Women

Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Gazing into a mirror framed by a vase of bright flowers, Taiba Sulaimani begins to sing. The lyrics, in Farsi, offer a message of hope — I will fly one day, I will be free one day. Sulaimani is one of hundreds of Afghan women and allies around […]

ABC News (KYIV, Ukraine) — By now she’s gained a few nicknames; from “punisher of Russians,” to the “Ukrainian Joan of Arc.” Eugenia Emerald has become somewhat of an icon in Ukraine, fighting on the front lines as a sniper — the only woman in her unit. She’s one of more than 50,000 women now […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iranian women were banned from the national soccer stadium and all live soccer games for more than 40 years, but that didn’t stop some women from defying the mandate. A new ESPN 30 for 30 podcast called “Pink Card” follows three generations of women defying the ban. Peabody Award-winning host […]