France today became the first country in the world to enshrine the right to abortion in its constitution nytimes.com/2024/03/04/wor…

Aw thank you uché blackstock, md! Loved the book and I’m so happy to hear my review resonated with you 🙏🏽 The upcoming Ms. Magazine issue with the review is out next month, as is LEGACY. Check them both out!

A new survey finds the gender gap in 'home cooking' has widened, with women cooking more meals than men in nearly every country worldwide. Though one country bucks the trend npr.org/sections/healt…

Schools are #NotATarget .

Hospitals are #NotATarget .

Children are #NotATarget .

Civilians are #NotATarget .

Humanitarians are #NotATarget .

India Supreme Court declines to legalize same-sex marriage. The court instead accepted the government's offer to set up a panel to consider granting more legal rights and benefits to same-sex couples bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Abortion funds run out of money as US demand surges - 'Three-quarters of US abortion patients have incomes below the federal poverty line. The cost of an abortion, meanwhile, has perhaps never been higher' theguardian.com/world/2023/sep…

Good morning, Asia!

We're hiring our next editor to manage and edit Rest of World's Southeast Asia coverage.

Preferably based in Indonesia, Vietnam, or Thailand.
Deadline: Oct. 13 || Details on how to apply👇🏽

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U.N. says goal of achieving gender equality by 2030 is impossible due to biases against women nbcnews.com/news/world/un-…

Mexico supreme court decriminalizes abortion across country theguardian.com/world/2023/sep…

“Afghanistan is in the midst of a mental health crisis precipitated by a women’s rights crisis,” said Alison Davidian, the country representative for UN Women.

Important & troubling investigation by Zahra Nader of Zan Times via The Guardian buff.ly/45Q7oDm

How does menopause impact women of color differently? Great story from Alisha H. Gupta, who heard from 400+ women about their menopause experiences nytimes.com/2023/08/23/wel…

Beautifully written and sad piece, including about loss, sibling bonds, mental health issues among immigrants of color and toxic masculinity jezebel.com/stories-about-…

The gender wage gap in the U.S. has remained stagnant over the past three decades. This statistic is surprising on its own, but even more so because the wage gap was narrowing in the 1980s. The reason for the stagnation remains a major puzzle in economics ti.me/45MFyJ2

Love this story - 'Divorce in many cultures is seen as shameful and carries a deep stigma. But in Mauritania, it is not just normal, but even seen as a reason to celebrate and spread the word that the woman is available once more for marriage' nytimes.com/2023/06/04/wor…

For #WPFD , sign up for this May 1 event featuring ICFJ’s @JuliePosetti. She will share findings from our research on #onlineviolence against women journalists, in a panel focused on gendered disinformation and how to combat it. Register here: buff.ly/3Nn0SOz

‘They are men … they do nothing’: inside the home lives of women around the world theguardian.com/global-develop…

Are you a new #BIPOC journalist in Canada navigating the industry?

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Juhie Bhatia took a boat trip down Amsterdam's canals where the main aim is to help clear plastic from the city’s waterways.

Here's what she found.

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Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from universities amid condemnation bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Iran has been removed from the UN Commission on the Status of Women after a vote on the U.S.-drafted resolution, with 29 in favor, 8 against and 16 abstentions. It follows Iran's crackdown on protests calling for justice for Mahsa Amini news.un.org/en/story/2022/…