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The Poland Model—Promoting ‘Family Values’ With Cash Handouts

The program’s design is similar to universal basic income, and marks a departure from the paternalistic attitude of previous governments.

by Anna Louie Sussman

This article was originally published in The Atlantic.

Protecting Women Will Make You Money

Big investors are starting to use a new metric to assess financial risk: rates of gender-based violence.

by Rikha Sharma Rani

Low Wages, Sexual Harassment and Unreliable Tips. This Is Life in America’s Booming Service Industry

As job seekers are flooding into the service industry, they’re being met with low pay, few benefits and no raises as they age and gain more expertise.

by Alana Semuels, Malcom Burnley

This article was originally published in TIME Magazine.

‘I Need the Money But I Feel Guilt.’ How a Drought-Resistant Crop Turned Women in Kenya into Reluctant Drug Lords

Khat is one of the most popular — and lucrative — drugs in the region, bringing in $400,000 a day in Kenya alone for its primarily women sellers.

by Nasibo Kabale, Jillian Keenan

This article was originally published in TIME Magazine.

Dade County Florida Program for Trafficked Children

Listen to the podcast here. It might be pushing it to call the Trump administration’s family separation policy a cause of the national rise in the sexual trafficking of children, but there is evidence to…

by Dave Marash with Rikha Sharma Rani

This podcast was originally published in Here & There.

Doubts Still Linger on Kenyans’ Safety in Middle East

Stories of Kenyan women migrant workers pleading for help led the Kenya government to shut down thousands of unregulated recruiting agencies.

by Njeri Rugene, Jillian Keenan

This article was originally published in The Daily Nation.

How domestic abusers weaponize the courts

After a breakup, litigation is often a way for harassers to force their victims to keep seeing them.

by Jessica Klein

This article was originally published in The Atlantic.

The Living Hell of Young Girls Enslaved in Bangladesh’s Brothels

Sold by traffickers, trapped for years and raped many times a day … this is the life of tens of thousands of underage girls in Bangladesh.

by Corinne Redfern

This article was originally published in The Guardian.

Trump’s Human Trafficking Record Is Fake News

The U.S. government has just released a highly anticipated human rights report that whitewashes the effects of its own policies.

by Jenna Krajeski

This article was originally published in Foreign Policy.

Homes to Heal Trafficked Children

In Miami, a program designed for trafficked foster youth is showing promise.

by Rikha Sharma Rani

This article was originally published in The New York Times.

Britain Is Making Sexual Harassment a Hate Crime

Five different times, Shana Grice reported her ex-boyfriend to the police in Sussex, England.

by Foreign Policy, Jillian Keenan

This article was originally published in Foreign Policy.

Maternity Care Crisis (Averted?)

Dad was speeding down I-95 past the Philadelphia Airport, his heavily pregnant wife moaning in the SUV. The drive was too far; the traffic too congested. Eventually, he pulled over and with the help of…

by Malcom Burnley

This article was originally published in Generocity.

Only Women Can Stop the Apocalypse

Nearly three decades after the end of the Cold War, nuclear conflict remains the single greatest immediate threat to global security.

by Xanthe Scharff

This article was originally published in Foreign Policy.

Trump Exposed for Undercutting Trafficking Victim Protections

Listen to the episode here. See Jenna’s article at the 4:11 mark. The Trump administration is cracking down on key protections for victims of human trafficking, an international crisis impacting 40 million victims. MSNBC Chief…

by Ari Melber and Jenna Krajeski

This episode of The Beat is produced by MSNBC.