on Death Row

Why the desperate fate of a little-known Sudanese human rights activists poses some fundamental questions about what it means to be human.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 3, 2012

Why We Give the Lady a Hard Time

An open letter to the critics of our criticism.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012