An Activist Hails Law Criminalizing Purchase of Sex in Ireland

By Rachel Moran Apr 6, 2017 The new legislation also sparks a sense of mourning for women who didn’t live to benefit from it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Dirty Secrets of the Global Hair Trade

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Mar 22, 2017 Supplying the rich with hair from poor women and children is not “meeting a need” but creating a demand. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Part 3: Who Decides What Justice Is?

By Serena P. Green Feb 11, 2017 The author ponders this question as she serves time for an old drunken-driving arrest and fines she failed to finish paying. This is the third of a three-part story in Truthdig’s “Violence Against Women” series. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Part 2: Behind Bars, Day to Day

By Serena P. Green Feb 10, 2017 Because she lacks all power, the author focuses on simple things: meals, showers, access to shampoo. This is the second of a three-part story in Truthdig’s “Violence Against Women” series. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Part 1: Paying for an Old Mistake

By Serena P. Green Feb 9, 2017 A drunken-driving arrest comes back to haunt the author, who spends six weeks in jail as a result. This three-part story is part of Truthdig's "Violence Against Women" series. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Forced Marriage of Children Happens in America, Too

Amelia Pang / Truthdig Jan 26, 2017 Between 2009 and 2011, at least 3,000 girls and young women from 47 states were forced into marriage—including many under the age of 18. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

When Animals Pay the Price of Domestic Violence

By Carol J. Adams Jan 12, 2017 The victims of domestic abuse aren’t exclusively human. All too often, pets are targeted in strategies of terror and control. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

From Childhood Victim to Domestic Abuse Survivor

By Barbara Dunlap and Ann Laird Dec 28, 2016 Sexism and misuse of religion shattered a girl's self-image and robbed her of the ability to defend herself. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Dressing Up Human Trafficking in a Bridal Gown

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Dec 15, 2016 Many women who participate in the international marriage market go from "mail-ordered" to "male-ordered," becoming commodities in an inherently unequal transaction based on money, sex and power. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Women in India Suffer as They Serve as Surrogates

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 "It doesn’t happen anywhere else in the world. It is poverty that is motivating them to do it, and it is inhuman.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Secret Cost of Chinese Buffets: An Investigative Report, Part 2

Amelia Pang / Truthdig Nov 17, 2016 Passing as an undocumented worker seeking employment through covert channels, the author is bused to Georgia, where she experiences the long hours and scant pay thousands of others endure around the country. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Who’s in the Kitchen at Chinese Restaurants?: An Investigative Report, Part 1

Amelia Pang / Truthdig Nov 2, 2016 In this installment, the author applies for a job at an exploitative employment agency—one of many of its kind—that colludes with human traffickers and capitalizes on powerless immigrants. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )