Striking Photography From Women Around the Globe

Women are sorely underrepresented in the ranks of the world’s professional news photographers. In 2017, a fraction of the photographs printed on the front pages of some of the world’s biggest newspapers were taken by women, according to a tally by the organization Women Photograph. Men made up nearly 85 percent of the photographers who entered the World Press Photo organization’s annual contest in 2017, which drew entries from 5,034 photographers in 126 countries. In recognition of International Women’s Day—a day that highlights efforts to expedite gender parity around the globe—we asked a group of female photographers to share some of their photography and insights. All contribute to leading media outlets, including Bloomberg News, traveling the globe on assignment and for personal projects.

Here we take a look at photography from Geraldine Hope Ghelli, Noriko Hayashi, Dania Maxwell, Sarah Pabst, Francesca Volpi, Jeenah Moon, Christinne Muschi, Jean Chung and Carla Gottgens.