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24/03/2026
Since the 1960s, Beatriz González used art to explore the sometimes gruesome history of Colombia, covering colonialism, violence, power, and displacement.
Alongside her paintings, she used sculptural objects and household items like beds, TVs and jewellery boxes in her work, as well as creating printed curtains and immersive wallpaper installations.
She also famously reimagined key Western artworks, such as Picasso’s 'Guernica' and Edouard Manet’s 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe'.
González died in January this year, less than two months before a major retrospective of her work opened at the Barbican Centre in London.
The exhibition is showing until May 26.
15/03/2026
Alida Sun is an artist and technologist who has been hand coding a new artwork each day for more than five years.
For RITES, her latest exhibition, she has turned her coding into embroidered tapestries made with the women at the Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute in New Delhi.
Underpinned by themes of solidarity and care, her work draws attention to the often-overlooked contributions women have made to the history of technology.
RITES is on at Method Delhi until March 22.
28/02/2026
Uzbek artist Saodat Ismailova creates films and installations inspired by the rituals and myths of rural landscapes in Central Asia.
‘Amanat’ is her first solo exhibition in the US, at the Swiss Institute in New York. A recurring theme is the mystical forest of Arslanbob, where visitors are said to experience visions after eating walnuts from its trees.
Ismailova also draws from the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, and its impact on the region’s Uzbek and Kyrgyz communities.
Amanat is on at the Swiss Institute in New York until April 12.
26/02/2026
📢 We’ve been a little quiet lately while we work behind the scenes to build something bigger, bolder, and hopefully better for our readers.
At the start of 2026 we took stock of what we’ve achieved so far, and how much more we want to do.
We’re proud of our coverage centering women as experts and contributors across politics, the environment, sport and areas where they remain significantly underrepresented in the news, from the women taking a stand against giant oil corporations, to the athlete competing in a hijab to champion Muslim representation in wrestling.
🌍 We’ve reported on all forms of violence against women globally, from the epidemic of sexual violence in Sudan to campaigns of gendered disinformation in Tunisia.
✍️ We launched two training courses, because it is harder than ever for young people to start careers in journalism, and because there is a huge lack of spaces for emerging writers to be able to receive mentorship that gives them confidence in their ideas.
The start of a new year often comes with new resolutions. For us, at a time when many feminist and women-led media platforms are shutting down, it means doubling down and renewing our commitment: to continue putting the voices of women and communities that are often underrepresented at the heart of our journalism.
We’re excited to share what comes next very soon. In the meantime check out our archive, and stayed tuned for more. 👀
21/02/2026
‘Enchanted Gardens’ brings eight female artists together for a show celebrating the generative power of nature.
Each artist approaches the theme differently, from observations of the lifecycles of plants, to the relationship between humans and nature, and with each other.
The exhibition is on at the Gillian Jason Gallery in London until March 28, the first gallery in the UK to exclusively feature work by women.
14/02/2026
'Eyes to Fly With' is the first major retrospective of Graciela Iturbide's work, a leading Mexican photographer.
Her work explores the often intimate relationships between identity, ritual, and society.
One central theme of the exhibition is the depiction of women and their role in society. In her series about the Zapotec people in Juchitán, Oaxaca, Iturbide portrays a social structure in which women occupy major economic and public positions, in this way challenging gender stereotypes.
'Eyes to Fly With' is showing at C/O Berlin until Jun 10.
11/02/2026
Although abortion is legal in 25 out of the 27 European Union member states, access remains highly uneven across the bloc.
Many countries have a mandatory waiting period — in Germany for example, an abortion can only be performed three days after a consultation, and following a government-approved counselling session.
Additionally some countries have strict time limits for the procedure. In Slovenia, Portugal and Croatia abortion is only permitted up until the tenth week of pregnancy, unless it poses a serious risk to health.
Poland and Malta have the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. In Poland it is only permitted when the pregnancy poses a risk to health or life, or when it is the result of a criminal act like r**e or in**st. In Malta it is only legal in cases where it is a risk to life, and not in instances of r**e.
On March 2nd, the European Commission will decide on a proposal to enable travel within the EU to access safe and legal abortion services.
The ‘My Voice, My Choice’ initiative proposes that countries opting in receive financial support from the EU in return.
Data source: European Abortion Laws, Center for Reproductive Rights
08/02/2026
An exhibition at National Gallery Singapore features five important artists who have influenced art and social commentary in Southeast Asia
from the 1960s to today.
‘Fear No Power’ explores resistance and collective action, as well as the overlooked participation of women in public life.
'Fear No Power: Women Imagining Otherwise' runs from 9 January to 15 November at National Gallery Singapore.
04/02/2026
The European Commission will decide on a proposal to improve access to abortions across the EU on March 2nd.
My Voice My Choice is a campaign put forward by the European Citizen’s Initiative, proposing a fund to enable women who lack access to safe and legal abortions to travel to another EU country to have a termination.
Member states would opt in on a voluntary basis, and in return receive financial support from the EU.
Access to abortion varies across the EU. Many countries have time limits for the procedure and/or a mandatory waiting period. In Poland and Malta abortions are only permitted under very limited circumstances.
During a European parliamentary session in December, MEPs widely endorsed the initiative, however it has faced opposition from far right political parties and pro-life organisations.
European Equality Commissioner Hadja Lahbib has previously said that it is unacceptable that access to abortion is uneven across the EU, as this "increases the social differences and the gaps among the member states".
31/01/2026
A new exhibition is highlighting the visible and burdens women carry, against a backdrop of weakening women’s rights.
‘Toutes les choses qu'elles portent’ (‘All the things they carry’) brings together the work of four women artists to explore themes of motherhood, bodily autonomy, identity and domestic violence.
It is showing at Galerie des Photographes in Paris until February 7.
27/01/2026
“Sudan’s war has exposed two interconnected realities. Armed actors have repeatedly attacked health facilities and the systems that sustain civilian life.
“Meanwhile, international engagement has failed to match the scale and urgency of the emergency," writes Israa Elkhalil.
Israa is a Sudanese humanitarian, writer, and researcher focused on displacement, gender-based violence, and humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa. She has written this article as part of the second cohort of our mentorship and training programme on writing for impact.
We launched this programme in 2024 in partnership with as part of our commitment to amplify women’s voices and foster pluralism in journalism.
It is designed to give early-career journalists the tools to write impactful stories, and the confidence to recognise the value of their ideas at a time when entering journalism is harder than ever and access to mentors and in-depth feedback are becoming increasingly rare.
👀 We're thrilled with the work all our participants have produced. Head over to our website to read Israa's article.
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Co-founded by Alia Chebbab and Leila Hawkins, NADJA is an innovative digital news platform that reports the world through the eyes of women. We aim to redefine news from women’s perspectives and focus on women who are changing the world. Launched in 2016, NADJA gives a fresh and unique approach to news rather than competing with other outlets on breaking news.
We believe women play an active role in shaping our world and our future, and deserve to have their voices heard.
Did you know that women make up only 24% of the news, exactly as they did in 2010? Only 19% of online news stories focus specifically on women, and as little as 4% of the stories clearly challenge stereotypes. The media is a powerful tool in influencing how we make sense of the world, and often how we act. But they lack the richness of women’s perspectives and depict an incomplete and discordant reality.
By shining a light on the women who made and are making a difference every day we aspire to contribute to a greater and fairer representation of women in the media.
We are dedicated to voicing the diversity of women’s experiences and opinions, presenting their visions and aspirations. We wish to smash common assumptions and present different views on the world around us.
It’s in that spirit that we chose our name. It is inspired by the title character of the novel NADJA, written by French author Andre Breton. In our broad understanding of the character, Nadja is a free spirited woman with a different vision of reality, one that shatters others’ view of the world.
Like her, we want to rethink the world, explore different visions, and bring you stories that challenge conventional wisdom and spark constructive conversations. Because as Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie put it:
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.”
