Poor countries often have broken governments, shoddy infrastructure, and few systems in place to help when there is a mass crisis — which is why the U.N. Development Program found that there is a severe difference in how people are harmed during a climate disaster, depending on whether they live in a developing or rich country.
A hurricane hits. The terror and stress caused by the imposing wind and rain affect nearly everybody’s mental health, but perhaps none more so than expectant mothers. Then that stress and the pollutants whipped up by the storm wreak havoc on their bodies, and their pregnancies.
Use our climate map to investigate the impact of climate change across the world on those it affects most: women, people of color, and indigenous and LGBTQ people.
The “love jihad” bill is yet another attempt by Hindu nationalists to demean and malign the Muslim population by portraying Muslim men as sexual predators who commit jihad by converting Hindu women to Islam.
Wade, an acclaimed editor, longtime activist and mentor, and the lead plaintiff in a historic sex discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times, died last week.
While protests have seen unprecedented participation by young women, they have also been mired by sexual and gender-based violence against young women by the police. It is time for the international community to heed the call of Hong Kong-based activists and hold the government to account for this human rights crisis.
On December 1, Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page came out as transgender in a heartfelt note they shared on Twitter.
Ahead of Election Day, women across America turned their anxieties about the nation’s socioeconomic and racial turmoil and fears about the pandemic and the future into action by volunteering.
Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla’s path to running for Congress as a Democratic candidate was not a linear one.
Sarah Fuller, a goalkeeper for Vanderbilt University’s soccer team, made history on Saturday as the first woman to play in a Power 5 conference college football game
As the United States struggles to reaffirm its raison d'être, can the prospect of transformative change in a re-invigorated South American body politic become a new beacon for democracy?
The conflict-torn Himalayan valley has seen a surge in mental health cases since the abrogation of the autonomous status of the region, with women among the most distressed.
“Not Done” argues that while many seemed to believe the feminist project was complete, especially in the midst of Obama-era idealism about social progress in America, it was, as the title states, not done.
I decided it was time to tell my complete story so that other survivors wouldn’t be trapped with their abusers for no other reason than that they feel alone and fear they won’t be believed.
The new documentary spotlights women’s leadership in fighting the abuse of power in the use of computer technology.
Ketaki Tyagi has been a staunch climate change activist since the age of 14.
As the world observes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, a new report shows the extraordinary anti-violence efforts made by women's rights organizations globally.
After years of division, many Americans are looking to move forward and heal our country. One way to do so is to look toward other countries that have experienced, and healed from, deep divisions and learn from them.
For Bernadette Demientieff, the Arctic was never just some far-off region portending the coming horrors of climate change.
Just because a person in power is a woman does not mean the way they use their power will actually help other women.
Reporters-turned-media leaders have taken the reins on creating mentorship programs, setting off national conversations and launching independent platforms.
More than 100 women have run for president, and each one widened the possibilities of what a presidential candidate looks like.
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