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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 )

Health & Wellness

Why Doctors Avoid Discussing Gun Safety With Patients

JENNA JAKUBISIN / Undark Feb 16, 2024 Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

How Police Turn Victims of Sexual Assault Into Suspects

Rachel de Leon / Reveal Sep 27, 2023 The consequences for false reporting prosecutions are devastating not just for wrongly accused victims, but also for the criminal justice system and the safety of entire communities. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

When Your Boss Turns Out to Be a Serial Killer

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Sep 22, 2023 Examining serial killers past and present and how marginalized groups tend to be their most likely victims. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Women

Thousands of Indigenous Women March for Their Rights in Brazil

AMANDA MAGNANI / Yes! Magazine Sep 21, 2023 Celebrating victories and decrying injustices, the march was a rallying cry for Indigenous rights. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Education

Many States Don’t Require Schools to Teach Sex Ed. A New Bill Hopes to Change That

Nadra Nittle / The 19th Aug 25, 2023 REAHYA would provide $100 million in funding from 2024 to 2029 for both K-12 schools and higher education institutions to teach comprehensive sex ed. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Pharmaceutical Companies, Physician Bring Court Challenges to State Abortion Laws

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2023 Lawsuits filed in West Virginia and North Carolina have challenged those states' restrictions on the use of abortion pills. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Female Journalists Still Bear the Brunt of Cyberattacks

Katharine Quarmby / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Even in countries that value press freedom, women are routinely subjected to threats of rape and other forms of online abuse. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

2 Democrats Join Republicans to Ask Top Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jan 2, 2020 GOP-affiliated lawmakers aren't alone in petitioning SCOTUS to consider a reproductive-rights reversal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Has More Diverse Support Than You Think

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Nov 11, 2019 New polling shows he’s popular among Latinos, the military and suburban women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The U.S. Government Doesn’t Care About Afghan Women

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Aug 13, 2019 The phony concern for their rights in the wake of a potential U.S. military withdrawal is a canard. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )