Jacqueline Kubania / TruthdigMar 6, 2024
Organizers are fighting for wide-ranging reforms and an end to systemic violence against women. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By ADAM GELLERMar 8, 2020
Tensions marred some celebrations, but women still marched en mass in cities around the world, even those affected by the coronavirus. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanNov 20, 2019
Activists are working hard to raise awareness about a growing scourge of violence against against transgender and gender-nonconforming people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Janice G. Raymond and H. Patricia HynesJul 17, 2019
A new book offers an opportunity to revisit the writer's maligned but searing insights into the impact of pornography on women. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigJun 12, 2019
Johns have no problem justifying it, but women are heavily criminalized, despite evidence that many are coerced and exploited into it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Katharine Quarmby / TruthdigMay 21, 2019
Police response is out of sync with a sharp rise in so-called honor-based violence against women in the U.K. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Geri Spieler / TruthdigApr 23, 2019
A society rife with loneliness puts pressure on women to be compliant and not make waves, making them ripe prey for sociopaths. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
By Jamie FarthingJan 8, 2019
Writer Jamie Farthing recounts a memorable meeting with a fellow inmate in a New Jersey prison. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigDec 13, 2018
Cherry Smiley believes the government hasn’t done enough to correct conditions that resulted in nearly 3,000 murdered or missing women since the 1970s. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigSep 11, 2018
Five years as a prostitute in Spain fueled one woman's passion to end trafficking and other forms of violence against women. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
By Geri SpielerAug 17, 2018
The effects of intimate-partner violence are a factor in more than a quarter of female suicides or suicide attempts, one study shows. They are also a leading cause of substance abuse in women. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Truthdig staff / TruthdigMay 1, 2018
With help, and sometimes sheer determination, many women can emerge from abusive relationships stronger than ever. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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