Although Women’s History Month celebrates the contributions of women to society, women’s need and rights are often still overlooked and underenforced across the globe. Our first set of authors highlights the story of Mirna Martínez, a survivor of physical and psychological gender-based violence from Honduras, the country with the highest rate of femicide in the world.
Our next piece considers the risks extreme sports pose to pregnancy, arguing that women should be allowed to trust their bodies and that “there’s no data that there’s harm to be had in continuing to live your life.” The article’s incredible accompanying photographs alone are worth the click.
As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, a third piece examines conflict’s terrible harm to children. The author points to a Yale School of Public Health study that demonstrates how Russia’s abduction and reeducation of Ukrainian children is a component of genocide.
Our final author discusses the struggles of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS). He writes how the once-celebrated NHS is now threatening to exacerbate social inequality instead of mitigating it.
As always, thank you for reading. —Thomas J. Bollyky
