“The kind of hope that changes the world.”
The Fuller Project's CEO Xanthe Scharff reflects on International Women's Day.
‘This War Made Him a Monster.’ Ukrainian Women Fear the Return of Their Partners
As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, experts are warning that immediate action is needed to address rising domestic violence.
America Is Again Failing Afghanistan’s Women—and Itself
The deteriorating status of women under Taliban rule is a strategic disaster for Washington.
Afghan women tell us how their lives have changed
Ahead of International Women’s Day, we asked three Afghan women how their lives had changed since the Taliban took over. These are their stories.
Nigerian elections: Africa’s giant is leaving half its population behind
Africa’s largest democracy has a terrible record of female representation. Ahead of this week’s elections, we ask what is being done to change that.
A growing number of women farmers are changing the face of California’s agricultural industry
Farming is Female: women farmers in California are changing the face of the agricultural industry in their state and across the country.
In Thailand, an Uphill Battle to Legalize Sex Work
Sex workers and liberal politicians are fighing an uphill battle to legalize sex work in Thailand.
Domestic violence survivors facing long court delays
Many domestic violence cases were declared non-essential during the pandemic. The consequences are still being felt.
Three decades after the FMLA became law, caregiving responsibilities still knock women out of the workforce
Thirty years ago, on Feb. 5, 1993, President Clinton signed into law the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave from work when they…
A rare instance of accountability
Overharvesting of frankincense led our reporter down a years-long investigation into abuse and exploitation in the essential oils industry.
Eating last and least: Widening gender hunger gap raises climate alarm
Women typically eat less in Indian households and are often found compromising their share of food to feed others in the family exposing the growing hunger crisis.
Women left out of 9/11 benefits finally eligible for health care, compensation
After a decade of lobbying and waiting, 9/11 first responders and survivors with uterine cancer can finally get the federal health coverage they’ve long been promised.
In Afghanistan, threatening the very survival of women
A new Taliban decree forbids Afghan women from working for foreign aid groups. We talk to two experts in the country about its impact.
On these women-run Himalayan farms, even climate-resilient crops are failing
As countries experiment with climate solutions, experience of women farmers in the Indian Himalayas shows the complexities of the climate crisis and the costs of not involving local communities.
The only cancer that won’t get covered for women of 9/11
The women of 9/11 suffering from uterine cancer thought they were finally going to get health coverage - instead, they remain stuck in limbo.
Somaliland’s Frankincense Brings Gold to Companies. Its Women Pay the Price.
Female workers tell of exploitation and sexual assault at frankincense warehouse supplying US essential oils company.
Climate change puts more women at risk for domestic violence
Extreme weather events that climate change is making more frequent and more intense are also pushing up violence against women around the world.
How Women Changed the World This Year
From Colombia to Iran, feminism is an increasingly unstoppable force.
