This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women working in African media were twice as likely to experience sexual harassment at work than men, according to a new report by Women in News, a media development program by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. June was a month of strong employment gains. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Employment Situation Summary, the economy added 850,000 jobs between mid-May and mid-June, well…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sexual minorities in the U.S. military—lesbian, gay, bisexual, and others who don’t identify as heterosexual—represent about 12 percent of the active-duty population. But according to our new research, they account for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Linda Goler Blount joined the Black Women’s Health Imperative, the first nonprofit organization created by Black women to help protect and advance the health and wellness of Black women and girls,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Preventing recidivism has been a major thrust in the study of criminal justice and has become a central goal for public-private partnerships in states and localities. Overwhelmingly, recidivism research focuses on remedial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A culture of blame on maternity wards in England is holding back improvements in safety and leading to preventable infant deaths, a report from a group of MPs has found. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As schools grapple with longstanding racial inequities brought into sharp focus by recent cases of police brutality and the coronavirus pandemic, one problem stands out: Black girls often face both…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You’d be hard-pressed to find many positives from Melbourne’s latest, six-week COVID-19 lockdown. But increased economic and employment opportunities for migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker women is one of them.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past few decades, organisations and movements working on human rights have become more aware of the pervasive and systematic attacks against human rights defenders, including the particular challenges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sit down: This is foundationally important. It’s about relinquishing power and passing over the microphone. Consciously consume: Reading more women writers. Seeing more women-directed plays. Doing research into which local…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) has been 25 years in the making, and a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic is not stopping the opportunity to push gender equality efforts forward. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A study of schools in South Korea has found that seventh-grade girls who are assigned to female teachers perform better on standardized tests, enroll in more advanced classes, and are…