The Fuller Project

Women Were Key to Eradicating Wild Polio in Africa. But Can They Do the Same for COVID?

As a young girl, Amina Ahmed watched her grandmother, Hauwa’u Musa, guide women through labours that lasted for hours. And, just like her grandmother, she spent years perfecting her own midwifery skills. She did this in homes across…

by Jessica Washington and Louise DonovanOct 22, 2020

This article was originally published in Marie Claire UK, in partnership with Kenya’s the Nation.

Isolated in Rural Nigeria—and Waiting for America to Vote

by Shola Lawal and Sophia Jones Oct 14, 2020

This article was published in partnership with Foreign Policy.

Left Without School or Daycare, Farmworkers Are Bringing Their Kids to Work

by Erica HellersteinOct 16, 2020

This article was originally published in The Washington Post.

He Killed a Transgender Woman in the Philippines. Why Was He Freed?

by Corinne RedfernSep 17, 2020

This article is a partnership with The New York Times.

Black Childcare Providers Hit Hard by COVID-19

by Malcolm BurnleySep 15, 2020

“You’re Basically Trying to Pick Your Poison”: Persistent Inequality Weighs on Black Mothers During COVID-19

by Jessica Washington Sep 4, 2020

After Escaping Abuse in the Middle East, Domestic Workers’ Woes Are Far From Over in this Pandemic

by Louise Donovan & Moraa ObiriaSep 3, 2020

This article was published in partnership with The Telegraph and Kenya’s Daily Nation.

Additional coverage

COVID-19

Pregnant Black Women Navigate Two Public Health Crises During COVID-19 in Milwaukee

by Jessica Washington May 7, 2020

Is Getting Pregnant “Medically Necessary” Right Now?

by Anna Louie Sussman May 7, 2020

This article was originally published in the MIT Technology Review.

The Pathologist: She Confronts the Virus From Inside Nursing Homes

by Jenna KrajeskiJul 13, 2020

This article was originally published in The New York Times.

COVID-19 Crisis Cost Women Millions More Jobs Than Men

by Sarah L. RyleyMay 8, 2020

Filipino children abandoned to internet sex abusers during coronavirus

by Corinne RedfernJul 7, 2020

This article was originally published in the South China Morning Post.

Ohio’s Appalachian Region Was Already Losing Child Care Providers. Then the Pandemic Hit

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — The children at Stephanie Geneseo’s home-based child care center dart around in astronaut helmets while they battle green googly-eyed COVID alien germs, using play to learn about hand washing in a pandemic that…

by Rachel DissellSep 21, 2020

This article is a partnership with Eye On Ohio.

‘I’m So Scared’: California Nail Salon Workers Face Ruin as Pandemic Wears On

When the coronavirus forced the closure of the nail salon where Tracy Tran works in Los Gatos, she was immediately robbed of two things she held dear: work and sleep. Ever since arriving in the…

by Erica HellersteinSep 19, 2020

This article was published in partnership with The San Francisco Chronicle.

Transgender and Trapped in Sex-Based Social Distancing

Panama came up with a novel—and uniquely discriminatory—public health measure to combat the coronavirus.

by Marta MartinezAug 27, 2020

This article was published in partnership with Foreign Policy.

With Less Money and More Risk, Waves of Child-Care Providers Call it Quits

OAKLAND — Kirsten Hove and her mom have been taking care of kids in San Francisco for decades. Hove’s mother opened a day-care program in her home in the city’s Marina neighborhood more than 30 years ago.…

by Rikha Sharma RaniAug 24, 2020

This article was published in partnership with the Los Angeles Times.

COVID-19 Evictions Could Leave More Women Without a Vote

(Cleveland) – Lynn Rodemann walked up the driveway, a mask fixed tightly to her face. A mother of five welcomed her into the backyard, where she was cleaning up the colorful, damp decorations from a…

by Malcolm Burnley and Rachel DissellAug 21, 2020

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