Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos
Elizabeth Holmes, the world’s youngest female billionaire, is out to do good by taking a sample of your blood. Her company, Theranos, is revolutionising the blood testing industry.
The video of two men holding hands in the streets of Moscow
A group orchestrated a social experiment to understand how Moscow sees homosexuality. The results are definitely negative.
From No Logo to the Vatican. Naomi Klein joins Pope Francis to fight climate change
Naomi Klein, the well-known social green activist, has been invited to the Vatican to debate the economy and climate. And the general public awakens.
The United States says yes to same-sex marriage: the world celebrates equal rights
On the 26th of June the Supreme Court ruled in favour of same-sex marriage in all 50 states. The landmark decision triggered jubilation all over the world.
Biking from Europe to Africa in the name of youth and women
Two young men embarked on a bike journey from the Netherlands to Cape Town to listen to young people and communicate their priorities to the United Nations.
Women give new life to Sri Lanka’s mangrove forests
In Sri Lanka, a micro-credit project for fisherwomen aims to safeguard and increase mangrove forests.
EU Parliament recognises the rights of LGBT parents
For the first time, the EU Parliament has officially recognised the need to adapt legislation to LGBT parenting.
Kurdistan and the freed women fleeing from Islamic State
Syrian women flee. From war, extremism, and submission. These pictures show women finding their smile again, through colours.
The Mediterranean diet can protect women from uterine cancer
An Italian study published in the British Journal of Cancer reveals that women who eat a Mediterranean diet show a reduced risk of developing uterine cancer.
The photos of the last surviving Chinese women with bound feet
We speak to Jo Farrell, the photographer who has taken the horror out of foot binding, aka “lotus feet”, and put tenderness into the story.