With advances and setbacks, a year of struggle for women's rights

An Iranian woman, name not given, breaks into tears after a member of the security forces seized her flag bearing the slogan "Woman Life Freedom" before the start of the World Cup group B soccer match between Wales and Iran, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on November 25, 2022. © Alessandra Tarantino, AP

From the US revoking the federal right to abortion to Afghanistan mandating the burqa and gradually banning women from public spaces, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the main events that marked the struggle for women’s rights around the world over the past year. 

From one continent to another, women both achieved milestones and encountered setbacks in 2022.