H. Patricia Hynes / TruthdigJun 5, 2017
Online nude-photo scandal underscores a pigheaded cluelessness about women in the ranks. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigMay 19, 2017
Though backers of "sex worker" unions claim the groups promote rights, the women I interviewed seemed anything but empowered. (Pictured, Cambodian prostitutes.) Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Janice G. Raymond / TruthdigMay 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.) Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Janice G. Raymond / TruthdigMay 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. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigApr 19, 2017
A writer-activist fighting to end abuse of women explores the breast-milk trade in Cambodia. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
By Rachel MoranApr 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 )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigMar 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 )
By Serena P. GreenFeb 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 )
By Serena P. GreenFeb 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 )
By Serena P. GreenFeb 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 )
Amelia Pang / TruthdigJan 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 )
By Carol J. AdamsJan 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 )
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