This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently published findings from the groundbreaking Pregnancy in Prison Statistics (PIPS) Project and other datasets shed light on a common but rarely discussed experience: being pregnant, postpartum or giving birth while incarcerated.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Safe, high quality in-person schools and access to higher education are top concerns for Black women – nearly as important as protecting voting rights and fighting racism, a new national…
When the world first learned of HIV/AIDS, many mistakenly believed the illness only affected gay men. As HIV/AIDS spread in the early 1980s, eventually rising to the level of an…
Sohini Bhattacharya is the CEO and President of Breakthrough, a global human rights organization working to drive culture change to build a world where all people live in dignity, equality, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the Taliban retook Kabul this past Sunday, observers around the world have worried about what the religious group’s control will mean for Afghanistan’s women, its internal security, its education system, its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the Taliban sweeps across Afghanistan in its bid to oust the US-backed government, reports are emerging of women in newly captured territory being forced to marry fighters, publicly flogged and forced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Felicia Sonmez was a political reporter at The Washington Post expecting to cover an explosive story on her beat — sexual assault allegations against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dimakatso, 23, lives in Soshanguve, South Africa. Her father passed away a little over a year ago, forcing her mother to relocate to a neighboring town for work, and leaving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From female journalists wiping computer files to beauticians removing posters from salons, many Afghan women are taking no chances with the country’s new Taliban leaders despite promises they can keep…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In many contexts, the youngest mothers (ages 15-24) are less likely than older mothers to use health services, including postpartum family planning (PPFP), for themselves and their children, increasing their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you started working from home in the last 16 months, you’re in good company. Over 100 million Americans transitioned from in-person to remote work during the pandemic. And if you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of her classmates dropped out of school when they got pregnant. But Irene chose a different path. From workshops on sexual education, to launching her own organization, she now…