This story was produced and published in collaboration with The New York Times. Archana Ashok Chaure has given her life to sugar. She was married off to a sugar cane laborer in western India at about ...

Extreme weather events like floods, storms and droughts are becoming more frequent and more severe as the world warms. That is pushing up domestic violence. Scientists say the evidence linking climate ...

At least 50 transgender or gender nonbinary individuals have been murdered across the archipelago since 2010 — but the real death toll is likely much higher. There is currently no national legislation ...

Experts say Black women are key to the economic security of their families. They are more likely to be breadwinners and take on a larger share of child care, compared to other parent groups, ...

As Gofaone sat behind a polishing wheel for the first time, she wasn’t just bursting with happiness; she felt important. Not everyone in Botswana gets the chance to see a diamond with their own eyes, ...

The brother of Roya, a young Afghan woman who died by suicide, visits her grave in Herat city in December of 2022. (For Zan Times and The Fuller Project) Warning: This article contains references to ...

Across the globe, an informal network of waste pickers are recovering more recyclable material than formal systems of waste management. Many governments and world health authorities widely acknowledge ...

As Nour feeds another half-finished pair of pants through her sewing machine, her arms begin to shake. Amid the whir of fans, her T-shirt sticks to her like skin. She fights to focus, knowing full ...

The war in Ukraine is exacerbating an already crippling food crisis, which is taking a disproportionate toll on women and girls. Ukraine is the world’s top producer of sunflower oil, and the ...

Someone holds up a poster decrying the conservative Project 2025 outside CBS News in New York ahead of the vice presidential debate there Thursday. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for DNC) The ...

Jaywant Sugars Ltd. in Karad, India, before the start of the sugar season, in September. (Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times) Earlier this year, our investigation with The New York Times into ...

Geeta Devi Gujjar (in center) sits with Lad Devi (left) and Durga Devi (right) at the Dooni dairy in Rajasthan, India. (Photo by Rebecca Conway for The Fuller Project) It is only 9 a.m., but already ...