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NYC Immigrant Communities Have Long Been Represented by White Men. Will This Election Change That?

Women of color are running to transform local governance in New York and across the U.S., driven by the belief that their communities have been neglected and inspired by the successes at the national level.

by Maher SattarJun 21, 2021

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Could Women’s Rights be Key to Unifying Israel’s Government?

by Yardena Schwartz Jun 17, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Foreign Policy and The Fuller Project.

Abused Factory Workers Told Me Their Stories. It Changed Their Lives, and Mine: Reporter’s Notebook

by Refiloe Makhaba NkuneJun 15, 2021

As Attention Turns to Child Care, the System’s Unsung Heroes Ask for Recognition

by Jessica Washington Jun 10, 2021

In Nigeria, Gas Giants Get Rich As Women Sink into Poverty

by Shola LawalJun 10, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Vice and The Fuller Project.

Taxi Medallion Crisis Drives Council Candidates on Road Toward a Rescue

by Christine Chung and Maher SattarJun 2, 2021

This story was published in partnership with THE CITY and The Fuller Project.

Are Chemicals Poisoning the World’s Female Workers?

by Lucy SherriffJun 1, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Foreign Policy and The Fuller Project.

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India’s COVID-19 Crisis

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Gasping for Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s Covid Disaster

May 12, 2021

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Anantnag, Indian-Administered Kashmir: ‘I Have Children And I Fear To Go Near Them’

by Raihana MaqboolJun 9, 2021

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

Pune, Maharashtra: A Haze of Delirium and Rumors of a Medical Hoax

by Priya MirchandaniMay 21, 2021

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

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‘It Is Like I Am Being Strangled’

by Sara BardhanMay 10, 2021

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh: ‘Our Supervisors Tell Us Not to Take the Vaccine. They Tell us That the Injection Will Kill Us.’

by Swati Sanyal Tarafdar May 21, 2021

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

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Exclusive: Workers in Factory That Makes Kate Hudson’s Fabletics Activewear Allege Rampant Sexual and Physical Abuse

In a joint investigation with TIME, The Fuller Project has spoken to 38 workers who allege instances of abuse and harassment at a garment factory in Lesotho that predominantly supplies Fabletics, Kate Hudson’s athleisure brand.

by Louise Donovan and Refiloe Makhaba NkuneJun 10, 2021

This story was published in partnership with TIME and The Fuller Project.

‘We Need To Study Women’: Traumatic Brain Injury in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Survivors of intimate partner violence suffer from traumatic brain injuries at high rates, but historically, they’ve been left out of scientific and public discussions around traumatic brain injuries. A faction of researchers in the US…

by Jessica KleinMay 29, 2021

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Online, in Courtrooms and at Protests, Palestinian Women Lead Calls for Change

Online, in courtrooms and at protests, Palestinian women fight looming evictions of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah — and for their future.

by Dalia Hatuqa May 19, 2021

Editor’s note: This dispatch is part of a Fuller Project series from Israel, Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. Next in our series: A dispatch from Jerusalem on the gendered implications of violence in mixed Israeli-Palestinian cities in Israel and on Israeli politics as a whole.

Introduction

In April, the trend line of COVID-19 cases reported in India started rising so steeply that it looked vertical. Like elsewhere around the world, the pandemic has not been an equalizer in India. It has…

by Tanvi MisraMay 19, 2021

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

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‘I Still Don’t See A Lot Of Light At The End Of The Tunnel’: Doctor Struggles to Keep Indigenous Community Safe As COVID Rages in Brazil

A doctor treating Brazil’s Indigenous population struggles to keep the community safe as COVID-19 continues to rage across the country.

by Jill LangloisMay 17, 2021

Politics and Policy

A photograph of a woman crying, with a handkerchief at her eye

NYC Immigrant Communities Have Long Been Represented by White Men. Will This Election Change That?

Could Women’s Rights be Key to Unifying Israel’s Government?

Abused Factory Workers Told Me Their Stories. It Changed Their Lives, and Mine: Reporter’s Notebook

As Attention Turns to Child Care, the System’s Unsung Heroes Ask for Recognition

In Nigeria, Gas Giants Get Rich As Women Sink into Poverty

Taxi Medallion Crisis Drives Council Candidates on Road Toward a Rescue

Are Chemicals Poisoning the World’s Female Workers?

Gasping for Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s Covid Disaster

Anantnag, Indian-Administered Kashmir: ‘I Have Children And I Fear To Go Near Them’

Pune, Maharashtra: A Haze of Delirium and Rumors of a Medical Hoax

‘It Is Like I Am Being Strangled’

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh: ‘Our Supervisors Tell Us Not to Take the Vaccine. They Tell us That the Injection Will Kill Us.’

Exclusive: Workers in Factory That Makes Kate Hudson’s Fabletics Activewear Allege Rampant Sexual and Physical Abuse

‘We Need To Study Women’: Traumatic Brain Injury in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Online, in Courtrooms and at Protests, Palestinian Women Lead Calls for Change

Introduction

‘I Still Don’t See A Lot Of Light At The End Of The Tunnel’: Doctor Struggles to Keep Indigenous Community Safe As COVID Rages in Brazil

The Legacy of Wartime Atrocities Still Looms Over Asian Alliances

The Right to Work

India’s Suffering Female Farmers Have the Most to Lose

10 Years After the Arab Spring, Tunisian Feminists Fight a Similar Battle

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