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Ruqqayah Abubakar lies on a bed after being treated at an obstetric fistula repair centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria August 1, 2018.

Preventable but Prevalent: An Injury Affecting Millions of Mothers

by Susan K. Barnett

Two solutions that could help women in low-and middle-income countries

Governance
Ukrainian family Mykhalchenko read and listen to Better Time Stories, a project introduced for Ukrainian children who are seperated from their families in Rotterdam, Netherlands October 25, 2022.

Best Books of 2022

by TGH Editorial Team

The novels, nonfiction, and media our colleagues at the Council on Foreign Relations enjoyed most this year

An woman walks along a street in Tehran, Iran, on May 26, 2021. Behind her stretches a wall with thick colorful horizontal stripes in shadess of blue and aqua.
Gender

Women and Stroke in Iran

by Athena Sharifi-Razavi

Stroke-prevention efforts fail to meet low-income women’s needs

Plumes of black smoke rise up into the air behind a car as it passes the Lysychansk Oil Refinery after if was hit by a missile at Lysychansk, in the Luhansk region, Ukraine, on April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Gender

Leaving Ukraine

by Susan K. Barnett

A story about helping people with disabilities escape the war in Ukraine

Asmita Koladiya, a health-care worker, carrying her eight-month-old daughter, gives a dose of vaccine against COVID-19 to a man in Lodhida village, in Gujarat, India, on February 2, 2022.
Gender

Women Are Transforming Health in Rural Villages in India

by Mukteshwari Bosco, Maya Welch, Gayathri Prashanth

Community health "entrepreneurs" prevent disease, strengthen social safety nets, and improve well-being

Tomatoes ripen on a vine in a garden in Santa Maria Chiquimula, Guatemala.
Poverty

Growing Beyond Cultural Barriers in Guatemala

by Isabella Rolz, Jorge Rodriguez

How a young Maya woman is helping other women in her community blossom, one garden at a time

A woman takes part in a rally to commemorate International Women's Day in Karachi March 8, 2012
Gender

Pakistan's Femicide Crisis

by Anmol Irfan

Disinformation, state neglect, and patriarchal conditioning have perpetuated violence against women

a cardboard signs reads "SCOTUS you have blood on your hands"
Gender

"Pregnant People Will Die as a Result of Overturning Roe v. Wade"

by Aileen Gariepy

A New York OB-GYN speaks out on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to end abortion access

A woman in an orange dress carries a water jar after collecting water from a common water tap. In the background are other women in colorful garments who don't have direct access to water at home in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 21, 2022.
Gender

The Gender Pay Gap Is Wider Than You Thought

by Marilyn Waring

Making women's unpaid care work count toward an economy for health

A woman does laundry in Lake Chad. In the background, men on camels wade through the water.
Gender

Hiding in Plain Sight

by Julie Jacobson

Although schistosomiasis affects many women and the treatment is simple, it is often misdiagnosed

Women fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, stay outside a tent at a temporary camp in Przemysl, Poland, March 2, 2022
Gender

Periods Don't Stop For Conflict

by Jennifer Martin, Eunice Kilonzo-Muraya, Margaret Schmitt, Erza Selmani, Marni Sommer

Addressing women's health in Ukraine and other conflict zones

A 52-year-old woman suffering from bladder cancer lies under a radiotherapy simulator used to pinpoint areas to treat at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra April 24, 2012.
Poverty

Cancer in Africa, a Financially Devastating Disease

by Naïmatou Moussa

A physician in Senegal shares her cancer story from "the land of universal health coverage"

women dressed in traditional flamenco dresses walk in a city square
Gender

A Look at Women's Protests

by Caroline Kantis, Lillian Posner

A snapshot of women-led protests around the world

Girls wave as they take part in celebrations to mark the International Day of the Girl Child at a school in Chandigarh, India, on October 12, 2015.
Gender

How the Pandemic Changed Attitudes About Menstrual Health in India

by Sumegha Asthana, Arundati Muralidharan

Innovation and outreach by individuals, governments, and global organizations have advanced understanding and support