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Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie and Germany's Maas demand action on sexual violence

Germany's foreign minister and Angelina Jolie want more to be done to fight the use of rape as a war tactic. They issued a plea as the UN prepares to vote on a German resolution tackling the issue but face US opposition.  

Opinion: UN must do more to end rape in conflict zones

A sign: Rape used as weapon of war — from babies (4 months) to 90-year-old women

Where there is war, there is too often rape. However, women's bodies are not battlefields, DW's Helena Humphrey writes. It's time to end impunity for sexual assaults in conflict zones.  

Widespread torture and rape documented in Libya's refugee camps

Picture symbolizing migrants stuck in a camp (picture-alliance/AFP/MINDS Global Spotlight/M. Turkia)

An increasing number of refugees are being tortured and raped in Libya, a new study has found. The perpetrators, motivated by greed, sadism and the desire for power, include local European Union partners.  

Saudi women (picture-alliance/J. Schwenkenbecher)

Saudi women activists detail torture, sexual abuse at court hearing

The trial of 11 women's rights activists in Riyadh has drawn sharp criticism from Western countries. Some of the women have said they were tortured and sexually abused during interrogation.  

Mukhtaran Mai: 'More Pakistani women are demanding their rights now'

Mukhtaran Mai (picture alliance/dpa)

In an interview with DW, Mukhtaran Mai, a 2002 gang rape survivor, said that her struggle for justice is not only for her but for all Pakistani women. She is appealing a court decision that acquitted the rapists.  

Madelaine Caracas (privat)

'Nicaragua deserves peace,' says exiled student protest leader

Madelaine Caracas is a leader in the Nicaraguan student movement that last year launched protests against President Daniel Ortega's government. Now living in exile, she's still fighting for democracy in her homeland.  

India elections: Will women voters be a game changer?

India women voters (picture-alliance/AP Photo/A. Nath)

Although women have held powerful government positions in India, their political participation in the country has largely been curtailed by a male-dominated system. Will the ongoing general election bring about a change?  

Women in power: The better politicians?

DW Sendung Quadriga 07.03.2019 English (DW)

To mark International Women's Day, we take a close look at women in power and ask: are they the better politicians? Guests: Susanne Koelbl (Spiegel), Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson (NPR) Karen Taylor (Political activist)  

Rwanda – real equality or gender-washing?

President Kagame poses with parliamentarians in September 2018 (Getty Images/AFP/C. Ndegeya)

Few countries have more women in politics than Rwanda. They make up 60 percent of the lawmakers, 50 percent of the cabinet and half of the supreme court judges. But how much influence does this translate into?  

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Las Kellys activists potesting in Spain

The rebellion of Lanzarote chambermaids

Low wages can be found in many sectors of Spain's economy. That's particularly obvious in the hotel industry, where wages come close to exploitation. Chambermaids are staging protests, as Stephanie Müller reports.  

Tchibo calls on government to regulate garment industry

Garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh

German company Tchibo doesn't just sell coffee — it's also a leading garment retailer. The firm has turned to Berlin for help in making sure that its suppliers overseas pay higher wages to workers.  

German gender pay gap unchanged at 21 percent

A picture symbolizing the gender pay gap (picture-alliance/Bildagentur-online/Ohde)

Women in Germany are still paid 21 percent less compared to men in terms of average gross hourly earnings. To highlight upcoming "Equal Pay Day," female Berlin commuters are being offered gender-discount tickets.  

MeToo Kampagne (Imago/Bildgehege)

#MeToo Mexico stirs the cultural industry

After being accused of sexual harassment as part of a wave of #MeToo allegations, the Mexican musician Armando Vega Gil killed himself. How does that impact the newly created movement in the country?  

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#ArewaMeToo: A hashtag against sexual abuse in Nigeria

Nigeria Met Too Kaduna (DW/K. Gänsler)

Sexual abuse and rape are taboo topics in northern Nigeria. But a new hastag – inspired by the global #MeToo movement – could play a part in changing that.  

Women putting on makeup (photo: picture-alliance/Yonhap)

World in Progress: Changing the game!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say. But according to South Korean beauty standards that usually means plastic surgery and full face make-up at all times! Some say it's high time for change. In India, midwives could be the answer to reducing maternal mortality. We also hear from young women in Nigeria who are rebuilding their lives after fleeing from their Boko Haram captors.  

The Pakistan farm run by women

Threats of violence and lack of education have resulted in Pakistan having one of the lowest female labour force participation rates in the world. On the eve of International women's day, one farmer is taking things into her own hands.  

A woman stands in front of a long wooden hut next to a pile of dried plants

Women custodians of biodiversity hold key to food security

A UN report on the state of world biodiversity for food and agriculture links rising food insecurity and chronic hunger to threatened habitats and ecosystems. But traditional female stewards of biodiversity offer hope.