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‘Urgent action is needed to safeguard the lives of women and children’

VYONGWANI, KENYA – Mwaka Chimera sits on a worn-out leather couch outside her two-roomed house in Vyongwani village, in southeastern Kenya, cradling her newborn daughter. “I dropped out of primary school, and for my first…

by Claire Provost, Allan Olingo, Jodi Enda

Co-published with Nation.

The U.S. aid freeze: Counting the global cost of chaos

As the end date of the Trump administration’s foreign aid ‘stop-work’ order approaches, just how dependent were women and girls around the world on the U.S.? The Fuller Project dives into the data to find…

by Claire Provost, Allan Olingo, Jodi Enda

Co-published with Ms Magazine.

The Long Road to Justice for Sexual War Crimes

Sexual violence in Sudan is common. Accountability isn’t.

by Neha Wadekar

Co-published with Foreign Policy.

CSW69 — Women’s Rights at a Crossroads

As leaders gather for CSW69 three decades after the Beijing Declaration, will commitments turn into action, or will hard-won gains be lost?

by Allan Olingo

The mission hasn’t changed: Remaining focused when all the world seems to be on fire

Amidst an onslaught of harm, we have to rethink how we go about pursuing our mission. Yet our work feels more vital than ever.

by Eliza Anyangwe

‘It’s which door she walks through’: How provider preference and hospital culture drive C-section rates

A third of low-risk women in Mississippi are undergoing surgery for their first birth — far beyond the WHO’s max rate of 15%

by Erica Hensley

Women and Power: New rankings show stark geographical divide within the U.S.

To no one’s surprise, D.C. tops the list when it comes to women with power and influence. Can it withstand the new administration’s attacks?

by Jodi Enda

Arab States Need More Nurses. African Women Are Paying The Price.

A new report reveals migrant caregivers from Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda battle exploitative working conditions, including racial discrimination and violence.

by Louise Donovan

Women’s groups in the DRC are trying — once more — to get armed forces to sit down for peace talks

Women are disproportionately affected by the conflict in the DRC. Yet they keep being excluded from having a say in peace talks.

by Maher Sattar

AI is transforming the fight against trafficking. Some advocates are raising the alarm

New technology is transforming the fight against trafficking.

by Louise Donovan

Co-published with Foreign Policy

Mississippi’s C-section problem: A third of low-risk women are undergoing surgery for their first birth

Mississippi hospitals deliver more babies (per capita) by c-section than anywhere else in the U.S.

by Sophia Paffenroth, Erica Hensley

Co-published with Mississippi Today

Mississippi’s C-section problem: A third of low-risk women are undergoing surgery for their first birth

Mississippi hospitals deliver more babies (per capita) by c-section than anywhere else in the U.S.

by Sophia Paffenroth, Erica Hensley

Co-published with Mississippi Today

“Wages for Housework” — new book traces history of women’s fight against working for free

In the seventies, feminists around the world fought to recognize housework as work. Today, women are still doing more than three-quarters of the world’s unpaid labor.

by Louise Donovan

This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on February 17, 2025. Subscribe here.

Scientists are just starting to understand the links between climate change and maternal mental health. India’s community health workers are already finding ways to tackle it

How climate change is endangering maternal health in India, causing pregnancy loss and worsening mental health.

by Sanket Jain

Co-published with Scroll

Kenya’s Empty Promises on Protecting Women

The country has demanded an end to misogynist violence—and the government has failed to deliver.

by Kamau Maichuhie, Allan Olingo

Co-published with Foreign Policy

How abortion restrictions compare, state-by-state

Access to abortion in the U.S. depends on where you live. Increasingly, the South and Midwest are becoming complete abortion deserts. Our interactive map highlights six major restrictions in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

Related: How a network of college students is preparing for post-Roe campuses

by Jessica Washington, Erica Hensley