Women’s Rights Are Winning

Around the world, high-profile setbacks have inspired overlooked progress.

A woman is seen from slightly below as she stands outside a large stone building with columns. The woman holds a set of scales up in one hand. October 21, 2025, 9:00 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

You’ve seen the headlines: Genocide. Famine. War. Climate catastrophe. Inflation. The far right ascendant. Democracy in decline. For women in particular, things look particularly grim: Abortion rights have been overturned, with contraception next in the crosshairs; the workforce is hemorrhaging Black women; women still lag in political leadership; and social media influencers encourage young women to throw in the towel and put on an apron, tradwife style .

And it’s not just t

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