W4 interviews photojournalist, Vlad Sokhin, on his latest documentary project “Crying Meri: Violence against women in Papua New Guinea”. Our editor-in-chief would like to alert readers that the following piece contains material that may be[...]

On International Men’s Day, W4 celebrates the boys and men across the globe who are standing up to defend girls’ and women’s human rights, along with organizations—such as Equal Community Foundation in India—that are working tirelessly[...]

  You left your corporate job as an investment banker in order to pursue a career in research and advocacy for the contemporary abolitionist movement. What prompted you to make such a change and to dedicate your career to understanding and[...]

In 2005, Lisa Shannon sat down in her living room to watch an Oprah segment with Women for Women International Founder and CEO Zainab Salbi leading discussion on the conflict in Congo and its effects on women. More than 5.4 million people have[...]

Women's Worldwide Web is extremely proud to feature the work of Izabella Demavlys, who portrays the stunning spirit and beauty of women who have survived acid attacks.  Our editor-in-chief would like to alert readers that the following piece[...]

India-based W4 guest blogger, Poorvi Shrivastav (right), shares her thoughts on the resilience and courage of Saira Laiqat—a woman from Pakistan who was tragically burned by acid at the hands of her husband-to-be after she expressed her wish[...]

Domestic violence is an umbrella term for any form of sexual, physical, psychological, or economic abuse perpetrated on an individual by an intimate partner or family member either within or outside the home. This constitutes a devastating[...]

Promundo is a Brazil-based NGO that takes bold, innovative steps to promote gender equality and put an end to violence against women and children worldwide by engaging men and boys in mainstream gender discussions. Both at a local level and in[...]

As Valentine's Day approaches, we celebrate the achievements of another V-Day, a global activist movement to stop violence against women and girls. "Eve Ensler, the feminist playwright who wrote 'The Vagina Monologues' and who has worked[...]

Women’s Worldwide Web salutes the Egyptian novelist, activist, and physician Dr. Nawal el Saadawi for her life-long advocacy of women’s and children’s rights, particularly her courageous and passionate efforts to eradicate the practice[...]