Shepherds and their flocks are integral to the history of European culture and ecology. Now, a new generation of pastoralists – from migrants escaping underpaid care work, to science graduates looking for tangible ways to protect the planet – are rewriting patriarchal traditions to preserve it for the future.
Microfinance loans were meant to offer a pathway out of poverty in countries like Nigeria, particularly for women. But as climate change makes weather patterns more unpredictable, the risk of falling into further debt falls onto the shoulders of women farmers who face not just erratic farming conditions but social stigma from default.
Medicinal wisdom is embedded in Indigenous Mixe languages. By sustaining their mother tongue and practices involving herbs and healing rituals, Mixe people keep alive a cosmovision in which they speak to Mother Earth.
“The people who face the most barriers are often those who need our care the most – and yet their voices are not the ones we hear in maternity care.”
Behind the scenes of our latest story: who suffers when surveillance technology is unleashed on a diverse population?
Can society be equal without equal rights to inherit? Behind an undercovered issue that reduces women’s chances to build prosperity.
Behind the scenes of “I wouldn’t take no for an answer”, the story of a woman fighting for women escaping abuse in rural India.
Our editor Ankita Anand goes behind the scenes of our latest story, “When Help Hurts,” which asks whether people with disabilities have an equal right to consent.
Once dehumanized in local media, the LGBTQI+ community in Zimbabwe are now showing how human they are – through social media.
What it takes to change attitudes and secure women’s rights to inherit property.
