The rate of female labor force participation (FLFP) fails to improve across the Middle East and North Africa despite women’s increasing educational attainment, rising age at first marriage, decreased fertility…
The universal relaxation of China’s one-child policy since 2016 has not produced sustained population growth as desired by Beijing. Now incentivizing births for the party-state’s economic and political objectives, China’s…
Iran has captured the international spotlight in recent weeks, as Iranian citizens are undertaking mass demonstrations following the detainment and killing of 22…
Over the past few decades, there has been intense competition between Islamists and the Egyptian state over who is the true representative of Islam. Since Anwar el-Sadat’s era, there…
While violence impacts the lives of both men and women in Mexico, women are the ones who suffer from Mexico’s dominant male chauvinist ideology, legitimized and exacerbated by President López…
The informal economy makes up a significant proportion of the worldwide economy, especially in emerging markets and developing countries. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the hardships faced by workers in the…
Sexual abuse and exploitation by UN peacekeepers is a persistent problem that the UN has struggled to eradicate. In 2021, the UN Secretary-General repatriated 450 Gabonese troops following credible complaints…
The abuse of women is a critical dimension of the strategy of terrorist group Boko Haram. By adopting gendered tactics, Boko Haram exploits female vulnerability to promote its anti-western, jihadi…
Laws and regulations encourage institutionalized gender discrimination and inequality in Iran, ranging from differences in teaching boys and girls to extreme cases such as honor killings. This piece discusses how…
Traditional gender ideologies condition and limit women’s empowerment in Cameroon. These gender ideologies ascribe dominance and powerful positions to men and subservient social positions to women. This binary pairing fails…
