Feminism is a buzzword in the field of international development. After the Truman doctrine in 1949, many Western nations followed the lead of the U.S. in en...

Throughout history, pursuits of hegemony have often been trailed by the perpetuation of systematic rape and sexual violence. Exploitation of female sexuality...

Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, who was elected in January of 2019, has already become known for his conservative policies in governing Brazil. Bolsonar...

Health, as well as gender, are not solely biologically determined, but also socially constructed. Indeed, the existing healthcare system has created a gende...

Where queer individuals have achieved increasing recognition in many societies around the world, there has been a consequent rise in discussions regarding th...

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a practice that “comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other...

China’s one-child policy was introduced in 1979, which stipulated that each family was legally limited to having one single child, and included enormous fine...

I have a friend who’s had short hair for a while now--“boy-short” or a “pixie cut”. Last summer she recounted a story to me of when her and her then-boyfrien...