To mark International Women's Day, here's a list of stories created with Shorthand which celebrate the social, economic and cultural achievement of women – and remind us of some of the struggles of women around the world.
THE WOMAN WHO LIFTED A VILLAGE, BY BBC CAPITAL
The story of one woman in India who, with no formal education or experience, lifted an entire village from poverty by empowering the women around her.
THE WOMEN LEFT BEHIND, BY THE TELEGRAPH
Thousands of Syrian women are stranded in Lebanon, their husbands dead or having gone to Europe to find work. In this story, some of those women describe their struggle to survive.
Women in power, by VSO International
The international development charity VSO used Shorthand to make a call to increase women's participation and influence in political and public decision-making.
STILL SMILING, BY BBC NEWS
Naomi Grimley reports on the women in India fighting back after acid attacks.
WHAT THE KORAN REALLY SAYS ABOUT WOMEN, BY THE TELEGRAPH
When Middle East correspondent Carla Power began studying the Koran, she wasn't expecting to learn that it nowhere advocates the oppression of women - or that Islam has a rich history of forgotten female leaders
IN HER SHOES, BY THE BRITISH RED CROSS
Around a million people made the journey from Syria to Europe by boat last year. This story highlights the voices of women on the migration trail.
'I met my girlfriend when she was a boy', BY The telegraph
Transgender people are still stigmatised in the 21st century, but do their romantic partners have it even worse? The Telegraph speaks to three couples about their experiences.
THE TOWN OF WOMEN, BY BBC NEWS
There is a place in West Africa where wives don't see their partners for years. How does a community survive when husbands and wives live thousands of miles apart?
Women at war, by The Telegraph
The female members of the WAAF played an integral part in the country's air defence during the Second World War, yet their role was always shrouded in secrecy. Not any more.
THE LAST ONE, BY BREAST CANCER NOW
This story highlights the women who have won, and lost, their battles with breast cancer, and how the UK's largest breast cancer charity hopes to contain the disease by 2050.
