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Harassment

Protesters hold posters calling for protection of Indigenous lands amid growing number of development projects in the Philippines.
Environment
The Philippines is among the most dangerous places in the world for environmental activists
Mark Tercek
#MeToo
A #MeToo scandal engulfs The Nature Conservancy
A webcomic with two panels depicts a woman telling a story.
Justice
An Indonesian defamation law landed this teacher 6 months in jail for documenting her abuser
McDonald’s Workers Allege Sexual Harassment by Colleagues
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Georgina Hernandez
Jobs
Before #MeToo, women janitors organized to fight workplace harassment
How The Dreamers Got Swept Up in The GOP Tax Bill
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me too
Culture
Poll: For women at work, harassment complaints fall on deaf ears
This is a black and white image of a profile of Harvey Weinstein from 2012. In the space next to his face, text says "The Harvey Effect: How his fall led millions of women to talk about workplace harassment."
Economics
Sexual harassment at work is a global problem. Now, the world is finally talking about it.
Argento
Culture
So many women are saying ‘me too.’ Editors weigh in about how to move the conversation forward.
Kate Hendricks Thomas
Conflict
A female former Marine speaks out about nude photos of servicewomen
Part of a flyer from Inclusión México.
Justice
These images say a lot about the state of violence against women in Mexico
Women walking in Pristina, Kosovo.
Conflict
‘I’ve been grabbed, followed, yelled at, sworn at’
Rita Parashumti walks around Pristina similar to the “10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman” for Prishtina’s Take Back the Night.
Technology
Young women in Kosovo are writing code to fight harassment
Flowers and handwritten signs for the sexual assault victims have been left on the steps of Cologne's Gothic cathedral. Hundreds of women reported being victimized in this area during a chaotic New Year's Eve.
Justice
Men of Arab descent not finding Germany as welcoming as they used to
Young residents pose for a photograph on a street in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island in New York on October 25, 2014. The area is home to a community known as "Little Liberia" — it has the largest concentration of Liberians outside of Africa.
Health
A new hotline fights Ebola-related stigma against African immigrants
Turkish bus station
Conflict & Justice
In Turkey, reporting harassment can be worse than being groped
Julia Simon imagines what's going through the mind of a man harassing her on the street in Cairo.
Lifestyle & Belief
So, how long have you been harassing women like this?
Herman Cain and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Top of the Hour: Sexual Harrassment in the Military, Morning Headlines