Women's Rights
How Khalida Popal uses football to fight for women's rights
Khalida Popal found a passion for football against an unlikely backdrop in Afghanistan, in the mid-'90s; a time where women were not seen to have a place in sport. She eventually rallied a team and… Audio
Pacific regional women MPs visit NZ parliament
Pacific regional women MPs visit NZ parliament. Audio
India abortion: Why Supreme Court ruling is a huge step forward
Just weeks after the US Supreme Court passed a controversial order to ban or severely restrict the ability for pregnant women to get abortions, a similar case made headlines in India.
Afghanistan: Protesters urge Taliban to reopen girls' schools
About two dozen protesters gathered close to the Taliban's Ministry of Education on Saturday morning, calling on the group to reopen girls' secondary schools.
Woman reaches settlement with employer over period pain sick leave
An employee who complained she was criticised for taking one sick day due to menstruation-related illness has reached a settlement with her employer.
Saudi princess and daughter released after three years in jail
Saudi authorities have released a princess and her daughter who had been detained without charge for nearly three years, her legal advisor says.
3MM: Dr Katherine Ravenswood on International Women's Day
We've come a long way from no parental leave in the 1970s, to the first woman firefighter in the 1980s. From a 'toothless' Equal Pay Act, to Kristine Bartlett and thousands of care and support workers… Audio
Musician Frank Turner on the stories of 'No Man's Land'
English folk-punk singer Frank Turner's about to come back to New Zealand next month, and he's just put out his eighth studio album, No Man's Land, which is entirely made up of the stories of… Audio
13: Decades of Change
The 60s, 70s and 80s were rowdy decades. Kiwis were getting out in the streets and raising their voices about the rights of Māori, women and LGBT people, nuclear energy, the environment. Plus the most… Audio
In a first, opposition and government come together to talk Fiji women's rights
Women parliamentarians in Fiji are being encouraged to cast their political differences aside and use their historic numbers to further women's rights. Audio
Nancy Gertner - An 'unrepentant advocate' for civil liberties
Nancy Gertner is a former US federal judge who built her career around the protection of women's rights, civil liberties and justice for all. Appointed to the federal bench of the district court of… Audio
Women fighting back against 'tough guy' rulers - Amnesty International
The rise of 'strong man rulers' such as Donald Trump has galvanised women to defend their rights and fight for equality, Amnesty's New Zealand campaigns director says. Audio
Standing their ground
Episode Three of Beyond Kate explores property and divorce rights for women, the age of consent, and even the right for women to wear what they want... early social reforms still being debated today.
…How far we've come: Three generations of feminists
For the 125th anniversary of women gaining the vote in New Zealand, it pays to look back on how things have changed - not just in the static moments between then and now, but in the gradual shifts…
Are We There Yet exhibition: Victoria Travers
125 years on since women in New Zealand fought and won the right to vote an Auckland Museum exhibition looks at how far, or not, we have come since then. The display pays tribute to women in Aotearoa… Audio, Gallery
Pauline Cullen: impact of Irish referendum on women in Ireland
Pauline Cullen is a sociology lecturer specialising in gender studies at Maynooth University in County Kildare, Ireland. She talks about this societal shift in a country where the Catholic Church has… Audio
Women battle barriers to justice in Fiji
Women in Fiji are waiting nearly two and a half years before reporting family violence to the police according to a new report by the Fiji Women's Rights Movement. Audio
Suffrage Day and the fight for women's rights
On this day in 1893 New Zealand became the first nation in the world to grant women the right to vote. Times have certainly changed since then but the fight for equality in our country continues. We… Audio
Sprinting to the polls: Suffrage Day's 124th anniversary
Opinion - Women literally raced each other to the polling booths after they won the right to vote, writes Charlotte MacDonald.
Better laws needed to protect women and children in Tonga
A women's advocate in Tonga says the government needs to improve legislation around the protection of women and children. Audio
