Gender Equity

The 13 acres of farmland nestled in North Carolina’s Alamance County that comprise Benevolence Farm serve many different purposes: an active body care business harvesting herbs for natural soaps and…

People in Iran continue to endure the devastating consequences of the authorities’ brutal crackdown on the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising amid systematic impunity for crimes under international law, Amnesty International…

A42-year-old Black woman, Adrienne Boulware, has died in the custody of the California Department of Corrections at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. On July 4, prison guards exposed…

Advocates for domestic violence survivors in Illinois celebrated earlier this month when Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law making it easier for incarcerated survivors of domestic violence to…

In Mexico, the practice of making arbitrary use of the criminal justice system against people who denounce and investigate human rights violations, and who support the victims of these violations…

The issue of mass incarceration has been far less central to the 2024 election thus far in comparison to the 2020 presidential race. However, that doesn’t make the matter any…

A new, groundbreaking study provides extensive documentation of the IPV-to-prison pipeline—the pathways through which women who are survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) find themselves serving long prison sentences for…

I had my first suicidal ideations at age 8 due to bullying in school. I forced those feelings aside, but I still wanted to kill myself until I was 14…

As we mark three years since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, the situation for Afghan women and girls remains dire. The Taliban’s oppressive policies have exacerbated gender apartheid,…

The transitions from school to higher education and employment can have a significant impact on an individual’s lifetime potential. Earlier in 2023, we conducted a literature review to help us…

Project 2025 — you might be hearing about it and its potential effects. Vice President Kamala Harris brought it up Tuesday during her first campaign event as the presumptive Democratic…

Columbia psychology faculty member Jon Freeman explains the role he played in a data collection change that could help retain people in STEM who identify as LGBTQ+.