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.
In defiance of public opinion, state legislatures in 2021 have already passed the highest number of curbs on abortion since the 1973 Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision.
Child care has been an issue in this country for years.
When actor and dancer Avantika first had the chance to read the script for Spin, the new Disney Channel film about an Indian American teen named Rhea who discovers her talent for DJing, she immediately knew she wanted to be involved.
I’m aware that the road to entrepreneurship is somewhat filled with potholes for women.
Wherever you are in the U.S, you’re likely experiencing extreme heat, wildfires, or drought. As of Aug. 3, 40 percent of the U.S. was under drought conditions, and 2021 is looking like it may end up being one of the driest years in a millennium. And, as of today, the wildfires have burned 2,063,146 acres of land. But while that’s bad news, here’s the really bad news.
Myanmar's garment worker union members are not only fighting for an end to military dictatorship; they are also fighting for the elimination of systemic harassment and violence that has plagued their lives long before the coup.
It is vital to know how your personal information is being absorbed and used by others.
The Tour de France is the most highly anticipated, popular cycling event worldwide.
On July 28, the greatest gymnast in history, Simone Biles, withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics
The new documentary, Pray Away, offers surprising and nuanced insights.
Women who participated in anti-CAA protests nearly two years ago continue to be targeted by law enforcement, bearing the full brunt of the security apparatus or facing aggressive intimidation.
As someone who just decamped from New York City to the Pacific Northwest, you could probably call me a climate refugee.
Learning how to drive is already a daunting task, but it can become even more so when you learn about how cars’ safety is determined
Amid a state of emergency around femicide in Puerto Rico, journalists and activists are challenging the normalization of sexist news coverage
Activists whose work incorporates ecological, health, and equality campaigns have moved from protesting outside the halls of power to become elected legislators writing and passing the environmental protection frameworks that they campaigned for.
Inequality is especially worth thinking about in the summer, since it’s exacerbated in many ways during this season.
The movement had, and still has, a gaping blindspot: the influence of Scientology.
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