Tech-facilitated abuses against women and girls have been particularly widespread in South Korea
COVID-19 Is Widening Educational Inequalities for Children Around the World
In poor and developing countries, school closures can have a devastating impact on children.
The Cruel, Twisted Fantasies of Border War Enthusiasts
The U.S. legacy along the U.S.-Mexico frontier is one of indiscriminate and often gender-based violence — and it shows up again and again in Trump’s language.
Bernie’s Broadsides Against Kissinger Weren’t Even Half of It
The former secretary of state, whose “mentorship” Hillary Clinton boasted during the last Democratic debate, isn’t just a poor choice of foreign policy adviser. He’s a bona fide war criminal.
To End North Korea’s Nuclear Program, End the Korean War
Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test may be a last-ditch effort to get on the U.S. agenda before Obama leaves office and a hawkish new president comes in.
Amid the Hard Lessons of War, Refugee Women Learn Their Rights
The violence of war often falls hardest on women. So these organizations are empowering refugee women and girls — and men — to know and demand their rights.
South Sudan’s War on Women
Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in South Sudan’s civil war.
Sexual Terror and Impunity in Somalia
Somalia is plagued by sexual violence, and many of the perpetrators are foreign troops.
Why Are Women Joining the Islamic State?
For some women in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State offers something no one else has given them before: power.
Okinawa: The Small Island Trying to Block the U.S. Military’s “Pivot to Asia”
Last month, the citizens of Okinawa awarded a landslide victory to a governor who wants U.S. troops off the pristine island.