Should Abusive Partners Have Parental Rights?
A gruesome case of “vicarious violence” in Spain raises new questions about whether abusive partners can ever be good parents.
‘The Pain Was Unbearable’: Thousands of Women Subjected to Banned ‘Virginity Tests’
The notorious two-finger test was outlawed in Pakistan last year, but an investigation by The Fuller Project and VICE World News showed that doctors are still subjecting rape survivors to the test with impunity.
The Humiliation I Experienced Just to Escape the Taliban
Get trampled or crawl through sewage? An Afghan woman describes the "humiliating" conditions fleeing Afghans faced while trying to escape Afghanistan after the Taliban took over.
The Day the Taliban Reached Kabul, it Turned into a Ghost City
Afghan journalist Maryam Nabavi describes feelings of hope and despair after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
The Taliban’s Return Was the Death of Dreams
After two weeks of living under Taliban control, a youth activist decides it’s time to for her to leave Afghanistan. “This is not what our people deserve,” says Hosnia Mohseni, 30.
‘The Taliban Came and Killed My Spirit!’
A school teacher in central Afghanistan laments the loss of educational opportunities for girls and women since the Taliban took control.
‘They Left Us to the Taliban’
Six Afghan women describe their feelings of fear, anger, and betrayal in the wake of America’s departure.
‘I’m One of Them’: The FGM Survivor Providing a Lifeline in Leeds
Stigma can stop survivors of female genital mutilation from seeking help, but Hawa Bah, who was cut at eight, reaches those suffering in silence to get them the care they need.
What Afghanistan’s Women Stand to Lose
For the past 20 years, Afghan women were told to chase their dreams. But within days of the Taliban takeover, Afghan women are mourning their working lives and freedom.
Words for Her: Indians in America Pay Tribute to Those Affected by COVID
Those in the U.S. with ties to India are reckoning with uncertainty and fear for themselves, those immediately around them, and loved ones across the world.
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…
Female Migrant Workers And The Families They Support Are Being Abandoned By The Money-Transfer Industry
The flow of money sent home by foreign workers remained resilient in the face of COVID-19. But migrant women—and their home communities—still face significant financial barriers, particularly domestic workers in the Gulf living with ongoing…
As the Taliban Resurges in Afghanistan, Girls Are Already Losing Schools
Girls’ education—once a signature achievement of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan—is increasingly under threat as the Taliban tightens its grip.
The World Hasn’t Figured Out How to Stop ‘Revenge Porn’
Various countries have outlawed the practice—but the laws don’t seem to be working.
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.
Could Women’s Rights be Key to Unifying Israel’s Government?
Israel’s political future could influence the future for women in Israel, as well as elsewhere in the greater region.
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.
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.