Kat Lister
Breaking Gender Stereotypes with France's First Woman in Space
Claudie Haigneré on inspiring young girls to join the next generation of astronauts, and whether there should be an all-female space mission.
Why Young Women All Over the World Are Still Dying in Childbirth
Almost 800 women die every day while giving birth, and the curse of maternal mortality stretches from Sierra Leone to Myanmar.
My Struggles with IVF: It's Not About Failure—It's About Hope
At 32, the last place I expected to find myself was in an operating room, conked out on anesthetic with a lubricated ultrasound probe and an egg-retrieval needle passed through my vagina. But here I am.
These People Are Trying to Bridge the Digital Gender Gap
By 2018, there'll be 350 million fewer women online than men. That needs to change.
More and More Young British Women Are Becoming Nuns
Statistics from the Catholic Church in England and Wales reveal that the number of women entering convent life has hit a 25-year high. I talked to one aspiring nun in her 20s to find out why.
We Spoke to Frontline Photojournalist Lynsey Addario About Fear and Female Resilience
"At a certain point when you're being held hostage, you don't have power to do anything. The only power you have is to listen to your captors and do what they ask you to do."
Skateboarding Makes Afghan Girls Feel Free
How the Skateistan school uses skateboarding as a tool for empowerment in a country worn down by 30 years of conflict and dislocation.