Human Rights

The reproductive-justice movement came into its own in June 1994, when a group of mostly white women gathered at a conference in Chicago to hear about the Clinton Administration’s proposal for…

From the massive youth protests demanding climate action during COP26, the global climate summit in November, to the young leaders demanding action on civil rights during last month’s Summit for…

In a recent study in PLOS ONE, researchers from 6 different countries, including Camilo Alejo and Catherine Potvin of the Department of Biology at McGill University, examined the importance of…

For all the headlines proclaiming and debunking reports of a national teacher shortage, few have picked up on the issue’s third rail: Educators qualified to teach students with disabilities have…

The pandemic has given us all a taste of forced isolation. We’ve seen how it can leave individuals feeling lonely, scared and depressed. Imagine if that was your permanent experience.…

In one of the world’s most gender-equal societies, private equity has once again been outed as a surprisingly stubborn bastion of male dominance. Just 19% of board seats at portfolio companies…

Marean & Tyler: Teachers, principals, parents & officials must listen to the most marginalized girls, use their input to create systems of belonging.

Native journalist Angela Sterritt highlights the strength and brilliance of Indigenous women as she investigates the cases of those who have gone missing or been murdered.

The World Food Programme is addressing the food and nutrition needs of Rwanda’s refugee communities and supporting longterm resilience.

Traditionally, there was no use for reading among the Batwa, the indigenous people of Rwanda, also known as “Pygmies” and “Historically Marginalized People.” In the forest, which was their home…

American youth are facing a mental health crisis of unprecedented proportions. Even before the pandemic, nearly 50 percent of adolescents in the United States experienced symptoms of a mental illness. Of that…

There are no standards on comprehensive counseling for transgender men on how to preserve their fertility while undergoing gender-affirming medical procedures, according to a new study. The study, published in…