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A spray of water droplets fills an outdoor scene. Silhouetted with light from behind, a mom kneeling in sand is seen in profile as she lifts a baby into the air. Another child stands behind them and to the left, bending down to play in the sand. A boardwalk or pier plus umbrellas and flags of the U.S. and Puerto Rico are seen out of focus in the distance. Can America Fix Its Fertility Crisis?
The Trump administration, like other governments around the world, wants to encourage more births—but isn’t sure how.
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Protesters wave K-pop light sticks as they take part in a protest against the president outside the National Assembly on Dec. 8, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean Women Are Powerful—and Powerless
Korean women have helped topple governments but still have trouble gaining political office.
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An illustration shows a pixellated image of a young woman looking over her shoulder duplicated several times with a cursor hand pointer moving one of the images into place. OnlyFans Performers Can’t Get Justice
The law says stealing OnlyFans content is sexual abuse. Enforcement is another matter.
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A group of four women in colorful dresses and head scarves sits on the floor around a setting of tea vessels and food. The Long Road to Justice for Sexual War Crimes
Sexual violence in Sudan is common. Accountability isn’t.
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A group of foreign women rounded up by police from karaoke bars in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat are taken to city hall during a campaign against prostitution and human trafficking involving women and minors on November 9, 2018. AI Is Fighting Modern Slavery, for Better or Worse
New technology is transforming the fight against trafficking.
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A woman holding a candle wears a shirt that says "Stop killing us!" She is surrounded by a crowd in a dark protest scene. Kenya’s Empty Promises on Protecting Women
The country has demanded an end to misogynist violence—and the government has failed to deliver.
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A row of women dressed in matching blue and white garb stand on a street during a protest. Bangladesh’s Revolutionary Women Have Disappeared
The country’s women turned a movement into an uprising, but then were pushed aside.
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Five women connect arms and shout during a protest wearing green bandanas. Mexico’s Grassroots Pro-Choice Insurgency
The country’s government is failing to guarantee abortion access, and self-organized collectives are filling the gap.
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Anti-abortion, and pro family activists hold placards during a prayer rally in Nairobi, on November 14, 2019. America’s Anti-Abortion Business Is Booming in Africa
U.S. groups opposed to reproductive rights are massively increasing their spending abroad.
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Donald Trump speaks at the 47th March For Life rally on the National Mall, on Jan. 24, 2019 in Washington. Trump’s Abortion Policy Could Go Global
In this year’s U.S. election, abortion is also a top foreign-policy issue.
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Female Ukrainian cadets, wearing new military uniforms designed specially for women, on the outskirts of Kyiv on July 12, 2023. The Increasingly Front-Line Role of Ukrainian Women
How war has—and hasn’t—transformed the country’s gender dynamics.
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A woman puts her hand over a large stack of secondhand clothes as she stands in a tarp-covered stall surrounded by piles of clothes and clothes hanging around her. The End of Secondhand Clothes
A major source of work for women in East Africa is suddenly under threat.
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Employees work in a textile factory in Karachi, Pakistan. New Hope for Pakistan’s Mistreated Workers
Germany’s new Supply Chain Act could help curb some of the world’s worst labor injustices.
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Two young Iranian girls, not wearing the mandatory hijab, visit a park in Tehran. Iran’s New—Even Worse—Hijab Era Has Begun
On the eve of parliamentary elections, nationwide protests have ended—and a misogynist backlash is just beginning.
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A Palestinian woman wearing a printed headscarf and dress carries her young barefoot child among the rubble of of buildings destroyed after Israeli attacks in Gaza. People can be seen walking in the distance. A purse is clutched under one arm and falling open as she struggles to carry the child and her belongings. Gaza’s Widows Are Fighting for Their Families’ Lives
As Israel’s war against Hamas rages on, Palestinian women bear the heaviest burden.
