‘The Reality Is, It’s Incredibly Hard’
Shelly Hughes’s typical day starts at 9 p.m. She’s used to not wanting to get out of bed and go to work, but now the feeling is much stronger. Her son, home from college because…
‘There’s No Backup’: Single Moms on Quarantining with Kids
I started taking the pandemic seriously when schools closed. I’ve never seen day-to-day life change so drastically for so many Americans. Friends began posting pictures with their kids online, with #homeschooling. I couldn’t help but…
Breaking: Some States Show Alarming Spike in Women’s Share of Unemployment Claims
Statistics obtained by The Fuller Project from several states show that the share of people who filed new unemployment claims who were women during the last two weeks of March surged from an estimated 13…
Coronavirus threatens an already strained maternal health system
On Wednesday, March 18, 28-year-old Latoyha Young and her mother, Thomasina Hayten, rushed to Sutter Health Hospital in Sacramento, believing that Young was in labor. Hospital staff sent her home — she wasn’t far enough…
For Abused Women, a Pandemic Lockdown Holds Dangers of Its Own
Early last week, as the novel coronavirus exploded from state to state, a woman called the National Domestic Violence Hotline in a crisis: Her partner had tried to strangle her and she needed medical help,…
“I’m Homeless—How Can I Self-Quarantine?”
Across from two of the tall, unnervingly skinny palm trees Los Angeles is known for, there is a light blue bungalow in a row of neat, single-story structures. After a historically dry winter, the city…
Why the Coronavirus Outbreak Could Hit Women Hardest
Women disproportionately hold jobs in industries with poor protections.
My Cousin’s Experience with Childhood Trauma
Trauma is not only created by singular incidents. It can also be born out of a person’s repeated or continuous exposure to stress. A child in poverty faces a higher likelihood of developing this kind…
Worried About Abortion Laws? Catholic Hospital Mergers Also Seen as Threat to Women’s Health Care
Rules written by Catholic bishops ban procedures deemed “immoral” by the church, like abortion, contraception, in-vitro fertilization and tubal ligation.
Wisconsin’s Catholic Hospitals Limit Reproductive Procedures
In reproductive care, critics argue, Catholic ethics can trump medical best practice and patients can be denied the care they desire or need.
When Catholic Hospitals Merge, Reproductive Services Can Change
In some cases, changes in hospital ownership broadened access to reproductive services in Wisconsin, in others, it restricted it
Catholic Hospitals Often Only Choice For Women of Color in Milwaukee
Expectant mothers in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, have a wealth of hospitals to choose from, unlike some of their counterparts in rural areas. For the county’s black and Hispanic women, however, the choice is often a…
Catholics Run One-Third of Wisconsin Hospitals, Putting Many Reproductive Procedures Off-Limits
When Ascension’s St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee announced it would cut back services in 2018, residents of the surrounding Sherman Park area balked. The predominantly black, low-income neighborhood already faced its share of challenges. Nearly…
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.”
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.
Low Wages, Sexual Harassment and Unreliable Tips. This Is Life in America’s Booming Service Industry
As job seekers are flooding into the service industry, they’re being met with low pay, few benefits and no raises as they age and gain more expertise.
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.
