International Women’s Day

Lo que me da esperanza es el activismo y trabajo colaborativo que he visto entre las mujeres jóvenes de diversos orígenes.

Police tried to break up the rally as marchers moved down Istiklal Street.

What gives me hope is the activism and collaborative work I've seen among young women from diverse backgrounds.

For International Women's Day, a round-up of Pacific Standard stories on women who embody the definition of female empowerment.

People, it seems, are comfortable talking about contraception and about girls living in poverty, but not about their periods, which remain a major hurdle to education in places where adequate facilities are non-existent.