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Women

California’s Broken Promises to Survivors of Forced Sterilization

Shefali Luthra / The 19th Sep 6, 2023 The state has only approved compensation to 101 people, though hundreds more are believed to be eligible. The deadline to apply comes this December. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Social Justice

When a Child Care Center Closes, an Entire Community Is Affected

Chabeli Carrazana / The 19th Sep 2, 2023 The death of a day care: When a child care center closes, an entire community is affected. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

The Creeper Intelligence Agency 

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2023 Reports of rampant sexual abuse pile up at Langley headquarters. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics

Meet the Democrat Running Against the Woman Who Ended Roe

Grace Panetta / The 19th Aug 4, 2023 Greta Kemp Martin is challenging Lynn Fitch, Mississippi’s first woman attorney general, whose office represented the state in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women

FDA Approves First Daily Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill

Lucas Berenbrok, Marian Jarlenski / The Conversation Jul 17, 2023 A pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women

The Complex Road for Indonesian Women in Politics

Ardila Syakriah and Buniamin Azmah / Multatuli Jun 24, 2023 Interviews with female politicians, who speak about the challenges of gender expectations. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Women

Abortion After Dobbs: Harder and More Dangerous Across the Country

Sofia Resnick / Colorado Newsline Jun 23, 2023 After Dobbs, abortion access is harder, comes later, and with a higher risk—across the United States. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Women

Study: Undocumented Women Earn (Much) Less Than Everyone Else

Jack Ross / Capital & Main Jun 16, 2023 A new study shows how the kinds of jobs held by undocumented women, as well as the states in which they live, drive pay disparities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Lawmakers in Blue States Are Linking Protections for Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care

Grace Panetta and Orion Rummler / The 19th Jun 12, 2023 In face of Republican attacks on trans rights, democratic lawmakers are linking protections for abortion and gender-affirming care. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Fighting the Patriarchy in Mother Russia

Liubov Tsareva / Truthdig Jun 8, 2023 Russia’s beleaguered anti-war movement is led by feminists who understand foreign policy as an extension of gender politics. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

No Justice a Year After a Journalist’s Murder

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2023 Solid evidence shows the bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh was fired by the Israeli Army. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

Afghan Women Use Art to Resist the Taliban

Fatima Faizi / YES! May 11, 2023 Profiles of Afghan women using art to resist the Taliban's rule and ideology. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )