Susan Ninan reports on how a Springbok prop, British endurance athlete and former Indian badminton player are working to end period poverty — When I was given the opportunity to start a newsletter on Meta’s Bulletin platform, I didn’t have a concrete plan for what exactly I would write each week. …

Susan Ninan speaks with two Afghan women’s national football team players, one current and one former — Today, journalist Susan Ninan publishes the second in our women and sports series, speaking with two players from Afghanistan’s women’s national football team. They shared their stories of escape and rebuilding with Susan. I hope you found their accounts compelling and continue to follow their journeys.

Sanam Maher in conversation with artist Misha Japanwala — By Sanam Maher When Pakistani artist Misha Japanwala enrolled in fashion school in New York, she thought she was on her way to her dream job: becoming a bridal fashion designer. Luckily for her — and us — things didn’t quite go as planned. By her final year, she had…

Could Papua New Guinea women’s cricket team help shift gender dynamics in the small nation? — This month we’re starting a new four-part series on Podium about women and sports with Susan Ninan, an India-based sports journalist with bylines on ESPN, The Times of India and the BBC. She also co-wrote five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand’s book Mind Master. Stories about women’s sports have all…

Malala’s remarks at 2022 Variety Power of Women Awards — Last night I had the tremendous honour to receive a Power of Women award from Variety magazine. The incredible list of honourees — Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Elizabeth Olsen and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton — and their accomplishments were a bit overwhelming. …

This is the last piece in my series on women’s access to justice in Pakistan. I know that the subjects I have covered are confronting: domestic violence, revenge porn, violence against women. I hope that with each story, the bravery of the women who have shared their experiences is what…

As internet access grows in Pakistan, so too does the spectre of cybercrime, particularly revenge porn, harassment and blackmail. Pakistan’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act aggressively, and at times controversially, deals with cybercrimes, but it is often misused or officials are unaware of the scope of their powers. For this…

By Sanam Maher I first came across policewoman Amna Baig on Twitter, where her handle is “@amnaaappi” — “aapi” means “big sister” in Urdu. In Pakistan, female police officers constitute only 2% of the entire force, and Amna stands out. She is funny and irreverent, but she also uses her…

Podium has always been a place where we feature stories that do not receive the attention or space they deserve. Today we begin a new four-part series exploring domestic violence and the justice system, in particular how women in Pakistan are navigating a system designed to silence them. We have…