For One Abuse Survivor, Investigation’s Door Is Sealed
Oct 18, 2017 A teacher was not allowed to testify at a hearing, and many other Canadians share her bitter disappointment in the way crimes against indigenous women and girls are being investigated.
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Native American Rape Survivors Tell How Deck Is Stacked Against Them
Sep 27, 2017 Women say retribution and police negligence are rife on reservations.2018 Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Gender/LGBTQ Reporting
The Link Between Violence and Female Incarceration
Sep 13, 2017 The prevalence of physical abuse may be the most open secret behind the growing number of women who end up behind bars.
Female Equality Is Key to a Sustainable Future
Aug 29, 2017 Missing from many conversations about the impact of global warming is an understanding of how women in particular are affected.
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After a Rape: Helping Survivors Heal, Part II
Jun 30, 2017 Counseling and other services allow women to reclaim control and even develop a new purpose in life.
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After a Rape: Getting Through a Maze, Part I
Jun 29, 2017 Programs help sexual assault survivors confront a tangle of law enforcement, medical and legal proceedings. (Pictured, part of a webpage of a nonprofit group that reports and records sexual assaults.)
Marines’ ‘Always Faithful’ Motto Doesn’t Apply to Fellow Females
Jun 5, 2017 Online nude-photo scandal underscores a pigheaded cluelessness about women in the ranks.
A Union of Pimps and Johns
May 19, 2017 Though backers of "sex worker" unions claim the groups promote rights, the women I interviewed seemed anything but empowered. (Pictured, Cambodian prostitutes.)
The Women Who Are Staring Down Duterte
May 5, 2017 In addition to his ruthless anti-drug policies, the Philippines president is known for undermining women, but they continue to defy him. (Pictured, Vice President Leni Robredo, a Duterte critic.)
Filipino Women Are Key in Resistance to Duterte
May 4, 2017 The first installment of a two-part series investigates the brutality and rampant misogyny that the Philippines president has visited upon his country.