This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s well-known that women have been especially impacted by pandemic-related economic upheaval. But new data show how widespread the job loss and emotional strain have been for mothers of young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck — and with it came public health measures including stay-at-home orders — women’s rights organizations (WROs) the world over were quick to sound the alarm:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we talk about reproductive health and rights, we often talk about access to contraception. Indeed, access to and information about contraception is a foundation of realizing reproductive health and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like other women of color, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women run up against structural barriers that hurt their U.S. labor market outcomes, including disadvantages that are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One thing MSF staff know is that managing menstrual hygiene in a crisis zone is not always easy. In many of the contexts where we work, products for menstruation can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gender disparities in medical careers – in position, pay and publishing – start early, but even small systemic changes in training programs could begin to narrow these gaps, says a…
Kim Foxx made history when she was elected to be the first African American woman to lead the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in Illinois. Chanda connected with Kim to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Family planning is a core component of achieving gender equality and plays an important role in reducing poverty — but 232 million women around the world still lack access to contraceptive methods,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If there’s one take-home message for the general public about the coronavirus vaccines approved in the US, it’s that they are remarkably effective. But Michigan State University’s Morteza Mahmoudi is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is a well-known fact that even before COVID-19, girls in India were forced into child marriage, with one in three of the world’s child brides living in India. But there has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People I meet always want to know how I survived the systems. Until recently, it was a question I dreaded to be asked. I wanted to avoid being retraumatized, looked…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a common misconception that “reproductive rights” and “reproductive justice” are synonymous with each other and can be used interchangeably. They most definitely are not. The reproductive rights framework…