violence against women

La resistencia tiene rostro de mujer en El Salvador

Suchit Chávez / Truthdig Sep 29, 2025 En un país en donde los espacios cívicos y la democracia han ido en picada, las mujeres y miembros de la comunidad LGBTQIA+ son actualmente la resistencia más numerosa que aún persiste. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

TD Original

Beating Back Bukele’s War on ‘Gender Ideology’

Suchit Chávez / Truthdig Sep 29, 2025 Women and the LGBTQIA+ community have become the faces of resistance against the far-right Salvadoran government. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Africa

In Sudan, Violence and Malnutrition Place Heavy Burden on Women

Aseel Saleh / Peoples Dispatch Aug 14, 2024 Sudanese women activists have reported that since the civil war which broke out in 2023, sexual violence has been perpetrated by both sides. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

A Grassroots Movement Mobilizes Against Femicide in Kenya

Jacqueline Kubania / Truthdig Mar 6, 2024 Organizers are fighting for wide-ranging reforms and an end to systemic violence against women. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Women in Mexico marching for International Women's Day

Protests and Celebrations Mark Women’s Day, Despite Threats

By ADAM GELLER Mar 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 )

a sign reads 'protect our sisters not just our cis-ters'

A Violent Epidemic Is Taking American Lives

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Nov 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 )

Andrea Dworkin: Teller of Hard Truths

Janice G. Raymond and H. Patricia Hynes Jul 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 )

The Real Face of Prostitution

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Jun 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 )

Women

A Question of Honor

Katharine Quarmby / Truthdig May 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 )

An Alienated Culture Grooms Women for Cults

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Apr 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 )

Recollections From Behind Bars: A Woman’s Tale

By Jamie Farthing Jan 8, 2019 Writer Jamie Farthing recounts a memorable meeting with a fellow inmate in a New Jersey prison. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Activist Zeros In on Canada’s Indigenous Women

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Dec 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 )