A Colombian peace court is opening a new legal case that could bring justice for the first time to thousands of victims of gender-based crimes committed by the FARC and the military during decades of bitter conflict.
The risk of intimate partner violence is consistently higher among women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa than among those living without it — even for pregnant women, who are often first informed of their status during prenatal screenings.
Organizations that provide services and information have reported digital suppression of abortion information: “The Fight for Abortion Access Is Moving Online.”
While the world is lagging in its promises to slow global warming, a new report finds that there is not only a problem with meeting goals set by the Paris Agreement, but that there is also major gap — between $194 billion and $366 billion per year — in the finances required to hit important climate targets.
The effects of a series of earthquakes measuring a 6.3 magnitude that hit Afghanistan in early October have been devastating.
In the remote Himalayan village of Pahalgam, Zubaida Begum, a resilient 45-year-old mother of three, faces a daily battle against nature’s capricious wrath. Living in a mountainous place where the elements can be unforgiving, she stands as a beacon of courage, safeguarding her family's survival in the rugged terrain.
Sexual wellness advocates are starting to change conversations and attitudes around sex.
Actor/activist Mariska Hargitay, CNN news anchor Fredricka Whitfield, IndiJ Public Media president/CEO Karen Lincoln Michel, disability rights activist/author Emily Ladau, cultural critic/English professor Koritha Mitchell, and Global Justice Center president Akila Radhakrishnan were honored as “champions for women.”
Not only does Turkey’s recent offensive endanger civilians and critical infrastructure and facilities, but it also threatens the achievements—and very survival—of the women’s revolution that has been taking place there for over a decade.
New York, New York — THE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER hosted their 2023 WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS on October 19th at the Whitby Hotel in New York City. The WMC AWARDS were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s WMC 2023 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Karen Lincoln Michel, Emily Ladau, Koritha Mitchell, and Akila Radhakrishnan.
A year after protests in Iran erupted over a Kurdish woman’s death, initiating the largest uprising against the country’s clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, activists continue to fight.
It is critical to encourage high schoolers to study public policy, work for the government, or run for office to improve women’s education, health, and rights.
Robin confronts the Taliban's draconian list of forbidden acts for women. Guests: Asila Wardak and Jessica Neuwirth of the Women's Forum on Afghanistan.
New research confirms that journalists who are pregnant or mothers are fighting against some of the same injustices that women reporters faced decades ago.
A Kurdish teenage girl is in critical condition after collapsing on a Tehran metro on October 1.
“The Dobbs ruling is further accelerating an existing crisis, putting pregnant people at even greater risk of arrest, prosecution, and conviction.”
Six years after the initial viral success in the U.S., one East Asian nation is beginning to see a revival in its #MeToo movement.
On September 10 Gauff won her first-ever Grand Slam tournament after defeating Aryna Sabalenka.
I’ve since become passionate about reducing sexual harassment and assault and embarked on a mission to create positive change in our community.
When incomes decline, families become desperate. Marrying off their girls can be a step toward easing this despondency.
Advocates continue to push for policy changes to help low-income workers, including minimum wage increases and improved access to child care and to family and medical leave.
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