Health
‘They had names’: How the deaths of eight pregnant women started a movement
Nuria Tesón considers why the deaths of eight women in childbirth in Agadir, Morocco, started a mass uprising.
These creators help millions of people talk about bodies, sex and sexuality. Their content is being removed because of it
Watch more on this story: Why did Instagram take down this creator’s account? On July 11, Sam Atalanta opened Instagram expecting to scroll through their account, The Vulva Gallery. The Dutch artist’s colourful, cartoon-like illustrations of vulvas had attracted
‘Urgent action is needed to safeguard the lives of women and children’
VYONGWANI, KENYA – Mwaka Chimera sits on a worn-out leather couch outside her two-roomed house in Vyongwani village, in southeastern Kenya, cradling her newborn daughter. “I dropped out of primary school, and for my first five pregnancies, I never attended a
The U.S. aid freeze: Counting the global cost of chaos
As the end date of the Trump administration’s foreign aid ‘stop-work’ order approaches, just how dependent were women and girls around the world on the U.S.? The Fuller Project dives into the data to find out
The U.S. aid freeze: Counting the global cost of chaos
As the end date of the Trump administration’s foreign aid ‘stop-work’ order approaches, just how dependent were women and girls around the world on the U.S.? The Fuller Project dives into the data to find out. GOLINI, KENYA – Saumu Mwavugadi gazed from her veranda past mud-walled chicken coops…
Arab States Need More Nurses. African Women Are Paying The Price.
A new report reveals migrant caregivers from Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda battle exploitative working conditions, including racial discrimination and violence
Republicans Take Aim at Subsidies that Help Millions of Women
Conservatives have long desired to slash programs that help with healthcare, food, housing and transportation
‘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
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
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
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
Artificial Intelligence: Veteran Suicide Prevention Algorithm Favors White Men
An artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans prioritizes white men and ignores survivors of sexual violence, which affects a far greater percentage of women, an investigation by The Fuller Project has found.
‘My community is still dying’ — How the dearth of Black women in clinical research worsens health disparities
By 2020, there was one Black woman for every 10 white women in FDA-approved drug trials
New federal report calls out clinical trials for excluding pregnant women
A new report from the influential National Academies of Sciences pushes back on the unspoken rule in medical research that pregnant and breastfeeding women are too vulnerable and risky to include in clinical trials
While many Black women in US abandon hair relaxers linked to cancer, sales climb in African countries
The companies at the center of thousands of U.S. lawsuits produce some of Africa’s most popular chemical straighteners like Dark & Lovely and TCB Naturals
