All posts tagged "world"

  • Finding Unshakable Power in a World That Wants to Pull Us Apart

    By Crystal Andrus Morissette Right now, all around us, the world seems to be pulling us apart. We feel it in the headlines, the steady hum of anxiety, the voices telling us to worry more, fear more,...

    • Posted November 10, 2024
    • 0
  • What could a Donald Trump presidency mean for abortion rights?

    By Anastasia Moloney | Context Published: November 08, 2024   What’s the context? Abortion rights groups fear a second Trump administration will further restrict access to abortion care and pills Reproductive rights groups fear a second Donald...

    • Posted November 10, 2024
    • 0
  • Gig workers rising: Women at India’s Urban Company fight for rights

    By: Annie Banerji, Almaas Masood, Duy Linh Tu, Sebastian Tuinder Published: July 30, 2024 This series is a collaboration with Rest of World. A year after women staged mass protests against working conditions at India’s popular home...

    • Posted August 9, 2024
    • 0
  • Why is France making abortion a constitutional right?

    By Joanna Gill Published: February 29, 2024 What’s the context? France is on track to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, with backing for the pioneering step galvanised by US rollback Senate backs making abortion a woman’s...

    • Posted March 3, 2024
    • 0
  • Greta Thunberg’s rise from youth activist to global climate leader

    By Beatrice Tridimas, Axelle Rescourio Updated: October 18, 2023 What’s the context? Climate campaigner Thunberg has been charged with a public order offence after she was detained outside an oil conference in London Greta Thunberg charged with...

    • Posted November 6, 2023
    • 0
  • Unions gain momentum as World Cup women push for pay parity

    By Diana Baptista | Context Published: August 08, 2023 What’s the context? Strikes and protests around the Women’s World Cup show the struggle women face worldwide pursuing a career in soccer Women players earn a quarter of...

    • Posted August 17, 2023
    • 0
  • Reproductive rights backsliding around the world. This needs to end.

    By Natalia Kanem | Context Published: July 18, 2023 | UNFPA The rollback of progress we see in the U.S. is happening everywhere in the world, part of a regressive trend fueled by a rise in populism....

    • Posted July 21, 2023
    • 0
  • She-suite: African women lead the way in global boardrooms

    By Nita Bhalla | Context Published: June 29, 2023 What’s the context? Africa has the world’s highest female representation in corporate boardrooms but barriers still hold women back This story is part of a series supported by...

    • Posted July 15, 2023
    • 0
  • Why tampon tax removals haven’t worked

    By Ashley Jiang, Diana Baptista | Thomson Reuters Foundation Newsroom / Context Published: May 24, 2023 – Watch Video Here What’s the context? At least 18 countries have scrapped taxes on sanitary products – but the price...

    • Posted June 2, 2023
    • 0
  • End violence against women and save billions every year

    Violence against women costs the global economy $1.5 trillion a year, increasing absenteeism from work and placing a burden on health, police and criminal justice services ________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland is the Commonwealth Secretary-General. As...

    • Posted December 1, 2022
    • 0