Society & Culture
We step back from Cheeto-induced chaos in the U.S. and take a global view. Protests at the World Cup in Russia. The politics of globalization and migration on and off the pitch. In China, the government is cracking down on women organizing online. In Nepal, menstrual stigma risks the lives of women and girls. In slightly better news, women in Egypt are working to end gender-based violence, starting with the men who drive cabs and tuk-tuks.
Reading List
Russia: Hidden Flag / Pussy Riot World Cup protests
China: Women factory workers’ networking group shut down
Nepal: Menstruation taboo leading to deaths / ZanaAfrica
Egypt: Iman El-Mahdi of CARE Egypt / Circles of Change program
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