Women's rights

Bangladesh has launched a women-only, pink bus service in its capital, Dhaka. With female drivers and conductors, the initiative aims to make public transport safer for women.

As an influx of migrants crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, more than a dozen migrant women reported being sexually assaulted. Some have set up makeshift camps while waiting to be registered at a migrant centre, where they shared their experiences of harassment.

It has been five years since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan.

Since then, the United Nations says the Taliban have issued decrees targeting women and girls, including excluding them from secondary education and stripping them of rights and freedoms.

The flight deck of aviation is slowly shedding its "boys' club" image as more women take to the skies. At the National Aviation Gender Summit in Pretoria, officials revealed a promising liftoff. Women now make up just over 20 percent of the country’s licensed aviation professionals, a solid jump from the 5,000 recorded just two years ago. eNCA's Naomi Kobbie reports. #dstv403

One of the deadliest forms of cancer for women may not start where we once believed. Researchers now know nearly all fatal ovarian cancers begin in the fallopian tubes, not the ovaries. Stephanie Sy discusses with Dr. Rebecca Stone, a professor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, how this understanding is important for patient care.

Nigeria's Super Falcons are back to defend their throne. With an incredible 10 Women’s AFCON titles, Africa’s most successful women’s team once again enters the competition as the side everyone wants to beat. And while the stars fight for another trophy, young girls across Nigeria are watching closely, inspired to chase their own football dreams and become the next generation of Super Falcons.

Bar do Teatro da Comuna
7 Junho 2026

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Jazz may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of The Juilliard School, but perhaps this series of Tiny Desks will change that. Tiny Desk and Jazz Night in America celebrate the 20th anniversary of Juilliard Jazz with three Tiny Desk concerts featuring performances by current students and alumni of the prestigious institution.

Five years of Taliban rule has heavily discriminated against women, despite the group claiming it would protect their rights.

It’s been five years since Taliban rule descended on Afghanistan. The regime is one of the world’s most repressive for women and girls: girls are barred from education beyond the age of 11-12; women are banned from most jobs and public life, and the Taliban have passed a law which has, in effect, legalized child marriage.

Tom Sasse, The Economist’s South Asia bureau chief, has just returned from a 1,000km road trip inside Afghanistan. He joins Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief, and a panel of expert journalists to discuss what the country is like today and whether there’s any hope that life for women and girls will improve any time soon.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez began sharing on social media that she is going to try to preserve her fertility by freezing her eggs, a subject that Lesley Stahl reported on in 2025. Stahl found that the costly procedure brought happy endings to some women, but offered no guarantees.

"60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10.

The Taliban are celebrating the five year anniversary of taking back control in Afghanistan. But while they say their rule has brought an end to fighting in the country, what is the reality for Afghanistan's women and girls?/

Behind the glamour of Malayalam cinema — known as 'Mollywood', based in Kerala, southern India — allegations of sexual harassment and abuse had long been whispered and ignored.

Now, dozens of women are speaking out, naming powerful men in the industry.

Police and NGOs in India and Nepal work together to tackle human trafficking of women and girls across the open border between the two countries. DW spoke to one young girl who managed to escape her kidnappers and return home to Nepal.

Bar do Teatro da Comuna
7 Junho 2026

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7 Junho 2026

September 19th/2025 live at Blues Alley
Melissa Aldana Tenor Sax
Glenn Zaleski Piano
Kush Abadey Drums
Pablo Menares Bass

Return of acclaimed trio featuring top players from Scandinavia and New York.

Charles Lloyd - Figure in Blue memories of Duke

Charles Lloyd: Tenor Saxophone, Alto Flute, Tarogato
Jason Moran: Piano, Shakers
Marvin Sewell: Guitar