As Hurricane Ida rips its way through the country’s Southeast — on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, no less — newscasters across America are referring to the storm as a “she.” Not odd, considering the name. But behind that single pronoun is a fascinatingly sexist history.
Menstruation has long been stigmatized in our society, often portrayed as shameful or embarrassing rather than a natural function of the human body.
Given entrenched cultural norms, the U.S. and the international community should demand that the new Taliban regime uphold the basic rights of Afghan women as defined by the Afghan constitution.
A recent trend in anti-choice activism is rearing its ugly head again.
The UN Generation Equality Forum builds on the promise of the Beijing Conference of 26 years ago.
Gen Z’s frequent use of social media constantly exposes us to the accomplishments and best moments of others.
Across western Nepal, tradition remains stronger than law as villagers find new ways to partake in “chhaupadi,” the age-old tradition of exiling women during menstruation because periods have been long considered impure.
With fears ramping up about the fate of women and girls in Afghanistan now under Taliban rule, climate change likely seems very far from related to the outcome. But it isn’t.
When Nneka M. Okona began working on the manuscript that would become her new book, Self-Care for Grief, she knew she wished to create a guide for readers to center their needs wherever they were in the grieving process.
For the film, which won major accolades at Sundance, writer/director Siân Heder cast deaf actors in the roles of deaf characters and ensured the participation of deaf people in other aspects of the production.
The show’s protagonists are women depicted as complex individuals, who defy nearly every stereotype female characters have been subjected to in TV shows past.
When COVID-19 led to a relaxation of that code due to the desire to take some stress off students, I thought I finally had the opportunity to fully express myself without judgment or repercussions.
A thick, slimy substance known as “sea snot” began blanketing Turkey’s Marmara Sea at the end of last year. The smelly coating intensified on the coastline in May.
I am one of the six girls in a class of 45 students at my engineering college, and as confident as I am in my abilities, it’s hard to shake my imposter syndrome when I look around my classrooms.
Journalists and activists in Bosnia and Herzegovina are routinely harassed, threatened, and intimidated for their work with refugees and migrants entering the country via the Western Balkan route.
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