Latin AmericaSocial programmes, not soldiers, are what's needed in Brazil Brazil’s President has put the military in charge of Rio de Janeiro. Is this an attempt to deflect attention from the nation’s wider problems? By Katharina De Moura Hofmann, Thomas Manz
GlobalA woman’s work 100 years after many women in Europe won the right to vote, Drude Dahlerup, author of Has Democracy Failed Women, explains the challenges that remain in the search for equal representation By Drude Dahlerup
AfricaIn for a penny On International Women's Day, let's remember those still fighting for financial independence By Bobbi Gray
GlobalMembers of the human family The Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates its 70th birthday this year. We need its wisdom more than ever By Francesca Klug
Democracy and societyWe must stand with Syria's women Let’s learn from Oxfam – and channel our outrage to the aid abuses against women in Syria By Neena Gill
AfricaAid in the time of cholera Three humanitarian challenges facing Africa in 2018 – and how to tackle them By Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré
GlobalEqual pay? Happy days #MeToo and #EqualPay have put women's empowerment back in the spotlight. That's good, because greater equality will boost the financial recovery By Erna Solberg, Christine Lagarde
InterviewsPolitics one, justice nil A 12-years sentence for Brazil’s ex-president Lula is based on smear, not fact, says Niels Annen
AsiaTo resist the robots, invest in people The day will come when computers replace humans in many sectors of Asia’s developing economies. Governments should prepare their workforces now By Stephen Groff
Middle EastHere's why the Iran protests matter An economy in tatters, rampant corruption and rising food prices are prompting Iranians to take to the streets By Cornelius Adebahr
