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How motherhood spurred one New Yorker to take on the fossil fuel industry

Marlena Fontes is a climate activist and mother who wants to take down the fossil fuel industry.

Yessenia Funes, December 19, 2023 Read the full article

Can the Climate Tech Revolution Avoid Leaving Women Behind?

Tech is dominated by men. Only a small percentage of solar and wind workers are female – but there are places where women shine in the clean tech world.

Katharine Gammon, December 13, 2023 Read the full article

Sex Matters: Medical Research Overlooks Women

Scientists still ignore sex differences in testing new treatments.

Maggie Fox, November 20, 2023 Read the full article

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Silicon Valley VCs Invest Almost Exclusively in Companies Founded by Men. Could a new California law change that?

California would become the first state to require venture capital firms disclose the race and gender of the founders of the companies they fund, under a bill currently awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature.

Hanisha Harjani, September 29, 2023 Read the full article

Afghan women take their own lives as despair grows under Taliban rule

An investigation into rising female suicides in Afghanistan as the Taliban erodes women’s rights.

Zahra Nader & Zan Times reporters, August 28, 2023 Read the full article

She escaped her husband’s physical violence – but economic ties kept them connected for years

The financial system has become a new frontier in the fight against intimate partner violence.

Carly Stern, August 3, 2023 Read the full article

‘Women bear the biggest brunt of climate change,’ says climate scientist Susan Chomba

Kenyan Susan Chomba leads the fight against climate change and for the environment in a high-profile role at the World Resources Institute.

Neha Wadekar, June 21, 2023 Read the full article

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“This is ours” – Somaliland women smell success as frankincense business takes off

Somaliland's female frankincense workers have set up their own cooperative to take back control after years of low pay and harsh conditions.

Rachel Fobar, May 17, 2023 Read the full article

Living on the Edge: how the “benefits cliff” holds women back

Economists call the dilemma the “benefits cliff”: get a new job or a promotion, and a rise in income beyond a certain threshold can disqualify people from benefits which they rely on to survive.

Bunny McFadden, May 9, 2023 Read the full article

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“There’s no support” — Undocumented and unemployed in pandemic-era California

The lack of unemployment protections for undocumented women were exacerbated during the pandemic.

Yusra Farzan, April 23, 2023 Read the full article

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Anxious wait for working mothers as last of California’s pandemic relief set to expire

A period of unprecedented aid reduced racial disparity in the Golden State, but all that remains is a child care subsidy that ends this summer.

Courtney E. Martin, March 20, 2023 Read the full article

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.

Rachel Sarah, February 15, 2023 Read the full article

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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.

Rachel Fobar, January 7, 2023 Read the full article

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Female migrant workers speak out about harassment in Qatar’s World Cup hotels

As the FIFA World Cup starts, migrant women working in Qatar's hotels say their allegations of harassment or abuse have been ignored.

Louise Donovan, November 17, 2022 Read the full article

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‘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.

Louise Donovan, June 3, 2022 Read the full article

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‘No fish means no food’: How Yurok women are fighting for their tribe’s health

Their salmon have all but disappeared, so Yurok mothers are fighting for their tribe’s health and food sovereignty.

Lucy Sherriff, October 4, 2021 Read the full article

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‘Women are routinely discredited’: How courts fail mothers and children who have survived abuse

Burdened by the high cost of legal help and penalized by courts that favor fathers, women risk losing children to abusive partners

Jessica Klein, August 16, 2021 Read the full article

The Guardian

Homelessness Spikes Among California Women

How motherhood spurred one New Yorker to take on the fossil fuel industry

Can the Climate Tech Revolution Avoid Leaving Women Behind?

Sex Matters: Medical Research Overlooks Women

Silicon Valley VCs Invest Almost Exclusively in Companies Founded by Men. Could a new California law change that?

Afghan women take their own lives as despair grows under Taliban rule

She escaped her husband’s physical violence – but economic ties kept them connected for years

‘Women bear the biggest brunt of climate change,’ says climate scientist Susan Chomba

“This is ours” – Somaliland women smell success as frankincense business takes off

Living on the Edge: how the “benefits cliff” holds women back

“There’s no support” — Undocumented and unemployed in pandemic-era California

Anxious wait for working mothers as last of California’s pandemic relief set to expire

A growing number of women farmers are changing the face of California’s agricultural industry

Somaliland’s Frankincense Brings Gold to Companies. Its Women Pay the Price.

Female migrant workers speak out about harassment in Qatar’s World Cup hotels

‘I’m One of Them’: The FGM Survivor Providing a Lifeline in Leeds

‘No fish means no food’: How Yurok women are fighting for their tribe’s health

‘Women are routinely discredited’: How courts fail mothers and children who have survived abuse

The Guardian

Homelessness Spikes Among California Women

How motherhood spurred one New Yorker to take on the fossil fuel industry

Can the Climate Tech Revolution Avoid Leaving Women Behind?

Sex Matters: Medical Research Overlooks Women

Silicon Valley VCs Invest Almost Exclusively in Companies Founded by Men. Could a new California law change that?

Afghan women take their own lives as despair grows under Taliban rule

She escaped her husband’s physical violence – but economic ties kept them connected for years

‘Women bear the biggest brunt of climate change,’ says climate scientist Susan Chomba

“This is ours” – Somaliland women smell success as frankincense business takes off

Living on the Edge: how the “benefits cliff” holds women back

“There’s no support” — Undocumented and unemployed in pandemic-era California

Anxious wait for working mothers as last of California’s pandemic relief set to expire

A growing number of women farmers are changing the face of California’s agricultural industry

Somaliland’s Frankincense Brings Gold to Companies. Its Women Pay the Price.

Female migrant workers speak out about harassment in Qatar’s World Cup hotels

‘I’m One of Them’: The FGM Survivor Providing a Lifeline in Leeds

‘No fish means no food’: How Yurok women are fighting for their tribe’s health

‘Women are routinely discredited’: How courts fail mothers and children who have survived abuse

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