Mariel Ferragamo

Mariel Ferragamo is a writer covering Africa and global health for the Council on Foreign Relations.

Women and babies are seen at the Zamzam displacement camp.
Gender

Extreme Heat Taxes Africa's Women and Reproduction

by Mariel Ferragamo

Many women in Africa have little or no protection against extreme heat events in their day-to-day lives

Access to Abortion Has Increased Globally
Gender

Post-Roe Era Tests Abortion Laws Worldwide

As abortion comes under fire in the United States, some countries have taken a stance toward expanding access

A Gambian woman puts her identity card back into her purse while exiting a polling station, in Serekunda, Gambia, on September 22, 2006.
Gender

Gambia Moves to Overturn Ban on Female Genital Cutting

by Mariel Ferragamo

The impending collapse of Gambia's ban on the practice casts a shadow over years of hard-fought efforts across Africa

Abortion rights demonstrators rally to mark the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization case.
Gender

Roe's Repeal Inspires Abortion Rollbacks in Other Countries

by Mariel Ferragamo

The U.S. dismantling of abortion protections has seeped beyond borders