Two high-profile murders were among at least 21 femicides across Kenya in January, but amid the nation’s shock and outrage, media, members of the public, and even parliamentarians (including women) excused the murders by maligning the women as “slay queens” putting themselves in harm’s way for social media clout.
Robin continues the saga of the bird's nest, and delves into Jeff Bezos and The Washington Post. Guest: Katherine Stewart on her book, "The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism."
There is no accurate number of how many Latinas have disappeared in the United States and this doesn't seem to be cause for wide alarm and action.
People who are marginalized on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, disability, socioeconomic status, and other factors need policies to support our ability to make decisions about our own reproductive lives.
“It's something that's really important to make sure this institution actually works for more younger people and new parents,” said Rep. Sara Jacobs, one of the proposal’s co-sponsors.
India's judiciary may finally be experiencing a long-overdue reckoning on the hostile environment for women civil servants, one marked by systemic harassment, intimidation, institutional abandonment, and arbitrary dismissal.
State actions to deny access to abortion show the same patterns of coercive control that women experience in domestic violence.
While women’s inheritance and property ownership are protected by the Lebanese Constitution, inheritance laws differ based on religion and sect, leaving disputes to religious courts and personal interpretations — and biases — of those laws
Like all crimes, sexual violence must be understood within the broader context in which it occurs.
The recent wave of women-directed documentaries have been drawing impressive viewership numbers and raising awareness.
The nation is expected to make herstory in June when one of two leading women candidates will be elected.
Since the collapse of the Lebanese Pound in 2019, social workers in Beirut say that migrants and Lebanese alike have turned to the sex trade to cope with the increased costs of living.
“The gender reveal is not just about enforcing ‘cis-ness,' but it’s also about enforcing masculinity and femininity based on genitalia, and all of these things that affect us."
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