... that posits Syrians as uneducated, backward, and a burden on Jordan. In 2017, Human Rights Watch accused Jordan of summarily deporting hundreds of Syrians. THE LARGE NUMBER OF FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS REFLECTS A GLOBAL REALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT MIGRATION CRISIS Studies show that at least...

...Rhacel Salazar Parreñas In homes across Asia, the Middle East, and the United States, female migrant laborers are doing the difficult work of child and elder care. But these women often leave behind children of their own in countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines. Rhacel Salazar Parreñas...

...Rafia Zakaria A new propaganda magazine unveiled this summer by the Pakistani Taliban targets an unexpected audience: women. Journalist Rafia Zakaria describes how the Taliban, who came to power on a promise to eliminate females from the public sphere, are now calling on girls and women to rebel...

...Ameenah Gurib-Fakim World Policy Journal speaks with Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, a biochemist who became the first female president of Mauritius. She discusses the importance of integrating science into politics, what prevents women from rising into positions of power, and how her country pulled off...

... a crowd of 200,000 men and women who turned Santiago’s main avenue, the Alameda, into a party when Michelle Bachelet was elected Chile’s first female president on January 15, 2006. “The Alameda was full—full of people, full of women and little girls wearing presidential sashes,” she recalls...

...Deborah Steinborn; Uwe Jean Heuser Deborah Steinborn and Uwe Jean Heuser, based in Hamburg, Germany, are the authors of Anders Denken! Warum Die Ökonomie Weiblicher Wird [Thinking Differently: Why the Economy is Becoming More Female]. © World Policy Institute 2014 2014 World Policy...

.... Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, Sen. Raimundo Lira, and Miguel Reale Júnior converse during Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment hearings. / GERALDO MAGELA/AGÊNCIA SENADO When Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, took the stand in August 2016 at the conclusion of the impeachment trial that removed her...

... by the publisher. It may not be redistributed or altered. All rights reserved. media journalism feminism Last year, a prominent female foreign policy expert came to us in tears. “What do I have to do to be acknowledged?” she asked in exasperation. She felt that a male colleague had been recommended...

... more children, if she is interested in making an appointment for a sterilization, then we do a second trimester abortion. Not for temporary contraception.” Sex-selective abortion was outlawed in India in 1994, after a stunning gender gap emerged in births of female babies versus male ones (the law...

... female education (think Malala), the media ignored any thread that did not fit this narrative. Just a few weeks before the Chibok kidnappings, Boko Haram had attacked a school in the northeast town of Buni Yadi and allowed female students to flee before slaughtering 40 boys in their dormitory. The Buni...

... NAIROBI, Kenya—When Bina Maseno was 23, she decided to run for Council Assembly in Nairobi City County and reached out to a few experienced female politicians for advice. She expected to hear suggestions for navigating party power dynamics or articulating campaign messages for a broader audience. But what...

... early years in China, I often wondered how deeply the concept of nan-nü pingdeng (male-female equality) had really taken root. As my language skills improved, I was able to read the “help wanted” signs posted in the windows of Beijing’s shops and restaurants and realized that they were often...

... is an inscription beckoning peasants to “look at the tower rising above the plains as a symbol of Fascist power.” As the backdrop for Meloni’s speech, the imagery was picture-perfect. Since first entering politics as a high school student, Meloni has become one of the most successful female politicians in Italy...

... in Persian, following years of correspondence with Maryam Molkara, a male-to-female transgendered person who finally met with Khomeini. Of course, not all religious experts, medical doctors, or government officials in Iran were (or are) friendly to sex change operations and transsexuality in general...

..., destructive, and even “reminiscent of Pol Pot’s faction.” In his second term, Abe has co-opted the language of female empowerment to push for economic reform. He seeks deregulation of labor markets, in part to tap into the potential of Japan’s highly educated women to stimulate the lagging national economy...

... women were included in the negotiations The United States Agency for Interna­ to create a new government, which includes tional Development (USAID) funds civil soci­ female members, and a Women’s Ministry ety programs and nongovernmental organi­ has been established. The United States zations...

... of global thinkers reflecting on how sex and sexuality affect individuals’ roles in their societies. In our Anatomy feature, the brilliant Saudi Arabian female film director Haifaa al-Mansour takes us inside the making of her multi-award winning film Wadjda , the first feature film shot inside the Kingdom...

... sells at 250 Tanzanian shilling ($0.10), or less, depending on the fluctuating market price of carrageenan. Yet, the workforce came to be mostly female for a dispiriting reason: Declining prices drove out most men, who cited too much effort for little reward: “Both men and women wanted to do the farming...

... by the most radical religious scholars. We risk hardliners, enemies of civic rights and freedoms, taking control of the legislative decisions in the name of “democracy.” I fear they will implement their theocratic doctrine and strip me and my fellow females of every achievement we’ve made over the past...

... this backdrop, Kollontai began agitating with female textile workers in St. Petersburg, distributing literature and raising money to support women-led strikes. She taught evening classes to workers and joined underground networks that aided political prisoners. The historian Rochelle Ruthchild has written...