Liz Ford

Through sharing experiences and focusing on key events, online activism is boosting women’s rights issues – but its effect on policy change is still unclear

Coverage of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala criticised by group who say such attitudes ‘discourage women from taking on leadership positions’

At least 30% will go to the women-led grassroots organisations that have been ‘critical’ through Covid pandemic

Investigation launched into the International Women’s Health Coalition following criticism of ‘toxic’ culture

Scores of high-profile signatories mark International Women’s Day by signing letter calling for stronger global political support

We cast a look back at the issues that dominated the headlines in the past year, from the devastation in Yemen to the trauma of Rohingya refugees

Rohingya refugees in Balukhali camp speak about life in their makeshift settlements and the horror that drove them to leave Myanmar

Young male refugees in Bangladesh are being helped by pioneering aid efforts that try to address the hidden scars of war

ActionAid calls on women to unite against violence and stresses that funding for grassroots collectives is essential to their ability to effect change

In the Global development podcast this month, Liz Ford looks at the barriers to women reaching leadership positions, from discrimination to social conditioning, and speaks to organisations attempting to bridge the gender gap

Funding of up to $50,000 each goes to 20 grassroots organisations promoting the rights of girls and young women in 19 countries

Defenders of women’s human rights around the world are facing systematic targeting. Liz Ford investigates

Debate to start in July to repeal Augusto Pinochet’s 1989 legislation and allow termination when a woman’s life is at risk

Analysis of 75 countries reveals ‘shocking’ scale of global women’s rights backlash

We speak to four women who are fighting to uphold women’s rights around the world

Every other minute, a woman or girl dies as a result of pregnancy complications or childbirth. Why has the global decline in maternal mortality stalled?

Women have fought long and hard to secure access to family planning and abortion, and reduce maternal mortality. A modern timeline of that struggle tells a story full of highs and lows

Defenders of women’s human rights around the world are facing systematic targeting. Liz Ford investigates

Despite vastly different circumstances between western women and those in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, there is much they share

Christy Turlington Burns, an American model and advocate for maternal health, says the most vulnerable mothers are adolescent girls