Women & Girls

November 14, 2018

This is just the latest in an ongoing debate in Spain over Rosalía’s supposed appropriation of an art form with gitano origins.

Midterm elections bring big wins for women, Democrats, but splits Congress

PRI's The World

November 07, 2018

It’s the day after the US midterm elections. A record number of women were elected while Democrats regained the House and Republicans added to their control of the Senate. We break down what happened and why.

Women & Girls

These are the women who made history in this year's midterm elections

PRI's The World

November 07, 2018

It's a record. After the midterm results are tallied, more than 100 members of Congress are expected to be women.

Politics

‘In love with democracy,’ Ilhan Omar draws diverse supporters in bid for Congress

PRI's The World

November 01, 2018

Congressional candidate Ilhan Omar is poised to become the first Somali American woman to hold national office.

Development

Tanzanian president bluntly attacks contraception, saying high birth rates are good for economy

The Conversation

October 25, 2018

Tanzania was one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to embrace family planning. But current president John Magufuli made headlines when he said he does “not see any need for birth control," asserting that population growth is actually an economic boon to the East African nation.

Global Politics

Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as the first female president

Reuters

October 25, 2018

Last week, the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed reshuffled his cabinet and appointed 10 female ministers, making Ethiopia the third country in Africa, after Rwanda and Seychelles, to achieve gender balance in parliament.

Justice

French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights, says UN

Reuters

October 23, 2018

France's courts have upheld the full-face veil ban, saying it did not violate religious freedom. A panel of UN human rights experts disagrees. Does the ban further marginalize France's minority Muslim population?

Justice

The Violence Against Women Act is unlikely to deter domestic violence — here's why

The Conversation

October 23, 2018

VAWA disproportionately funds the criminal legal system but it has not deterred domestic violence. Lawyer Leah Goodmark argues that criminalizing domestic violence actually makes the problem worse and that it's time for alternative forms of justice and support.

Health & Medicine

Women with heart disease in sub-Saharan Africa face fertility risks and social stigma as their greatest challenges

The Conversation

October 11, 2018

Some women admit they would rather have HIV than heart disease because at least it wouldn't interfere with fertility and family planning. They often go through high-risk pregnancies and other health complications due to pressures from their communities to have children at all cost.

Women & Girls

With an eye on demographics and China, Japanese warships make room for women

Reuters

October 10, 2018

The proportion of women in the Kaga's 450-strong crew is about 9 percent, a level Japan is targeting for the military overall by 2030 — up from 6 percent now. That would still fall short of U.S., where 15 percent of people in uniform are women, and Britain with 10 percent.

Women & Girls

Grammy nominee Rosalía's flamenco fame is questioned by Spain's Roma community

Midterm elections bring big wins for women, Democrats, but splits Congress

These are the women who made history in this year's midterm elections

‘In love with democracy,’ Ilhan Omar draws diverse supporters in bid for Congress

Tanzanian president bluntly attacks contraception, saying high birth rates are good for economy

Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as the first female president

French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights, says UN

The Violence Against Women Act is unlikely to deter domestic violence — here's why

Women with heart disease in sub-Saharan Africa face fertility risks and social stigma as their greatest challenges

With an eye on demographics and China, Japanese warships make room for women

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