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A view of literature at The NYSPCC Spring Luncheon, Sextortion: Recognize, Prevent, Protect at The Pierre Hotel on April 27, 2023 in New York City. The Middle East Has a ‘Sextortion’ Problem
The region’s social stigmas are deterring women from reporting online sexual abuse.
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Five workers carrying baskets pick purple tea leaves on a plantation with hills in the background AI Will First Come for Women
Female workers may be at highest risk from the coming waves of automation.
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A woman wearing a pink and green sari steps down from the front step of a house and onto an unpaid road. Behind her, a young boy stands in the doorway and stretches his arms out toward her. Another woman holds a baby deeper inside the house. India’s Public Health Depends on Private Exploitation
A celebrated health program relies on the labor of mistreated women.
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A woman inside her house protects her face from the tear gas n the Abbasiya neighborhood of Omdurman, on November 13, 2021 in Omdurman, Sudan. Sudan’s Failed Democracy Is a Disaster for Women
Women helped bring down the country’s Islamist dictator—and are still stuck with fundamentalism.
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South Korean women hold banners that say "#MeToo" during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Seoul in 2018. Are South Korea’s New Policies Silencing Rape Survivors?
Seoul’s crackdown on false accusations is having unintended consequences.
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A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Freetown on March 31, 2018 during a country's general elections. Do Gender Quotas in Elections Work?
Sierra Leone is about to become the latest country to find out.
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Activists raise green headscarves during a demonstration demanding the legalization of abortion in San Salvador, El Salvador. When Abortion Bans Are Too Popular to Overturn
A court may soon rule against El Salvador’s anti-abortion law. But will that make a difference?
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Peru's new President Dina Boluarte, accompanied by commanders of the Armed Forces, takes part in a ceremony to commemorate the Peruvian Army Day at the esplanade of the Army's headquarters in Lima, on Dec. 9, 2022. Peru’s First Female President Has Blood on Her Hands
Dina Boluarte’s term started late last year with plenty of promise—and immediately began to unravel.
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A Thai sex worker voices disapproval for being detained while waiting to be taken to the police station in Pattaya, Thailand. Thailand Is a Global Capital of (Illegal) Sex Work
The country is struggling to legalize an industry at the center of its economy but the margins of its society.
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An Indigenous woman stands in her spare kitchen in Jhargram, West Bengal, India. The Gender Hunger Gap Is Real—and Getting Worse
Under climate change, women will increasingly be forced to eat less than men.
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A worker from Nepal looks out from the window of his room at a private camp housing foreign workers in Doha, on May 3, 2015. Qatar’s World Cup Legacy Is Stranded Worker Widows
The World Cup is ending, but trouble is far from over for the families of guest workers.
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A man uses a bottle to feed his newborn baby. Baby Formula Marketing Practices Are Still Too Aggressive
While American mothers can’t find enough formula, a new WHO report details why parents are getting too much in other parts of the world.
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Yahya, an Afghan who identifies as gay and a non-conforming person, poses during an interview at an undisclosed location on September 28, 2021. What the Taliban Mean for Queer Afghans
In the absence of Western support, their lives are in danger as they struggle to flee.
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President Donald Trump speaks at the 47th March For Life rally on the National Mall, January 24, 2019 in Washington. Where Democracy Falters, So Do Reproductive Rights
Where populist authoritarianism is on the rise, anti-abortion politics aren’t far behind.
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In this picture taken on October 1, 2020, women wait with their children at a government-run maternity clinic in a rural area of Dand district in Kandahar province. The Taliban Are Harming Afghan Women’s Health
Afghanistan’s new government is imposing discriminatory restrictions on the health care system.
