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    We document the systemic obstacles preventing women from accessing reliable health care, including maternal, newborn, and sexual and reproductive health care, and delineate the consequences of not prioritizing women’s safety and security, including gender-based violence. Through rigorous data reporting, we expose how investing in women’s health benefits communities, economies, and entire societies.

    Bangladesh’s Child Marriage Problem Is the World’s Human Trafficking Crisis

    Approximately 52 percent of girls in Bangladesh are coerced into marriage as children and left without the support they need to protect themselves.
    by Corinne Redfern

    This article was originally published in Foreign Policy. 

    How to Make Abortion Great Again

    Poland has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the EU. But four women, nicknamed the "abortion dream team," are pushing back.
    by Anna Louie Sussman

    This article was originally published in Harper’s Bazaar.

    A Test With No Answer: Why Are American Doctors Performing Virginity Tests?

    Across the United States, physicians, gynecologists, and family doctors report being asked to perform, or performing, “virginity tests.”
    by Sophia Jones

    This article was originally published in Marie Claire.

    Ramona: A Story of Perseverance in Kensington

    Ramona shares her story of recovery and escape from a past of violence and drug addiction in south Kensington, Philadelphia.
    by Ramona Hieye

    This article was originally published in Al Día.

    Doubts Still Linger on Kenyans’ Safety in Middle East

    Stories of Kenyan women migrant workers pleading for help led the Kenya government to shut down thousands of unregulated recruiting agencies.
    by Njeri Rugene, Jillian Keenan

    This article was originally published in The Daily Nation. 

    How domestic abusers weaponize the courts

    After a breakup, litigation is often a way for harassers to force their victims to keep seeing them.
    by Jessica Klein

    This article was originally published in The Atlantic.

    The Living Hell of Young Girls Enslaved in Bangladesh’s Brothels

    Sold by traffickers, trapped for years and raped many times a day … this is the life of tens of thousands of underage girls in Bangladesh.
    by Corinne Redfern

    This article was originally published in The Guardian.

    Trump’s Human Trafficking Record Is Fake News

    The U.S. government has just released a highly anticipated human rights report that whitewashes the effects of its own policies.
    by Jenna Krajeski

    This article was originally published in Foreign Policy.

    Homes to Heal Trafficked Children

    In Miami, a program designed for trafficked foster youth is showing promise.
    by Rikha Sharma Rani

    This article was originally published in The New York Times.

    Britain Is Making Sexual Harassment a Hate Crime

    Five different times, Shana Grice reported her ex-boyfriend to the police in Sussex, England.
    by Foreign Policy, Jillian Keenan

    This article was originally published in Foreign Policy.

    Maternity Care Crisis (Averted?)

    Dad was speeding down I-95 past the Philadelphia Airport, his heavily pregnant wife moaning in the SUV. The drive was too far; the traffic too congested. Eventually, he pulled over and with the help of…
    by Malcom Burnley

    This article was originally published in Generocity.

    El Salvador Kills Women as the U.S. Shrugs

    Washington helped start an epidemic of violence against women in Central America. Now it’s washing its hands of the problem.
    by Christina Asquith, Louise Donovan

    This article was originally published in Foreign Policy.

    How a Miami Judge Pioneered a New Way of Handling Minor Human Trafficking Cases

    Judge Maria Sampedro-Iglesias established the GRACE Court, one of the first trauma-informed courts for juvenile survivors of human trafficking.
    by Rikha Sharma Rani

    This article was originally published in Montgomery Advertiser.

    ‘The Ones Nobody Misses’: Scope of Human Trafficking in Alabama Wider than Reported, Experts Say

    Human trafficking is deeply misunderstood, and misconceptions allow traffickers to operate unnoticed—and often in plain sight.
    by Melissa Brown, Rikha Sharma Rani

    This article was originally published in Montgomery Advertiser.

     

    Claira’s story: A ‘Broken, Normal’ Woman Preyed Upon by ‘Life’

    More than 200 cases of sex or labor trafficking have been reported from Alabama to the national trafficking hotline since 2015.
    by Rikha Sharma Rani

    This article was originally published in Montgomery Advertiser.

    Do Traffickers Kidnap Their Victims? The Myths and Realities of Human Trafficking

    As awareness and understanding around human trafficking grows, so do its myths, filtered and fertilized through social media and misunderstandings.
    by Melissa Brown

    This article was originally published in Montgomery Advertiser.

    Staying Connected: Moms Who Pump in Prison

    While a woman’s right to pump her breast milk is legally protected in the United States, the privilege doesn’t extend to incarcerated moms.
    by Malcolm Burnley

    This article was originally published in Next City.

    When Will #MeToo Reach Places Like North Philly?

    There are so many of barriers facing women in below-poverty-line neighborhoods, but one that is rarely talked about is the pervasive sexual harassment.
    by Vanessa Davila

    This article was originally published in The Inquirer.

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