Women & Girls

April 06, 2021

A recent survey by a UK recruitment company indicates that over two-thirds of transgender people nationwide continue to conceal their identity at work, and the numbers are increasing.

Military

Gender matters in the military: Part II

Inkstick Media

April 06, 2021

This week, Critical State, our foreign policy newsletter, takes a deep dive into recent research on the state of US opinion about gender in foreign policy in the years since combat units were integrated.

Music

New album lifts up the voices of ostracized women in northern Ghana’s ‘witch camps’

The World

April 05, 2021

The stories of these women, who remain vulnerable, can now be heard on an album called "I've forgotten now who I used to be."

Critical State

Gender matters in the military

Inkstick Media

March 30, 2021

January marked five years since the US military opened up combat arms billets to women, shifting the way women are treated within the military and the way the US government thinks about gender and security.

Science

Walter Isaacson on how gene editing will change lives

Innovation Hub

March 29, 2021

CRISPR has enabled us to manipulate the code of life. Where might it take us next?

Human rights

Uyghur mothers in Turkey walk for miles to ask politicians for help locating their children in China

The World

March 24, 2021

These mothers say they were separated from their families by the Chinese government’s campaign of forced labor camps and surveillance, which has targeted the ethnic Uyghur minority living in the Xinjiang autonomous region since 2017.

Human rights

Czech Republic may offer justice, compensation to thousands of sterilized Roma women

The World

March 23, 2021

A new bill under consideration in the Czech Republic could compensate women who were involuntarily sterilized up to $13,000. Roma women and activist groups say reaching this stage is a huge milestone.

Sports

Iron Dames: The all-female team racing to bring change to motor sports

The World

March 19, 2021

The Iron Dames is one of just three all-female teams in the world. Far from a marketing gimmick, they’ve already qualified for big-name races and hope to lead the way for future female pilots.

Top of The World

Asian American community on edge after deadly shooting in Atlanta

The World

March 18, 2021

Top of The World: A white, 21-year-old man has been charged with killing eight people, including six Asian women, at several Atlanta-area massage parlors. And, Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic who has not been seen in public since the end of February, has died at the age of 61. Also, Ugandan opposition activist Bobi Wine told The World's Marco Werman that what keeps him going, despite repeated arrests, is his view that good always triumphs over evil.

Conflict & Justice

Atlanta shootings come in wake of rise in anti-Asian hate crimes

The World

March 18, 2021

Shootings at three Atlanta-area spas last night left 8 people dead; six of the victims were Asian women. Police believe all shootings were committed by the same person who is in custody. The attacks come as violence against Asian Americans is on the rise nationwide. Dr. Michelle Au is a state senator in Georgia, who stepped off the floor of the chamber floor to speak with us.

Women & Girls

More transgender people are hiding their identity at work in the UK. Why?

Gender matters in the military: Part II

New album lifts up the voices of ostracized women in northern Ghana’s ‘witch camps’

Gender matters in the military

Walter Isaacson on how gene editing will change lives

Uyghur mothers in Turkey walk for miles to ask politicians for help locating their children in China

Czech Republic may offer justice, compensation to thousands of sterilized Roma women

Iron Dames: The all-female team racing to bring change to motor sports

Asian American community on edge after deadly shooting in Atlanta

Atlanta shootings come in wake of rise in anti-Asian hate crimes

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