Mexico’s Grassroots Pro-Choice Insurgency
The country’s government is failing to guarantee abortion access, and self-organized collectives are filling the gap
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‘Shattered hopes’ – Afghan women react to the Taliban’s ban on medical studies
Afghan women students describe their devastation at a new edict that cuts off their last professional training opportunities and threatens to worsen a maternal health crisis
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To Quit Their Jobs, Sugar Workers Risk Kidnapping, Assault and Murder
Why would anyone stay in a job where abuse is rampant and women are coerced into hysterectomies? Because the cost of escaping India’s cane fields is often even higher
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“This is our fight” – Kenyan healthcare providers brace for Trump presidency
Kenya’s reproductive healthcare providers are braced for a second Trump presidency – but this time, they’re prepared
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Women Support Harris, but the American Presidency Remains a Male Bastion
In the end, Americans chose the man whose presidency led to the undoing of abortion rights over the woman who said she would fight to restore them
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America’s Anti-abortion Business is Booming in Africa
U.S. groups opposed to reproductive rights are increasing their spending in Africa
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Sexism in politics: It’s the same old story
Harris faces one major obstacle male politicians never do: sexism
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Harris Supporters Urge Women to Vote Their Consciences
Even as one of their own vies to be the first female president, even with abortion rights high on the list of campaign issues, even after more than a century of suffrage, some women still look to their husbands and other trusted men before casting their ballots
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U.S. blocks imports from former doTERRA frankincense supplier over forced labor
The U.S. has banned imports from Asli Maydi, the Somali company that supplied frankincense oil to the popular U.S. essential oils brand doTERRA, over the use of forced labor. The ban follows an investigation published last year by The Fuller Project into the abuse and exploitation of women
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A Trump Victory Could Reinvigorate Global Anti-abortion Pact
In this year’s U.S. election, abortion is also a top foreign-policy issue
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Heyday or Headwinds? Medical Research for Women is in the Balance in November
Who wins in the U.S. election next month – Kamala Harris or Donald Trump – will greatly affect what happens to medical research about and for women
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‘Nowhere Is Safe’ – The Migrant Domestic Workers Abandoned In Lebanon
As explosions flashed across Beirut’s dark sky, Lina sat in an apartment block tucked away in the southern part of the city. She was alone and frightened, clutching her phone for safety. The 29-year-old housekeeper has worked in Lebanon since 2022. But when Israeli strikes began hitting
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Why Politicians Ignore Abuses in India’s Sugar Industry: They Run It
Politicians run most of the mills in the state of Maharashtra. They deny or downplay evidence of coerced hysterectomies, debt bondage and child labor in the fields
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How Climate Change is Hitting Kenyan Girls’ Education
Climate change in Kenya is exacerbating barriers to girls’ education by increasing early marriage and child labour, and reducing school attendance due to drought, flooding, and the economic burden on rural families
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Diamonds Brought Prosperity to Botswana. Women Workers Are Paying A Heavy Price.
An investigation by The Fuller Project and New Lines has found numerous violations of standards at De Beers’ partner companies, including filthy workplaces and sexual harassment
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