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How abortion restrictions compare, state-by-state

by Jessica Washington, Erica Hensley

U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade ends federal protection of abortion rights, leaving pregnant people to navigate a confusing patchwork of state laws. Our interactive map highlights six major restrictions in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

The hidden toll of heat waves on women in South Asia

by Disha Shetty

Co-published with Scroll

How a network of college students is preparing for post-Roe campuses

by Erica Hensley

Co-published with Reckon

Baby formula marketing practices are still too aggressive, WHO report finds

by Melissa Chan

Co-published with Foreign Policy

The mental health crisis facing Black mothers in the South

by Erica Hensley

Co-published with Reckon

Reporter’s Notebook: Women’s invisibility in climate stories erase their narratives. The result is bad policy

by Disha Shetty

From the Archives: Group that helps FGM survivors wins prestigious UK award. Meet the founder.

by Louise Donovan

Co-published with The Guardian

‘The smoke enters your body’: A toxic trash site in Kenya is making women sick

by Louise Donovan, Moraa Obiria

Published in partnership with VICE World News and the Nation

Reporter’s Notebook: Women’s invisibility in climate stories erase their narratives. The result is bad policy

by Disha Shetty

Photo of a woman sweeping a street while covering her face and head with a towel; smog in the background.

Air pollution’s impact on women’s health is slipping under the radar, public health experts warn

by Disha Shetty

Co-published with Scroll and Health Policy Watch

Money in the forecast: Women reap unexpected gains from India’s investment in early weather warning systems

by Disha Shetty

This story was co-published with The Wire.

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In the Sundarban, climate change has an unlikely effect — on child sex-trafficking

by Ritwika Mitra

This story was co-published with The Wire.

From the archives: Her case set the precedent for the Trump administration. Now she’s been granted asylum

How one woman’s asylum case became a vehicle to first deny—and then expand—protections for migrants fleeing gender-based violence.

by Tanvi Misra

Baby formula marketing practices are still too aggressive

While American mothers can’t find enough formula, a new WHO report details why in other parts of the world parents are getting too much.

by Melissa Chan

Co-published with Foreign Policy

The mental health crisis facing Black mothers in the South

Like maternal health broadly, the problem falls along stark racial lines.

by Erica Hensley

Co-published with Reckon

‘I’m One of Them’: The FGM Survivor Providing a Lifeline in Leeds

Stigma can stop survivors of female genital mutilation from seeking help, but Hawa Bah, who was cut at eight, reaches those suffering in silence to get them the care they need.

by Louise Donovan

Co-published with The Guardian

Financial Pandemic: As living costs spiral in Kenya, a mother sacrifices to spare family from ‘dire times’

With food prices soaring to over 12% over the past year, the economic repercussions of the pandemic are being heavily felt across Kenya. Women are particularly vulnerable.

by Agatha Gichana

Co-published with the Nation

Financial Pandemic: ‘Sri Lanka is not a country for poor people now’

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has permeated all aspects of life for Read Feroza Hussein, who lives on the outskirts of the nation’s capital.

by Rathindra Kuruwita

Co-published with the Nation

Financial Pandemic: A Lima woman is fighting to feed her community as food prices soar

Asencia Tuamana, 55, started “Bello Horizonte,” a communal kitchen, in September 2020 to share resources during a nationwide lockdown that left millions of Peruvians with no income.

by Jimena Ledgard

Co-published with Nation

‘We have to fight back.’ Afghan women are losing their hard-won right to work under the Taliban

“We go to work with fear.” From travel restrictions to a new order to cover their faces in public, Afghan women face growing challenges to their hard-won right to work.

by Zahra Nader

Co-published with TIME

Reporter’s Notebook

A photo of people preparing a meal on a wood oven

How abortion restrictions compare, state-by-state

The hidden toll of heat waves on women in South Asia

How a network of college students is preparing for post-Roe campuses

Baby formula marketing practices are still too aggressive, WHO report finds

The mental health crisis facing Black mothers in the South

Reporter’s Notebook: Women’s invisibility in climate stories erase their narratives. The result is bad policy

From the Archives: Group that helps FGM survivors wins prestigious UK award. Meet the founder.

‘The smoke enters your body’: A toxic trash site in Kenya is making women sick

Reporter’s Notebook: Women’s invisibility in climate stories erase their narratives. The result is bad policy

Air pollution’s impact on women’s health is slipping under the radar, public health experts warn

Money in the forecast: Women reap unexpected gains from India’s investment in early weather warning systems

In the Sundarban, climate change has an unlikely effect — on child sex-trafficking

From the archives: Her case set the precedent for the Trump administration. Now she’s been granted asylum

Baby formula marketing practices are still too aggressive

The mental health crisis facing Black mothers in the South

‘I’m One of Them’: The FGM Survivor Providing a Lifeline in Leeds

Financial Pandemic: As living costs spiral in Kenya, a mother sacrifices to spare family from ‘dire times’

Financial Pandemic: ‘Sri Lanka is not a country for poor people now’

Financial Pandemic: A Lima woman is fighting to feed her community as food prices soar

‘We have to fight back.’ Afghan women are losing their hard-won right to work under the Taliban

Reporter’s Notebook: Indoor air in India can be just as bad as the country’s toxic smog. Was I wrong to be surprised?

In rural India, stricken by pandemic, necessity of invention fills in for the state: Reporter’s Notebook

Trauma can be hard to talk about. It can also be hard to hear: Reporter’s Notebook

Abused factory workers told me their stories. It changed their lives, and mine: Reporter’s Notebook

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