Women

Women

Dolores Huerta Was Silent About Her Abuse for Years. The Farmworkers She Advocates for Understand.

Candice Norwood / The 19th Mar 30, 2026 They grapple with a system where their income, housing or immigration status may depend on supervisors who perpetuate sexual violence without oversight. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

France Was Changed by the Gisèle Pelicot Case, But Not Enough

Diane de Vignemont / Truthdig Mar 27, 2026 French society has been shaken by the public trial of 51 rapists — leading to an emboldened feminist movement and a clearer definition of rape. But women feel there is still a long way to go. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Global Voices

U.S. Sanctions, War and Climate Inflicting a Heavy Mental Health Toll in Afghanistan

Salma Niazi / Truthdig Mar 24, 2026 A generation of young Afghans is struggling with unemployment and the consequent psychological distress. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Women

César Chávez’s Shadow

Tina Vásquez / Prism Mar 24, 2026 Revelations that the co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union sexually abused young girls and women, including fellow civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, has set off a bomb in Latino communities and movement spaces. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.

Amy Yurkanin / Propublica Mar 19, 2026 In Florida, where the fetal personhood movement is strong, two women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Technology

Legal Loopholes and Embrace of AI Allow Grok to Enable Digital Sexual Abuse

Nicole Froio / PRISM Mar 17, 2026 “Nudify” apps that allow users to remove clothing of people in photos are a serious threat to girls and women, experts say. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

TD Original

Reigniting the Patriarchy

Eleanor J. Bader / Truthdig Mar 12, 2026 New Heritage Foundation report wants to focus on the family — controlling it, that is. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Book Review

Betrayal of Identity

Megan Carpentier / Truthdig Mar 6, 2026 Gisèle Pelicot reckons with the brutal memories of sexual violence in her memoir “A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Kashmiri Women Authors Are Defying Censorship and Prejudice

Zenaira Bakhsh / Truthdig Feb 27, 2026 For decades, Kashmir's story has been told by men. Now, women are penning a new chapter, capturing the complex and personal impacts of militarization and repression. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Film

The Politics of Love in Kabul

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Feb 20, 2026 Shahrbanoo Sadat’s Afghan rom-com “No Good Men” balances fiction and reality with incredible deftness. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Surrounded and Abandoned, Rojava Faces Slaughter

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Jan 22, 2026 The U.S. terminates its decade-old relationship with Syria’s secular, feminist, Kurdish forces, leaving them once again to face an Islamist assault. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Beyond Boiling Point: Historic Iranian Protests Continue Despite Blackouts, Repression

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Jan 12, 2026 Unverified reports suggest thousands of people may have been killed, while Trump threatens the country with military intervention. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )