Many women in developing countries wish to avoid pregnancy, but do not use contraceptives. The usual advocacy angle is that…
For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we’re talking with Mallika Dutt, CEO and founder of an organization called Breakthrough, which is devoted…
This is the second story in a running series of dispatches providing analysis on issues that come up in the…
By Tom Murphy and Lisa Nikolau, Humanosphere reporters Yesterday wrapped up the first-ever public questioning of the candidates vying for…
The U.N. revealed that it is investigating reports that members of its peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic sexually…
Fewer mothers die from childbirth today than did 25 years ago. But the number is not nearly as low as…
The United Nations released its annual report on women in the world and its findings are decidedly mixed. In the…
Women play a crucial role in creating and sustaining peace, but investments in achieving gender equality remain low, according to…
NEW YORK — In many of the high-level meetings and events that take place in New York for the U.N.…
By Michael Buckler special to Humanosphere Good intentions don’t educate girls. International campaigns can unravel, leaving villages like mine in…