Dating in the time of the Taliban
For most Young Afghans coming of age under US occupation, the Taliban was a history lesson. For them, mingling in restaurants and dating was normal. Now, everything has changed.
Afghanistan’s new government imposes discriminatory restrictions on healthcare
A new requirement from the Taliban— that women be accompanied by a male chaperone when seeking healthcare—is preventing many Afghan women from getting the treatment they need at a time when the country is facing a severe economic crisis, food insecurity and a massive spike in COVID-19 cases.
Money in the forecast: Women reap unexpected gains from India's investment in early weather warning systems
India’s investment early weather warning systems was expected to help a predominantly male field of fishermen. But data suggests it may have unexpectedly led to major financial gains for women since the systems were launched a decade ago. Experts say the unintended win shows that gender is still a blind spot for climate policymakers.
The South’s abortion battle has a new front: telemedicine
A new bill making its way through the Georgia statehouse would criminalize access to abortion pills by telemedicine — a common, safe, easy way to end early pregnancies that the federal government first allowed last year.
Women victimized by Boko Haram forced to choose peace over justice
Boko Haram militants are surrendering to the Nigerian government as part of a rehabilitation program. But the women they once tortured are demanding justice too.
‘Every shift, we’re just barely making it’: What nurses want us to know about the South’s COVID crisis
The pandemic didn’t create the nursing plight in the South, but burnout and low pay have made it worse.
In rural India, stricken by pandemic, necessity of invention fills in for the state: Reporter’s Notebook
A short news clip about the mysterious deaths of two women in a home they shared with their family took reporter Puja Changoiwala on a journey through a COVID-ravaged landscape in rural India.
Analysis: India is building a women-only social safety net
Political parties across India have promised a host of new social programs exclusively for women. Is it politics or progress?
In the Sundarban, climate change has an unlikely effect — on child sex-trafficking
Child trafficking is on the rise in one of the most climate vulnerable places on earth—revealing blind spots in climate policy, experts tell contributor Ritwika Mitra.
Trauma can be hard to talk about. It can also be hard to hear: Reporter’s Notebook
Jessica Washington shares how she developed relationships with sources while investigating how Native mothers experience the Minnesota foster care system.
Why are Latina moms in New York reporting such high levels of anxiety and depression?
The pandemic’s emotional strains are falling especially heavy on communities hit hardest by COVID, unemployment and child care challenges.
‘Never just a wife or widow’: Reflecting on Coretta Scott King and the women of the civil rights movement
As the world honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., journalist Lottie Joiner, former editor of the NAACP’s The Crisis, reflects on the role of women’s leadership in the civil rights…
COVID ‘crisis moment’ for families with children in NYC pre-K and 3K programs
Ten-day quarantines are forcing families to keep young kids home, causing chaos for those in need of child care — regardless of negative COVID test results.
