Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
10/15/2021
Hindu priestesses fight the patriarchy, one Indian wedding at a time
When Sharmistha Chaudhuri decided to get married in her native India, she faced a dilemma.
10/05/2021
These women were left out of ‘old Wall Street.’ They want cryptocurrency to be different.
Coders, analysts and founders are trying to steer digital currencies toward a more inclusive future
09/23/2021
What Could Go Right? The latest on long Covid
Plus, Black Americans can now more easily trace their lineage, a win for equal rights in Malaysia, and more
09/16/2021
What Could Go Right? The next pandemic
Climate activists celebrate several wins, the possibilities of mRNA combination vaccines, free birth control, and more
09/14/2021
Progress in Five Minutes: Abolishing the Tampon Tax
Periods aren’t a luxury, unless you ask the government. Here’s how that’s changing in the United States and around the world.
08/19/2021
What Could Go Right? A little humanity in Afghanistan
Sometimes progress stalls or stops. Here are partisan-free perspectives on the withdrawal, ways to help, and more.
07/30/2021
Australia reaches 30 per cent female mark on top company boards
Australia has become one of three countries to have female representation of more than 30 per cent on top company boards without gender quotas.
07/22/2021
Argentina Formally Recognizes Nonbinary People, a Latin American First
Argentines no longer have to be identified as female or male on their national identity documents, the latest step in President Alberto Fernández’s push for gender equality.
07/21/2021
Tokyo Games boast equal gender participation for first time
Grace Luczak had left competitive rowing and taken a job in the private sector when a move toward gender equity at the Tokyo Games lured her back into a boat.
07/01/2021
For women workers in India, direct deposit is ‘digital empowerment’
Giving women in India’s Madhya Pradesh state greater digital control over their wages encouraged them to enter the labor force and liberalized their beliefs about working women, concluded a new study co-authored by Yale economists Rohini Pande and Charity Troyer Moore.
07/08/2021
Pakistan opens state-run school for transgender students
Pakistan opened its first government-run school for transgender students on Thursday in the central city of Multan, a provincial education minister said, promising to set up more such schools in the future.
06/30/2021