Can South Korean politics make way for it’s ‘Light Stick Revolutionaries?’
Korean women have helped topple governments but still have trouble gaining political office.
AI girlfriends, sex robots and sexism — Laura Bates on the new tech-driven misogyny
Author Laura Bates says misogyny is baked into the design of AI, and a new wave of sexual violence is already here.
Europe’s onlyfans performers can’t get justice
Jana was in the business of making women feel sexy. She ran a successful beauty salon in Slovakia, but suddenly, COVID-19 struck. Forced to close her salon’s doors, Jana found herself like so many: locked…
A backlash in Bangladesh
“I don’t think any other commission’s report has gotten so much attention,” says Maheen Sultan, one of the members of Bangladesh’s women’s affairs reform commission. It’s hard to disagree. Sultan’s commission was set up by…
Why disinformation in the media is as much a human problem as a tech one
The disinformation debate has coalesced around technology, but often ignores age-old factors like misogyny, racism and homophobia.
Reporter’s Notebook: One Woman Who Dares To Speak Out
I’ve been writing for decades about America’s on-again-off-again support for the reproductive health care of women around the world, focusing on the Republican presidents who have slashed funding and jeopardized women’s lives. During that time, I’ve interviewed…
The U.N. has been a key space for feminist organizing. As the U.S. turns away, activists ask what next
While tariffs are making headlines, Trump 2.0 is also upending the results of decades of international collaboration at the United Nations. The U.S. stood firm against a strong push by advocacy groups to get those attending the…
‘Urgent action is needed to safeguard the lives of women and children’
VYONGWANI, KENYA – Mwaka Chimera sits on a worn-out leather couch outside her two-roomed house in Vyongwani village, in southeastern Kenya, cradling her newborn daughter. “I dropped out of primary school, and for my first…
The U.S. aid freeze: Counting the global cost of chaos
As the end date of the Trump administration’s foreign aid ‘stop-work’ order approaches, just how dependent were women and girls around the world on the U.S.? The Fuller Project dives into the data to find…
The Long Road to Justice for Sexual War Crimes
Sexual violence in Sudan is common. Accountability isn’t.
CSW69 — Women’s Rights at a Crossroads
As leaders gather for CSW69 three decades after the Beijing Declaration, will commitments turn into action, or will hard-won gains be lost?
The mission hasn’t changed: Remaining focused when all the world seems to be on fire
Amidst an onslaught of harm, we have to rethink how we go about pursuing our mission. Yet our work feels more vital than ever.
‘It’s which door she walks through’: How provider preference and hospital culture drive C-section rates
A third of low-risk women in Mississippi are undergoing surgery for their first birth — far beyond the WHO’s max rate of 15%
Women and Power: New rankings show stark geographical divide within the U.S.
To no one’s surprise, D.C. tops the list when it comes to women with power and influence. Can it withstand the new administration’s attacks?
Arab States Need More Nurses. African Women Are Paying The Price.
A new report reveals migrant caregivers from Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda battle exploitative working conditions, including racial discrimination and violence.
Women’s groups in the DRC are trying — once more — to get armed forces to sit down for peace talks
Women are disproportionately affected by the conflict in the DRC. Yet they keep being excluded from having a say in peace talks.
AI is transforming the fight against trafficking. Some advocates are raising the alarm
New technology is transforming the fight against trafficking.
Mississippi’s C-section problem: A third of low-risk women are undergoing surgery for their first birth
Mississippi hospitals deliver more babies (per capita) by c-section than anywhere else in the U.S.