Women’s Rights – Page 7

Chapter 2: Chasing Dreams at a Steep Cost

She escaped an abusive betrothal, but her family’s reputation was suffering for it.

By Amanda Taub Emily Schmall Shalini Venugopal Bhagat and Andre

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Women Could Fill Truck Driver Jobs. Companies Won’t Let Them.

Three women filed a discrimination complaint against a trucking company over its same-sex training policy, which they say prevented them from being hired.

By Peter Eavis

Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Opera Van de Vate, Nancy Women and Girls Women's Rights

Nancy Van de Vate, Composer and Advocate for Women in Music, Dies at 92

An American who settled in Vienna, she had a prolific career in contemporary classical music and broke gender barriers in her field.

By Alex Williams

Kabul (Afghanistan) Muslims and Islam Popal, Khalida Soccer Taliban Women's Rights Women's World Cup (Soccer)

They Shot at Her. They Forced Her From Her Home. She Won’t Stop Fighting for Girls.

Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female soccer players from the Taliban. Now she is demanding that world soccer officials let them play for their country again.

By Juliet Macur

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