About 400 women on average are prosecuted every year in the Andean country, blocking eligible women from accessing safe, timely, and free abortions. Underage girls are not exempt from such criminal prosecution and face sweeping sanctions, from restricted movement to mandatory community service, if convicted.
We had the chance to chat with Yee over email about Maizy’s story, Chinese American history, and why we all need stories about hope and resilience.
What do you do when your once-dry village suddenly turns into an island? When your only source of fresh drinking water disappears, and dangerous snakes, alligators, and hippos unexpectedly live too close for comfort?
In January, the new president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, named a majority-female cabinet.
During Black History Month, at a time when Black history is being banned in schools, we remember the mothers of the reparations movement.
For a generation of young people whose middle school years will be defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, the confusion and abruptness of school closures and the fear that followed made the experience uniquely challenging.
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