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

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