Seeking Peace

In this episode, we hear about how women like Kenithia Alston are fighting for peace and security for Black lives…

Opal Tometi co-founded Black Lives Matter alongside activists Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors. Time Magazine named her as one of…

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is a Tamil-Canadian actor known for her leading role in the Netflix comedy series Never Have I Ever,…

This is a Spanish language version of our field story about the struggle for peace in Colombia. Although a peace deal was…

Yemen is one of the hardest places in the world to be a woman. Far too frequently, women die in…

December 10 is International Human Rights Day, an annual commemoration of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To…

A surgeon and gynecologist, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Muwkege has spent over twenty years treating women survivors of rape…

Aweng Ade-Chuol was born in a Kenyan refugee camp. As a child she immigrated with her family to Australia, where…

In Afghanistan, one the most unequal and dangerous countries in the world for women, activist Muqadasa Ahmadzai tells us how…

Ziauddin Yousafzai is a Pakistani educator and advocate for girls’ education. He’s also known around the world for being the…

Although a peace deal was signed in Colombia in 2016, peace still seems out of reach — especially for human…

Award-winning journalist Jineth Bedoya has survived multiple violent attacks during her efforts to get at the truth. In 2009 Jineth…

Protesting has its limits. At least that’s 23-year-old activist Rawan Khalfallah’s experience in Libya. Now, nine years after the fall…

2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad was 21 years old when ISIS militants carried out a genocide against her…

Tune in on October 14th to listen to our first episode, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, or wherever…

Monica McWilliams helped negotiated an end to conflict in Northern Ireland. Today, Yemeni women are coming together to push for peace.…

Former Irish President Mary Robinson tackles climate change. And in Mexico: getting water is becoming an all-consuming task for many women.…

Highest ranking female commander in the United Nations tells her story. And: Ukrainian women can now join the national police…

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf explains how she kept the peace in Liberia. And: in Colombia, former FARC…

Ashley Judd tells us how #MeToo applies from Hollywood to refugee camps. And: we hear from survivors in Kosovo. Listen…

Secretary Hillary Clinton says women’s rights must be central to American foreign policy. And: Afghanistan’s first all-female de-mining squad tells their…

Kristen Bell says women are an untapped solution to today’s biggest problems. And: we hear from Rohingya women who are building a…