Saudi Arabia's first codified law on personal status, issued on International Women's Day in 2022, formally enshrines male guardianship over women. While a husband can unilaterally divorce his wife, a ...

After my second divorce, I naively believed I should “get back out there.” But then I realized that life was good on my own—I ...

(RNS) — Women around the world who seek Jewish divorces under religious law face “significant systematic challenges that extend far beyond isolated cases,” according to a recently released survey of ...

Susan Guthrie first noticed attacks on no-fault divorce gaining traction among conservative commentators in spring of 2023, recalling when right-wing YouTuber Steven Crowder “went into a rage” over ...

Divorce is undoubtedly an emotional journey. But the financial ramifications are where many women face their most demanding challenges. Recent studies emphasize that women often struggle to recover ...

Shah Bano passed away without being able to see how her fight for women's rights shook the Indian judicial system and gender norms.

Raquell Barton was knee-deep in her doctorate program at the University of Memphis when her husband dropped a bomb on her: he wanted a divorce. It caught her off guard. Somewhere between the research ...

A French woman who stopped having sex with her husband has been vindicated by Europe’s top human rights court this week after they ruled she could not be blamed for her divorce. The European Court of ...