World Photos: Afghan Women Are Protesting For Their Rights Risking beatings by the Taliban, Afghan women have taken to the streets to protest against the hard-line regime, its new curbs on their rights — and against Pakistan's influence in their country. Hannah Bloch
Seattle leaders talk gender inequality, and the ‘glass cliff’ problem On suffering and surviving the slings and arrows of a woman leader’s fortune John O'Brien
I thought I was a model activist. Then #MeToo called me out. Editor's note: This story has been taken down while we look into pertinent recent allegations. Erik Molano
Education Coal Miner's Daughter Is A Heartwarming Hero In Afghanistan Shamsia Alizada dropped out of the Madwdud Academy in Kabul after a suicide bomber killed more than 40 students. But she returned — and has scored top grades on the country's college entrance exams. Diaa Hadid
National The Nudge And Tie Breaker That Took Women's Suffrage From Nay To Yea Tennessee was the final state needed to ratify the amendment that secured women the right to vote. At the last moment, a young state legislator switched his vote to yes after his mom asked him to. Melissa Block
'Who run the world?' At night, Seattle's immigrant women Fatima had sewn up her dress one inch so that she could vacuum on the floors of a downtown Seattle high rise. Esmy Jimenez
Law & Courts Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Have Any Regrets? Hardly "I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Ginsburg said recounting her career and legacy as a woman who beat the professional odds. Nina Totenberg
Bearing pain - and new life - 'Like a Mother' When Seattle writer Angela Garbes first became a mom, she wrote a piece on breastfeeding that went viral. It remains the most-read article The Stranger... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
ICYMI: Listen in on this panel from Women’s March Seattle The second annual Women’s March was celebrated in Seattle on January 20. Organizers say as many as 100,000 people attended. But those organizers had... John O'Brien
‘We will be heard!’ Voices from Seattle Women’s March 2.0 Tens of thousands of people participated in the second annual Seattle Women’s March. The day started with a rally of fiery speeches to warm up... John O'Brien
