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A Conservative Blueprint Calls for More Abortion Surveillance

Republicans in Congress are poised to try to force all 50 states to report on abortions and miscarriages in ways never required before.

Will young women be her superpower?

Harris energizes young voters, who support national abortion rights

In This Debate, a Woman Was the “Bigger Man”

Harris prevailed with sharp points that exploited Trump's weaknesses

The Increasingly Front-Line Role of Ukrainian Women

How war has—and hasn’t—transformed the country’s gender dynamics.

This Election, It’s Women’s Choice

Polls showing that inflation will be the dominant issue in the upcoming election miss the potency of women’s anger over abortion—and their massive influence within the electorate.

The Feminist Fight for Gender Equity: Lisa Ann Walter and Advocates Renew Push for ERA Ahead of 2024 Elections

The ongoing fight for the Equal Rights Amendment and abortion rights, led by activists, pushes for gender equality amid political challenges.

Suppliers to top essential oil brand left unpaid and afraid after abuse inquiry

Women who sorted frankincense told to change their story ‘or face consequences’ in doTERRA’s investigation.

Born still, in legal and medical limbo

Bad data, few autopsies, shocked parents—the stillbirth crisis is getting another look and some tools to address it

BBC Tea exposé: Lobby groups want alleged abuser out of tea board elections

John Chebochok is contesting an election on June 28, as regional director of the Kenya Tea Development Agency.

East Africa’s Finance Bills deal heavy blow to women’s wallets

Proposed tax measures in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania on sanitary pads, diapers, second-hand clothes, and fuel will disproportionately burden women, especially those running informal businesses or from low-income households.

The Supreme Court Upholds Access to Mifepristone Amid Ongoing Abortion Rights Battle

The Supreme Court has ruled to maintain access to the essential abortion medication mifepristone, amidst ongoing legal challenges that could impact women in restrictive states.

How the latest abortion case in front of SCOTUS worries maternity-care advocates

In the latest abortion case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Idaho argues to overturn decades-old emergency law that treats millions of pregnant patients every year.

East Africa’s second-hand clothes markets – a major source of work for women – are under threat

How Uganda used clothes (Mitumba) traders are struggling to survive under the weight of changing domestic and foreign policies.

Artificial Intelligence: Veteran Suicide Prevention Algorithm Favors White Men

An artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans prioritizes white men and ignores survivors of sexual violence, which affects a far greater percentage of women, an investigation by The Fuller…

‘My community is still dying’ — How the dearth of Black women in clinical research worsens health disparities

By 2020, there was one Black woman for every 10 white women in FDA-approved drug trials.

Fast fashion is one of the world’s most polluting industries. Its global workforce is paying the price.

Around the world, fashion’s mostly female labor force are grappling with working conditions made increasingly unbearable and unhealthy by climate change.

New federal report calls out clinical trials for excluding pregnant women

A new report from the influential National Academies of Sciences pushes back on the unspoken rule in medical research that pregnant and breastfeeding women are too vulnerable and risky to include in clinical trials.

While many Black women in US abandon hair relaxers linked to cancer, sales climb in African countries

The companies at the center of thousands of U.S. lawsuits produce some of Africa’s most popular chemical straighteners like Dark & Lovely and TCB Naturals.
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