Sugar-Coated Pimping
Websites matching up rich men with young women claim to offer a mutually beneficial service. In reality, they promote sex work in disguise.
Female Journalists Still Bear the Brunt of Cyberattacks
Even in countries that value press freedom, women are routinely subjected to threats of rape and other forms of online abuse.
In Kurdistan, Women Are Coming Into Their Own
The feminist Sofia Society sets its sights on better education for girls and ending sexual violence in a particularly male-dominated culture.
Trafficking Women Goes Beyond Sex
Researchers and the media tend to overlook the fact that staggering numbers of women and girls are exploited in Europe for nonsexual work.
Lesbians Are a Target of Male Violence the World Over
In many countries, they have won legislative equality. But the grim reality is that they still have reason to fear for their safety.
A Specter of Gender-Based Violence Looms Over Namibia
Poverty and high rates of unemployment contribute to brutality against women in this southwestern African country.
Andrea Dworkin: Teller of Hard Truths
A new book offers an opportunity to revisit the writer's maligned but searing insights into the impact of pornography on women.
The Real Face of Prostitution
Johns have no problem justifying it, but women are heavily criminalized, despite evidence that many are coerced and exploited into it.
A Question of Honor
Police response is out of sync with a sharp rise in so-called honor-based violence against women in the U.K.
An Alienated Culture Grooms Women for Cults
A society rife with loneliness puts pressure on women to be compliant and not make waves, making them ripe prey for sociopaths.
