Transgender and Trapped in Sex-Based Social Distancing
Panama came up with a novel—and uniquely discriminatory—public health measure to combat the coronavirus.
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…
100 Years On, Black Women Are Still Fighting For Voting Rights
In 2008 and 2012, Black women voted at a higher rate than any other demographic bloc, according to the Center for American Women and Politics.
Coronavirus child care pinch in U.S. poses threat to economic gains of working women
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Most days, Zora Pannell works from her dining room table, sitting in front of her computer, turning off the video on Zoom calls to nurse her one-year-old daughter, Savannah. Pannell has balanced…
Why Women Are The Vanguard Of The Racial Equality Movement in the U.K.
Before protests demanding equality for Black people swept across the country, Aba Amoah was finishing her criminology degree, practicing Mandarin and planning her next trip abroad. Now, the 22-year-old is at the vanguard of the Black Lives…
Public Comment Ends for Proposed Changes that Eliminate Gender-Based Asylum
Trump Administration’s proposed asylum changes could end protection for women and girls fleeing domestic violence. The public comment period ends today. As the United States was busy battling the invisible enemy of the coronavirus, the Trump…
Author Brittney Cooper on Harnessing Rage, Right Now
The writer of ‘Eloquent Rage’ and Rutgers University scholar discusses the shared anger of black women in the nationwide protests for racial justice.
Mothers of Black Americans Killed by Police Speak Out: ‘Nothing’s Changed’
George Floyd’s death has sparked a worldwide anti-racism movement, huge anti-police brutality protests across America, and a national conversation that is reckoning with the US history of racism.
Imagine Online School in a Language You Don’t Understand
As COVID-19 shifts classrooms online, remote schooling poses a special challenge for families who are not fluent in English.
Sex Workers’ Dilemma amid Covid-19
At 6:30pm every evening, Emelda Ngieno’s alarm clock buzzes her out of a deep sleep. As the sun sets, she gets up, throws on tonight’s chosen outfit and heads to her designated location: Pipeline, a…
Iran’s Nurses Are Martyrs to Trump’s Maximum Pressure
Dozens of nurses have been infected with COVID-19, in part as a result of restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.
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.
What the World Loses if Turkey Destroys the Syrian Kurds
Amid crackdowns on supporters of the Kurdish movement in Turkey, Kurdish Syria became the heart of the greater Kurdish movement.
The Poland Model—Promoting ‘Family Values’ With Cash Handouts
The program’s design is similar to universal basic income, and marks a departure from the paternalistic attitude of previous governments.
Dade County Florida Program for Trafficked Children
Listen to the podcast here. It might be pushing it to call the Trump administration’s family separation policy a cause of the national rise in the sexual trafficking of children, but there is evidence to…
How domestic abusers weaponize the courts
After a breakup, litigation is often a way for harassers to force their victims to keep seeing them.
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.
Britain Is Making Sexual Harassment a Hate Crime
Five different times, Shana Grice reported her ex-boyfriend to the police in Sussex, England.
