International Women’s Day 2025: 9 inspiring women and girls campaigning for justice

On International Women’s Day, these stories highlight inspiring women and girls around the world who are fighting for justice and championing human rights. From a cultural vlogger turned war reporter to mothers demanding justice a decade after their children’s disappearance, and a Sudanese refugee determined to rebuild her life, these narratives shine a light on the courage and resilience of women striving to be heard while empowering others to do the same.

Greenland’s ‘coil campaign’: Photographer Juliette Pavy exposes the forced contraception of thousands of Inuit women and girls

 Juliette Pavy was named Sony World Photographer of the Year 2024 for her series Spiralkampagnen: Forced Contraception and Unintended Sterilisation of Greenlandic Women. Sophie Holloway hears how Pavy discovered the issue and how she supported Inuit women to tell their stories.   It was the summer of 2022 in the Arctic. French photojournalist Juliette Pavy had… Read more »