Human Rights

For many Black youth, contemporary life in the US involves a regular barrage of racial stressors. Here’s why that’s important to attend to.

Hina Saleem presents findings from research in rural settlements in Sindh, Pakistan that explores the disparities between boys and girls in enrollment and continuation of schooling in addition to overall inadequate education outcomes.

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The US has seen many state bills limiting transgender rights this year. Activists say everyone should be alarmed.

Systemic change is on everyone’s lips in 2020.  Pushed to the background, progress on climate action remains woefully slow. Wealth inequality continues to rise. Gender parity appears unlikely to happen…

Home is where the inequality is, a new survey has revealed. A new poll for BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour found that 75 percent of women feel most unequal in their…

For Black youth, a police encounter by eighth grade predicts they will be arrested by young adulthood, but research finds the same is not true for white youth. Black young…

The “leaky pipeline” of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), which is especially acute for academic mothers, continues to be problematic as women face continuous cycles of barriers and obstacles to advancing …

In Nigeria, a new class of activists and women’s right advocates are emerging to take on the Nigerian establishment and its historical suppression of women, and push for increased representation for women. Nigeria…

The authors examine trends in the coronavirus disease 2019 infection rate for the U.S.state prison population and present the results of their 2022 survey to assess the impact of the pandemic and response efforts on prison system education programs….

Chronic disinvestment in Black and Brown communities has led to poorer health outcomes for children and adults. It’s time to take action.