Christina Asquith

Christina Asquith is the former editor for PRI's Across Women's Lives project and the founder and director of the Fuller Project for International Reporting.

Saudi men gather in anticipation of a group wedding aided by the government

Do bride prices drive terrorism?

August 9, 2017Conflict

Could high bride prices be fueling global terrorism, conflict and instability? Yes, say two academics in a new article published in MIT Press Journals. And they say the US should wake up and address it.

Women receive training in contraception in Manila

In London, advocates tout the importance of access to contraceptives

July 11, 2017Development

Photo of world leaders at the G20 summit in Germany

Where were the women? In Trump’s foreign policy, female leaders are scarce

July 7, 2017Global Politics

Saudi women journalists raise hands at press conference for US Secretary of State John Kerry

Your week in women’s news: ISIS, healthcare and Nabra Hassenen’s murder

June 30, 2017Conflict

Wondering what to get dad for Father’s Day? How about a vacuum

June 15, 2017Development

Former FBI Director James Comey prepares to testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee

At the Comey hearings, some of the most revealing questions came from women

June 9, 2017Global Politics

Both London and Washington are often dominated by men, but while the Brits elected more women on Thursday, in DC we got a look at the man’s world it can be.

More than 11,000 Nigerian women hit the migrant trail last year, traveling on foot across Libya and then in boat to Sicily, where many will be trafficked into sexual slavery.

Women and girls will bear the brunt of Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris accords

June 2, 2017Environment

As the planet continues to warm, it brings about rising sea levels, increased floods, drought, migration and civil war, and women and girls in developing nations are bearing the brunt of these consequences — already.

AWL examines the road out of sex trafficking, from Uganda, India, Brazil and beyond

May 18, 2017Conflict

Trafficking is now the third-largest international criminal activity, with $32 billion annually in profit, and millions of people affected. And it’s growing. Across Women’s Lives tells this story by giving voice to the women themselves in a 12-part, global multimedia series that starts May 18.

With Trump set to visit, Saudi Arabia reconsiders rules on women traveling alone

May 12, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Donald Trump is visiting Saudi Arabia this week. It’s his first international trip as president — and many think it’s what motivated a sudden announcement by the Saudi king that male guardianship laws restricting women will be reviewed.

President Donald Trump speaks at a Women's Empowerment Panel at the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 29, 2017.

How Trump’s latest budget impacts women and girls, from classrooms to cops

May 4, 2017Conflict

Threats to cut US spending on development abroad would impact women and girls. Across Women’s Lives has analyzed the numbers.