Woman’s Story of Getting Fired Sparked a Divide on The Internet Among Self-Described Feminists

A woman’s story of getting fired from her job has sparked a divide on the internet among feminists. She learned she had been ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Taliban's Internet Ban Threatens Afghan Women's Livelihoods And Education

Maryam has worked as an online interpreter since the Taliban banned women from most jobs in Afghanistan. But her livelihood is under threat after the hard-line Islamist group last week shut down ...
CNET

Meet the Women Transforming the Broadband Industry: 7 Women Driving Digital Inclusion

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...
The Washington Post

The Taliban’s internet blackout was a warning

Shabana Basij-Rasikh is co-founder and president of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA). I was talking to a teenage girl in Afghanistan last week. She was on her laptop and I was on mine. She ...
The Diplomat

Internet Shutdown in Afghanistan Threatens Women’s Education and Media Freedom

On September 15, 2025, Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada announced the shutdown of fiber-optic internet across Afghanistan. The ban was implemented the next day in northern Afghanistan’s Balkh ...

IT Ministry Records Landmark Progress in Women’s Digital Inclusion as Mobile Internet Gender Gap Falls to 8%

Pakistan has achieved a major milestone in digital inclusion, with the latest GSMA Consumer Survey 2026 reporting significant ...