Female ‘Hotshot’ Firefighters Want Action on Reproductive Health Risks
A system "built for men" exposes women to chemicals that have been linked to miscarriage, birth defects and slowed fetal growth.
In Nigeria, Gas Giants Get Rich As Women Sink into Poverty
As international gas companies like Eni, Shell and Exxonmobil reap millions of dollars, women in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region say gas flaring is destroying their land and livelihoods.
Are Chemicals Poisoning the World’s Female Workers?
Women are disproportionately exposed to deadly substances—and may be getting disproportionately sickened by them.
‘Water Warriors’: The US Women Banding Together to Fight for Water Justice
Women have been deeply embedded in the movement for clean water and sanitation for decades, which has become even more pressing amid the pandemic.
Lessons from Texas: Advocates Warn of Extreme Weather’s Link to Domestic Violence
When a winter storm paralyzed Texas last month, millions of people in the state were left without power or heat or drinkable water. Traveling was dangerous and cell service was spotty. At the Houston Area…
In Afghanistan, Climate Change Complicates Future Prospects for Peace
Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, and one of the least equipped to handle what’s to come.
‘I Need the Money But I Feel Guilt.’ How a Drought-Resistant Crop Turned Women in Kenya into Reluctant Drug Lords
Khat is one of the most popular — and lucrative — drugs in the region, bringing in $400,000 a day in Kenya alone for its primarily women sellers.
Amid Smoldering E-Waste In The West Bank, Activists Fight For Reform
Burning electronic waste to extract metals for resale is toxic, illegal, and common in the Palestinian Territories. Can activists forge a new path?
Women in Ghana Battle a U.S.-Owned Gold Mine for Land and Livelihood
Yaa Konadu wasn’t at the farm when the men came to take it away from her. “Come,” said one of her workers, who called the 74-year-old grandmother at her home in town with the bad…
Trump Pulled Out of the Paris Climate Agreement—And Women of All Ages Will Feel It
Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the consequences of climate change.
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