Gender Equity

Maternal health is drastically affected by systemic racism, not just in the United States but all around the world. In Brazil, data from the Ministry of Health indicates that while maternal mortality…

When many investors — especially those with a focus on impact, equity and resilience — think about the opportunity to invest with a dual climate and gender lens, their starting point is…

In the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, developing more contraception options for everyone becomes even more important. Women and people who can become pregnant have a number…

Law schools have increasingly sorted along gender lines, and the makeup of faculties has become a reflection of schools’ student population, according to preprint research published on the SSRN, an open-access platform…

It can be difficult to keep track of the onslaught of news about women’s issues at times, but podcasts can be the antidote to the fatigue of scrolling through infographic…

An investigation has found that widespread abuse of players in U.S. women’s professional soccer existed despite some of the behavior of coaches being “an open secret.” Based on more than…

Plucking, washing, combing, cutting, dyeing, shaving — our hair has a high value for us, and for many of us, it’s one of the ways we can show ourselves and…

Waves of protest in Iran suggest growing divide between young and old, and secular and fundamentalist, say experts. The recent death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, while in…

Popping up near bus stops, train stations, and other strategically placed locations within a driver’s line of vision are giant billboards in crisp black and white, proclaiming: Abortion is and will…

The first task of the physician is to alleviate the suffering caused by the immediate symptoms of a disease — but you can eliminate the symptoms and not affect the…

Online sexual and gender-based abuse often goes unreported but incidents are on the rise globally and advocates warn current laws aren’t enough to keep users safe. Women and girls are especially vulnerable…