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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.
by Shola LawalJun 10, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Vice and The Fuller Project.

Are Chemicals Poisoning the World’s Female Workers?

Women are disproportionately exposed to deadly substances—and may be getting disproportionately sickened by them.
by Lucy SherriffJun 1, 2021

This story was published in partnership with Foreign Policy and The Fuller Project.

‘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.
by Jessica WashingtonApr 20, 2021

This story was published in partnership with The Guardian and The Fuller Project.

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…
by Jessica WashingtonMar 12, 2021

In Afghanistan, Climate Change Complicates Future Prospects for Peace

HERAT, AFGHANISTAN – As dry months turned to parched years, Fatemeh watched the crops in her northwestern Afghan province of Badghis wither and her cattle die of thirst. Hunger turned to desperation, and eighteen months…
by Sophia JonesFeb 3, 2020

This article was originally published in National Geographic. 

‘I Need the Money But I Feel Guilt.’ How a Drought-Resistant Crop Turned Women in Kenya into Reluctant Drug Lords

Hours before dawn at Soko ya Nadhif market in Garissa, Kenya, middle-aged women in neon hijabs shout orders at men. They glide smoothly, like ghosts, through the darkness, groaning under the weight of heavy bags…
by Jillian Keenan & Nasibo Kabale Aug 20, 2019

This article was originally published in TIME Magazine. 

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…
by Sophia JonesDec 14, 2017

This article was originally published in Sierra Magazine.

 

Trump Pulled Out of the Paris Climate Agreement—And Women of All Ages Will Feel It

This afternoon President Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, a widely endorsed agreement that unites 195 countries around the effort to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and make other environmentally friendly…
by Christina AsquithJun 2, 2017

This article was originally published in Glamour.

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