Men Alone Cannot Build a Durable Peace in the Middle East
Israeli and Palestinian women’s organizations have a rich history of political engagement.
Xanthe Scharff
5 Ways Women Made a Difference in 2023
Amid rising conflict, these people and organizations fought for peace and justice.
As Domestic Violence Awareness Month winds down, The Fuller Project’s commitment to the story won’t end
Fuller Project CEO Xanthe Scharff reflects on Domestic Violence Awareness Month and The Fuller Project's commitment to continuously report on the issue.
Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins Nobel Peace Prize Symbolizing Hope for Iranian Women
The Fuller Project's CEO Xanthe Scharff reflects on Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi and how her win has helped amplify Iranian women's voices.
The protest for women, life and freedom is not over
The Fuller Project's CEO Xanthe Scharff reflects on the one-year anniversary of Masha Amini's death and the women's rights movement that followed.
Peace and Security Depends on Closing the Workforce Gender Gap
As COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and daycare, huge numbers of women left the workforce as women took on more unpaid caregiving and home-schooling responsibilities than men. They haven’t come back. Workforce parity is at its…
Vassar College lawsuit shows women’s labor is still undervalued in education
Vassar College calls itself a pioneer for women’s education, founded in 1861 to offer women, as its website says, “a fully equivalent education to that of the best men’s colleges of the period.” Five female…
A generation at risk: two years after the Taliban takeover, Afghan women and girls are still fighting for basic human rights
The Fuller Project's CEO Xanthe Scharff reflects on women and girl's education two years after the Taliban regained control in Afghanistan.
From Malawi: The power of a story
Eighteen years ago, our CEO and Cofounder wrote an article about a Malawian girl's desire to learn. The experience changed her life, and inspires her work today.
Japan’s “Flower Demo” Movement Prompts Change in Rape Law
The Fuller Project’s CEO Xanthe Scharff reflects on the Flower Demo organizers who recently helped change Japan's rape law.
New UN Development Programme Study Reveals Nine Out of 10 People Hold at Least One Fundamental Bias Against Women
The Fuller Project’s CEO Xanthe Scharff reflects on UN Development Programme's the new gender social norms study.
For Turkey’s women the fight doesn’t end with the run-off
In Turkey, Erdogan’s government has whittled away women’s rights over 20 years in power, and the country’s women are fed up. “We’re not gone. We are still fighting here.”
Committed to Reporting on Women: Reflecting on World Press Freedom Day
The Fuller Project's CEO Xanthe Scharff reflects on World Press Freedom Day.
Investing in Our Planet Means Investing in Women
Research tells us climate change does not affect everyone equally. At The Fuller Project, our coverage of climate change asks that you turn your attention to the stories of women.
New World Bank Gender Equality Study shows only 14 countries offer full legal protection for women
Economies thrive when everyone can contribute. Years of research from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and others have found that greater gender equality boosts economic growth, reduces income inequality and makes an economy…
“The kind of hope that changes the world.”
The Fuller Project's CEO Xanthe Scharff reflects on International Women's Day.
America Is Again Failing Afghanistan’s Women—and Itself
The deteriorating status of women under Taliban rule is a strategic disaster for Washington.
Three decades after the FMLA became law, caregiving responsibilities still knock women out of the workforce
Thirty years ago, on Feb. 5, 1993, President Clinton signed into law the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave from work when they…
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