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Maya Wiley Won’t Be New York’s Next Mayor. What Will Happen to Her Signature Proposal?

Former New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley says she won’t be running for New York governor, but that won’t stop her from championing her signature child care agenda from outside public office.

by Jessica Washington

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

‘No fish means no food’: How Yurok women are fighting for their tribe’s health

Their salmon have all but disappeared, so Yurok mothers are fighting for their tribe’s health and food sovereignty.

by Lucy Sherriff

‘We Have to Survive’: Meet NYC Immigrant Women Fighting for Their Communities During the Pandemic

In the absence of comprehensive governmental safety nets, New York women banded together, adapted their skill sets, organized aid and fought for policy changes. What’s next for them?

by Tanvi Misra

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

Dispatches From Afghanistan: Engineer Faces Forced Marriage to Taliban Member

An Afghan agricultural engineer fought for her education and her career. Now she's being forced to marry a member of the Taliban.

by Nargis Omar

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

Dispatches From Afghanistan: 'I Went Out and Shouted for Freedom'

An Afghan college student had only heard stories about what life was like under the Taliban. Then months before graduation, "everything fell apart."

by Nil

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

Dispatches From Afghanistan: Life of Fear Replaces Life of Dreams After Taliban Takeover

Once the breadwinner for eight people, an Afghan woman says she now feels "in prison" since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

by Laila

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

A young Black mother died during treatment for postpartum depression. Her family demands answers.

Denise Williams went to Queens Hospital Center last month. Her family found out 48 hours later that the 29-year-old mother of two had died at the city-run hospital. They still don’t know why.

by Jessica Washington

This story was co-published with THE CITY.

‘The Pain Was Unbearable’: Thousands of Women Subjected to Banned ‘Virginity Tests’

The notorious two-finger test was outlawed in Pakistan last year, but an investigation by The Fuller Project and VICE World News showed that doctors are still subjecting rape survivors to the test with impunity.

by Suddaf Chaudry

This story was published in partnership with VICE World News and The Fuller Project.

Struggling to survive: Afghan journalist describes harrowing escape

"During the days that I lived under the dark shadow of the Taliban, I felt like a bird in a cage. Like a bird with wings, but no permission to fly," Afghan journalist Zahra Joya…

by Zahra Joya

Dispatches From Afghanistan: 'The Humiliation I Experienced Just to Escape the Taliban'

Get trampled or crawl through sewage? An Afghan woman describes the "humiliating" conditions fleeing Afghans faced while trying to escape Afghanistan after the Taliban took over.

by Zahra Nader

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

Dispatches From Afghanistan: 'The Day the Taliban Reached Kabul, it Turned into a Ghost City'

Afghan journalist Maryam Nabavi describes feelings of hope and despair after Kabul fell to the Taliban.

by Maryam Nabavi

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

Dispatches From Afghanistan: 'The Taliban’s Return Was the Death of Dreams'

After two weeks of living under Taliban control, a youth activist decides it’s time to for her to leave Afghanistan. “This is not what our people deserve,” says Hosnia Mohseni, 30.

by Hosnia Mohseni

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

Dispatches from Afghanistan: 'The Taliban Came and Killed My Spirit!'

A school teacher in central Afghanistan laments the loss of educational opportunities for girls and women since the Taliban took control.

by Zahra Nader

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

The women left out of post-9/11 health care

The events of 9/11 made these women sick. Twenty years later, why are they still left out of the health coverage that was created for survivors?

by Susan Rinkunas

This story was published in partnership between The Cut and the Fuller Project.

‘I Wish We Had Died Rather Than Live Through That Day’: Dispatches From the Women of Afghanistan

Ordinary Afghan women share firsthand accounts on what life is like in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

by Zahra Nader

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘They Left Us to the Taliban’

Six Afghan women describe their feelings of fear, anger, and betrayal in the wake of America’s departure.

by Zahra Nader

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

Are You a Teacher? FiveThirtyEight and The Fuller Project Want to Hear From You

If you are currently a K-12 teacher, take this survey to help contribute to an in-depth investigation by FiveThirtyEight and The Fuller Project.

‘One Paycheck Away From Losing Everything’: Why The Child Care Crisis Is Especially Hard for Black Mothers

The coronavirus pandemic caused a child care crisis. Black moms are bearing the biggest brunt.

by Jessica Washington

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