Germany’s national team coach Silvia Neid has won just about all there is to win in women’s soccer. DW speaks with her about the upcoming Women’s World Cup in Canada and the public image of women’s football.

Deutsche Welle journalist Waslat Hasrat Nazimi has been nominated for this year’s Rumi award for best international journalism. She is the first woman journalist to be nominated in this category of the Rumi prize, named after the 13th century poet, jurist, theologian and Sufi mystic Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi Rumi . Here, she shares some of her thoughts and experiences as a German-Afghan journalist.

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is our Woman of the week! The tennis ace has recently been chosen as the Goodwill Ambassador by UN Women following the International Day for Violence Against Women.

The all-girl football team

They started off as a secret sports club. What brought them together was their shared love for football, a game they couldn’t dream of playing because of their conservative family backgrounds.  After all, how could young girls, who weren’t even allowed to step out of their homes without the hijab (veil), run around kicking ball in an open field?

A colorful exhibition in Islamabad has revealed how women entrepreneurs in Pakistan are making a name for themselves and also generating more revenue for their business.

The American website Careercast.com has come up with a list of the best jobs for women in 2014. Finance and software development are among the top career choices for women who want to climb the corporate ladder.