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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.

    How the UK Became an Origin Country for Human Trafficking

    For years the UK was known as a destination country for victims of trafficking. But now more and more vulnerable British nationals are being taken away from their communities and trafficked within the borders of…
    by Amandas Ong

    This story was published in partnership with VICE World News and The Fuller Project.

    Celebrity Justice: How Women Saw Their Own Experiences in the Cosby and Spears Cases

    Two high-profile celebrity court cases over the past week seemed to capture the frustration many women experience as they seek justice in the U.S. legal system.
    by Lisa Tozzi

    This story originally appeared in The Fuller Project’s newsletter. Subscribe here.

    France’s Femicide Rate Plunged Last Year. But Without Funding, More Women Will Die, Experts Say

    Femicides dropped sharply in 2020, but activists worry it was only temporary.
    by Sophie Stuber

    Abused factory workers told me their stories. It changed their lives, and mine: Reporter’s Notebook

    Researcher and Fuller Project contributor Refiloe Makhaba Nkune reflects on her experience reporting on workers’ stories of abuse at a factory that makes Kate Hudson's Fabletics athletic wear.
    by Refiloe Makhaba Nkune

    Anantnag, Indian-Administered Kashmir: ‘I Have Children And I Fear To Go Near Them’

    A hospital worker in Anantnag fears for her health and the safety of her family amid India's COVID crisis.
    by Raihana Maqbool

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

    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 Sherriff

    ‘We Need To Study Women’: Traumatic Brain Injury in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

    Survivors of intimate partner violence suffer from traumatic brain injuries at high rates, but historically, they’ve been left out of scientific and public discussions around traumatic brain injuries. A faction of researchers in the US…
    by Jessica Klein

    This piece first appeared in The Fuller Project’s newsletter. Subscribe here.

    Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh: ‘Our Supervisors Tell Us Not to Take the Vaccine. They Tell us That the Injection Will Kill Us.’

    In India, 90% of sanitation workers lack health insurance, putting them at increased risk if they were to fall ill and lack access to health care.
    by Swati Sanyal Tarafdar

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

    Pune, Maharashtra: A Haze of Delirium and Rumors of a Medical Hoax

    It is 10 p.m. and the city of Pune echoes with the wail of ambulance sirens. Medical staff are losing both patients and hope. A mother and daughter fight to keep their bond.
    by Priya Mirchandani

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

    ‘I Still Don’t See A Lot Of Light At The End Of The Tunnel’: Doctor Struggles to Keep Indigenous Community Safe As COVID Rages in Brazil

    A doctor treating Brazil’s Indigenous population struggles to keep the community safe as COVID-19 continues to rage across the country.
    by Jill Langlois

    ‘It Is Like I Am Being Strangled’

    For transgender people across the India, the state-imposed lockdown restrictions and curfews can mean being trapped in hostile homes and without access to the community, medical care and mental-health services that they depend on for…
    by Sara Bardhan

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

    New Delhi: ‘We Keep Our Pain Buried In Our Hearts To Serve People’

    Health care workers in India are fighting the pandemic with all might and massive challenges. A health care worker in New Delhi shares her struggle.
    by Fahad Shah

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

    Namakkal, Tamil Nadu: ‘When Will This End?’

    Devi has been on the phone all morning. She’s called contractors, masons and friends to see if they have work for her tomorrow. But so far, no luck. Tomorrow she will try again. “I just…
    by Dharani Thangavelu

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

    Uttar Pradesh: ‘Our First Duty Is To Save Lives’

    In Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, 55-year-old Gyanwati Devi quickly stops by the home of her supervisor in the evening to collect medicines. Earlier in the day, she visited 50 village households for a survey…
    by Sarita Santoshini

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

    Uttar Pradesh: ‘Our First Duty Is To Save Lives’

    Health care workers on the frontlines of India's COVID-19 crisis juggle personal safety with a sense of obligation to protect their communities.
    by Sarita Santoshini

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

    Namakkal, Tamil Nadu: ‘When Will This End?’

    A 30-year-old construction laborer and single mother of two children struggles to find stable work, jostling between multiple jobs in order to feed her family.
    by Dharani Thangavelu

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

    Gangyasar, Rajasthan: ‘I Have Been Battling Renal Failure So I Thought This Was Easy’

    Taramani Devi, 43, has been infected with coronavirus three times—and recovered from it three times—while battling kidney failure. The last time she was infected COVID-19, it was two days after she had undergone a surgery…
    by Sonal Kellogg

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

    Goa: ‘Even If We Register, I Don’t Think There Are Enough Vaccines to Go Around’

    After a 3-day partial lockdown, the state is back to business with “restrictions.”  Casinos are closed until May 10, hotels remain open as there is no ban on tourists and restaurants are open with 50%…
    by Chryselle D’Silva Dias

    Editor’s Note: This feature is part of The Fuller Project’s ongoing series, Gasping For Breath: Women Provide A Glimpse Into India’s COVID Disaster. Read the full series here.

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