Could Reparations From the UK Address Gender Inequality in Barbados? The Prime Minister Thinks So.
As Covid-19 worsens the gender inequity in the Caribbean, the Barbadian prime minister is calling on the UK to pay up.
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The Pentagon remains a battlefield for women
President-elect Joe Biden’s historic pick for Secretary of Defense dashed hopes for another first: a female head of the Pentagon.
‘I’m scared every damn day’: In the Philippines, violence shadows trans lives
There is still no law against discrimination on the basis of gender in the Philippines, and, as a result, transgender people are subject to regular violence and abuse.
Pandemic crushes global supply chains, workers at both ends
The lives—and livelihoods—of two women some 10,000 miles away from each other have become linked by a global pandemic that has not only crushed one of the world’s supply chains but economies, and millions of…
by Louise DonovanDec 22, 2020
This story was reported by The Fuller Project and published by The Associated Press.
In a changed mindset, new Zimbabwe law offers pregnant teens the promise of education
Teen pregnancy in Zimbabwe has skyrocketed during the pandemic. But a new law — and a change in mindset — promise to keep girls in school.
As India’s Credit Sector Falters, So Do Women’s Livelihoods
India’s microfinance sector promises to empower income-insecure women. But it is widening the gap between men and women’s access to opportunity.
by Mahima JainDec 13, 2020
This story was published in the Scroll in India and in Der Spiegel in Germany.
‘Men’s Violence Will Outlive The Coronavirus’ — Push To End Global Spike In Abuse Against Women Amid the Pandemic
With half of the world’s population living under lockdown, millions of women around the world were trapped with an abusive partner.
by Louise DonovanDec 12, 2020
This article was published in partnership with Kenya’s Nation newspaper.
‘Binary’ Choice for Detained Mothers During COVID: Family Separation or Indefinite Detention
Parents detained at an immigration center in Texas face what advocates call a “binary” choice: let the children be released alone or remain detained together and bear the threat of catching a deadly disease.
by Tanvi MisraDec 7, 2020
The Feminine Appeal of Macho Populism
While President Donald Trump’s defeat may have dealt a blow to his brand of “macho populism,” the phenomenon isn’t going away any time soon. And in many cases, it’s women themselves who are fueling it.
‘We know it’s the work of quack doctors’: Pandemic fans the flames of backstreet abortions in Kenya
Anecdotal reports suggest teenage pregnancies are soaring in Kenya, resulting in unsafe late-term terminations and abandoned babies.
by Louise Donovan and Nasibo KabaleNov 23, 2020
This story was published in partnership with the Telegraph and Kenya’s Daily Nation.
Targeted for abuse: With borders closed, women fleeing Venezuela face additional threats
Colombia’s border closure due to COVID-19 left no safe way for Venezuelan migrants to cross the border, exposing more women to sexual abuse, kidnapping, trafficking and murder that is endemic along informal routes.
‘Whatever It Takes’: How Black Women Fought to Mobilize America’s Voters
Democrats have long pointed to Black voters, more specifically, Black women, as a crucial voting bloc. But this November, successfully flipping the southern, Republican-led state of Georgia to the Democrats for the first time in…
by By Jessica Washington and Tiffany Arnold Nov 12, 2020
This article was published in partnership with The Guardian.
The Loneliness of the Black Female Republican
Despite a record number of Republican women on ballots this year, every single Black woman is a long shot in the GOP field for Congress—why?
They Survived Intimate Partner Violence—Now They Can’t Vote Safely
Combined with the barriers to voting that Native Americans already encounter, those who are domestic violence survivors face unique obstacles to casting ballots.
by Jessica KleinOct 28, 2020
COVID-19 has stopped everything except cancer — the cells are still growing
Globally, millions of women have missed breast cancer screening appointments because of paused services during the height of the pandemic in March and April. This means thousands of cancer cases could lie undetected.
by Louise DonovanOct 26, 2020
This article was originally published in Kenya’s the Nation, in partnership with The Fuller Project.
Women Were Key to Eradicating Wild Polio in Africa. But Can They Do the Same for COVID?
How do governments and the wider medical community successfully immunise the entire world against COVID-19? The answer might just lie with women, who played an enormous role in eradicating wild polio across Africa.
by Jessica Washington and Louise DonovanOct 22, 2020
This article was originally published in Marie Claire UK, in partnership with Kenya’s the Nation.
Left Without School or Daycare, Farmworkers Are Bringing Their Kids to Work
Every day after the sun rises in Limestone, Tenn., a 27-year-old Mexican farmworker walks into the barn where she washes and packs yellow squash and zucchini, her three young children carrying their backpacks next to…
by Erica HellersteinOct 16, 2020
This article was published in partnership with The Washington Post.
Isolated in Rural Nigeria—and Waiting for America to Vote
KAUGAMA, Nigeria—Saki Samuno hissed at the darkening skies. The women around her wore the same irritated look as they pointed upwards, anticipating a torrential downpour. After months without access to family planning services, 28-year-old Samuno…
by Shola Lawal and Sophia Jones Oct 14, 2020
This article was published in partnership with Foreign Policy.