Yemen also has appallingly high ­maternal-mortality rates—about 10 times higher than the U.S.'s—in part because the women are so young when they get pregnant and in part because there is ...

But Yemen’s women are still demonstrating, still pressing for their rights and arguing that their cause is fully compatible with Islam. Yemen Uprising Photo Gallery. Photo Gallery: ...

Yemen’s parliament is a man’s domain of suits, tribal dress and daggers. Out of 301 seats, one is held by a woman, despite a quota that allots women 15% of the chamber.

Nadia Al-Sakkaf: War in Yemen gives women more responsibility but not empowerment. Illustration by Jordan Andrew Carter. Updated 1250 GMT (2050 HKT) January 22, 2018 ...

They have limited access to education, livelihoods and women’s health services. Since 2006 Yemen has ranked last in the World Economic Forum Gender Gap Index, and in 2017 the country was listed the ...

Exclusive: In the final part of her series from inside Yemen, Bethan McKernan investigates how the conflict is weakening the position of women and girls in society. Calls for female inclusion in ...

Forces linked with the and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), which governs the southern Yemen city of Aden, seized an independent women’s shelter on May 26, 2024.

Reporting from Sana, Yemen — Every woman at the bridal shower was drenched in color. One wore a lime green strapless gown with turquoise sequins; another a violet leopard-print caftan with ...

MARIB – When Um Feras realised there were no leisure spaces for women in her city in Yemen, she founded her own cafe and hopes to change attitudes about women-led businesses. “There were no p… ...