Although many consider the Nyege Nyege festival in Uganda immoral, the government supports the profitable event

In Ghana, female farmers are essential for ensuring food security and nutrition, but they often face systemic challenges

Purple Innovation supports women having faced domestic violence to launch businesses and become financially independent

What purposes our Digital Monthly serves, and how it differs from the print issue

During their second period of rule, the Taliban appear more moderate in a few select areas, partly due to international expectations and a more self-confident Afghan society

More education on health issues is needed in Nepal, especially for women and girls. Local health centres and Female Community Health Volunteers play a crucial role

The author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga writes about a young woman’s fight for the right to female self-determination in Zimbabwe

Project on sustainable fishery deliberately targets women to “bridge the gender gap”

In West Africa, some faith-based networks promote demographic change

Nassir Djafari’s novel “Mahtab” tells the story of a migrant woman from Iran who makes Frankfurt her home town