Over the past three years, more than 1.4 million refugees have come to Germany, a majority of whom are from Syria. A growing number of women are using displacement—and the distance from parents and tradition that comes with it—to break free not just geographically but psychologically. “I have never seen so many people from one nationality want to get divorced,” says Najat Abokal, who, as one of the only female Arabic-speaking lawyers in Berlin, has become the go-to for Syrian women filing for divorce.

"It’s a mistake to equate ambition with feminism—and an even bigger mistake to paint Midge with a feminist brush simply because her own experiences happen to enlighten her to the realities of inequality for the first time. In Midge, we have more than the two-dimensional poster girl for basic “lean in” feminism; we have a flawed, problematic, and largely privileged woman who makes mistakes and tries to do better."

Thanks to the de-stigmatisation of the feminism and women’s movements going mainstream, women are speaking up. But it’s not just about women unlearning the ideologies and identifying the ways patriarchy affects us. Bringing men to the table is an important step in dismantling these issues, too. This is not a new notion, and dismantling the patriarchy is necessary for men as well.

A closer examination reveals that the video-game industry isn’t as much of a boys’ club as its loudest trolls want you to think. In the U.S., 45 percent of gamers are women, according to the Entertainment Software Association’s 2018 Sales, Demographic, and Usage Data report. And women aren’t just playing—they’re creating too.

More than 380,000 American women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. While civilian and military men commit suicide at higher rates than their female counterparts, according to a 2016 VA report, in 2014, the difference between soldiers and civilians was greater for women in all age groups. For young women it is particularly alarming: In 2014, female veterans between 18 and 29 years old killed themselves at six times the rate of civilian women of the same age.

To tackle the male issue of domestic violence, Smiley says we need to redefine masculinity, “[Men are taught] to never show weakness, to never do anything ‘feminine’ or to never lose. We need to rewrite the rules and make healthier ones that don’t create an unrealistic expectation.”

Bourdain was cognizant of the ways that being a vocal champion could look self-serving, so he amplified women without jumping in front of them. He showed rare insight into the thought process many men experienced as the #MeToo allegations poured in. “I look back, like hopefully a lot of men in that [restaurant] industry and think, not necessarily What did I do or not do?, but What did I see and what did I let slide? What did I not notice?”

After two decades in the business, Jennifer Justice, President of Corporate Development at Superfly, is adamant about creating more opportunities for women. “When you’re one of the only women in the room, you almost become part of the problem. You play along and act like one of the boys,” she says. “The older I got, the more I saw women not getting paid the same as men, or not being added to the top. It was not right.”

"Unicorns"—companies valued at more than $1 billion—do exist, and their female CEOs are sharing how they built their empires.

“I don’t think of myself as a pioneer,” says Dr. Shakya after the surgery. “But I’m beginning to understand I have a responsibility: If other women see me succeed as a surgeon, they might be inspired to do the same.” And the more female surgeons there are, the better off women will be. Dr. Ibrahim has seen this firsthand. She chose to specialize in surgery in part because she realized the lack of female surgeons was a public health issue. Years earlier, she met a literature professor who had a breast tumor but was so ashamed to show it to a man that she had let it grow until it was at an advanced stage, putting her life at risk. “At the time, there were scarcely any female surgeons for her to go to,” says Dr. Ibrahim. “The more women there are in surgery, the more women we can help.”