Why Heart Disease Research Still Favors Men
Women are neglected by medical research, especially when it comes to heart disease.
New Hope for Pakistan’s Mistreated Workers
Germany’s new Supply Chain Act could help curb some of the world’s worst labor injustices.
Mona Polacca: leading with the heart in a time of climate change
Prominent spiritual elder reflects on what propels her work toward a future of Indigenous climate justice
Natural disasters raise risk of domestic violence
Natural disasters increase instances of intimate partner violence, creating particular danger for the usual victims: women.
The Brutality of Sugar: Debt, Child Marriage and Hysterectomies
Women working on India’s sugarcane farms are having expensive and medically unnecessary hysterectomies so they can work uninterrupted - a practice that keeps sugar flowing to Coke, Pepsi and Cadbury, but leaves its victims with…
Nearly Three Decades of Data on Women in Construction is Missing — Here’s How That Could Change
The government stopped collecting data on diversity in the construction industry nearly three decades ago — that could soon change.
The Global Cost of the American Anti-Abortion Movement
Conservatives have not limited their attack on reproductive rights to the United States. They’ve been busy imposing their will on other countries, too—with disastrous consequences for millions of poor women.
‘We’re waving our white flag’: What physicians say they need from the U.S. to stop syphilis spread
Not since 1950 have more pregnant women and babies been sick with syphilis — a perfect storm of slashed public health funding and the spread of maternity-care deserts
Iran’s New—Even Worse—Hijab Era Has Begun
On the eve of parliamentary elections, nationwide protests have ended—and a misogynist backlash is just beginning.
Gaza’s Widows Are Fighting for Their Families’ Lives
Women in Gaza ‘have to find ways to survive’ as the humanitarian crisis grows.
