Society

Extreme weather and conflict have a particularly accute impact on female farmers in the Philippines. Credit: PWRDF, CC BY-SA

In Philippines, Rural Women Bear the Brunt of Both Climate Change and Conflict

Alvin Chandra and Karen Elizabeth McNamara 25/07/2017

The impact of climate change is exacerbated by conflict...

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The Sexism of Astrophysics and Why Its Women Have It Much Less Stellar

Aswin Sekhar 24/07/2017

One would have assumed that gender-positive changes would take...

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As India’s Love for Light Skin Continues, Some Younger Women are Pushing Back

Neha Mishra and Ronald Hall 22/07/2017

Aranya Johar's Brown Girl’s Guide to Beauty, a spoken-word...

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The Story of Laxmiben Maheria, Fiery Leader of the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch

Damayantee Dhar 21/07/2017

Married at the age of 16, Laxmiben now marches...

A demonstrator in favour of abortion holds a placard that reads, "I support abortion" during a session at Chile's Chamber of Deputies to approve a bill of the government to legalise abortion in certain cases, in Valparaiso, Chile July 20, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Rodrigo Garrido

Chile’s Bid to Ease Abortion Ban Hits Roadblock

Reuters 21/07/2017

Chile's Chamber of Deputies fell one vote short of...

A man smokes next to a cigarette advertisement hung on a tree at a marketplace in New Delhi, India, May 3, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

Health Officials Fume as Philip Morris Takes Aim at Young People in India

Aditya Kalra, Paritosh Bansal, Duff Wilson and Tom Lasseter 18/07/2017

Despite Indian regulations forbidding the advertisement of tobacco products,...

Gynaecologists conduct ultrasound examinations on pregnant women at a government-run hospital in Agartala March 17, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Jayanta Dey

Parliament Must Join the Courts in Ensuring Women’s Right to Safe Abortions

Vinoj Manning and Medha Gandhi 18/07/2017

While the courts deliver pro-women judgements around abortions, parliament...