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Feminism is the belief in full social, economic and political equality for women. It is based on the idea that all human beings deserve equal rights, regardless of sex or gender.

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January 12, 2025

Malala decries Afghan Taliban 'gender apartheid'

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Afghan women walk alongside a road.

Afghanistan: Women become 'invisible' under Taliban

Afghanistan: Women become 'invisible' under Taliban

Since 2021, Taliban leaders have issued numerous decrees preventing women and girls from taking part in public life.
EqualityJanuary 21, 202502:10 min
A picture of a shadow of a woman against a gray background

Cruel tradition: How Kazakhstan fights 'bride kidnapping'

Cruel tradition: How Kazakhstan fights 'bride kidnapping'

Victims lose families, friends and futures. In Kazakhstan, activists are drafting new laws to fight an old tradition.
SocietyJanuary 19, 2025
Indien | RG Kar

Indian court finds man guilty in hospital rape case

Indian court finds man guilty in hospital rape case

An Indian police volunteer has been convicted of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital.
SocietyJanuary 18, 202501:28 min
A veiled girl sits to the side of a group of male students in a mostly empty classroom

Why are millions of Bangladeshi girls quitting school?

Why are millions of Bangladeshi girls quitting school?

Education is in demand in Bangladesh, but even the basic school expenses are too big of a hurdle for some families.
EducationJanuary 7, 2025
Two Iranian women not wearing hijab, seen in Tehran

More Iranian women forced into illegal abortions

More Iranian women forced into illegal abortions

Hundreds of thousands of women seek illegal abortions every year in Iran, defying strict family planning laws.
HealthJanuary 6, 2025
A girl sits on a couch in a hut, her face obscured by a plastic curtain.

Indian Dalit women, girls targeted by upper-caste rapists

Indian Dalit women, girls targeted by upper-caste rapists

Dalit women and girls in India are more likely to fall victim to rape. DW met a 12-year-old survivor and her family.
CrimeJanuary 2, 202504:03 min
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Gisele Pelicot at a court house in Avignon with many microphones over her head and a police officer holding back press

Gisele Pelicot vanquishes her rapists

Gisele Pelicot's rapists have been sentenced for their crimes. DW reports from court in Avignon.
Law and JusticeDecember 19, 2024
A woman with shoulder-length hair in a black coat, standing in a park, looking contemplative

Turkey sees dramatic rise in femicides

With deadly violence against women and girls on the rise, Turkish aid groups say offenders must face harsher punishment.
SocietyDecember 6, 202405:22 min
Lea Schüller playing for Germany against Switzerland

Patriarchy a problem in German sports

At a time of year when a focus on stopping violence against women is sharp, women in German sport have spoken out.
SportsDecember 2, 2024
Demonstration banner calling for the abolition of paragraph 218

Abortion in Germany: Preelection push for liberalization

A cross-party initiative wants to decriminalize abortion in the early stage of pregnancy. But conservatives are opposed.
PoliticsDecember 2, 2024
Nazima Khairzad in her element in the mountains

Afghanistan refugees in Germany: 'Sport is freedom'

Athletes Nazima and Nazira Khairzad fled Afghanistan — now they are trying to help their countrywomen.
SportsNovember 28, 2024
Women protesting spycam pornography in Seoul, South Korea, 2018 — one of the signs reads 'Angry women will change the world'

Feminism's sex strike: How the 4B movement is spreading

Inspired by South Korea feminists, some American women are abstaining from sex with men to resist misogyny. Why?
CultureNovember 25, 2024
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