The story of a brutal sex trade built for American soldiers shows how women have been exploited in service of political and economic goals.
Tag: Women and Girls
One Dose of HPV Vaccine Prevents Infection for at Least Three Years
Protection may last even longer, scientists reported. The finding may be a boon to low-income countries, where cervical cancer takes an enormous toll.
A Brutal Sex Trade Built for American Soldiers
It’s a long-buried part of South Korean history: women compelled by force, trickery or desperation into prostitution, with the complicity of their own leaders.
As Interest in Wellness Stirs Up the Cocktail World, This Executive Gets Her Shot
Heidi Dillon is on the vanguard of the fast-growing nonalcoholic-drinks sector and is reshaping how the male-dominated spirits industry perceives the shifting landscape.
In an Indian Village, Cultivating Girls’ Big-League Dreams
A new $500 million women’s cricket league is offering the kind of opportunities that never existed before in India. The girls of one Punjab village are ready.
Pope Gives Women a Vote in Influential Meeting of Bishops
The move is an important step by Francis as he strives for greater inclusiveness.
Elisabeth Kopp, Swiss Politician Who Made History, Dies at 86
In 1984 she became the first woman elected to the country’s governing council, but a scandal prevented her from being the first woman to serve as president.
‘The Tale of Genji’ Is More Than 1,000 Years Old. What Explains Its Lasting Appeal?
The book is often described as the world’s first novel and a touchstone of Japanese literature. But some of its themes, including its take on gender and power, have echoed over centuries.
The Russians Took Their Children. These Mothers Went and Got Them Back.
Making a nerve-wracking 3,000-mile journey from Ukraine, into Russia-occupied territory, and back again, a group of mothers managed to recover their children from the custody of the Russian authorities.
Taliban Bar Women From U.N., Threatening Afghanistan’s Last Lifeline
The Taliban administration extended a ban on women working in aid organizations to the United Nations, putting at risk one of the country’s last sources of badly needed aid.