On this day

On this day in 1956, thousands of South African women protested against the Apartheid pass laws

On this day in 1984, Nawal El Moutawakel became the first Moroccan to win an Olympic gold medal

On this day in 1888, Bertha Benz became the first person to drive an automobile over a long distance

On this day in 1529 Margaret of Austria and Louise of Savoy negotiated and signed the Treaty of Cambrai

On this day in 2019 women in Saudi Arabia were granted the right to hold passports without the consent of a male guardian

Climate Emergency

Insights

2

Survivors of childhood abuse campaign for compensation

3

The business of modest fashion: an industry born from a women’s movement

Change-makers

2

Farzana Nayani on creating equity, inclusion and community in the workplace

3

“Jazz has been central to protest since its beginnings” – Sammy Stein on the music that changed the world

Flashbacks

2

The Women Behind The Remembrance Poppy

3

Meet Bertha von Suttner, the first woman to have won the Nobel Peace Prize

Op-eds

police brutality

How UK police are failing to protect women

guni vats

Women must stop feeling sorry for speaking up

women in news

The media is failing women. We need to rethink the news

india, elections

How India’s ruling party capitalised on women’s votes

The Debrief