Several projects recently have suggested specific actions that could be taken in developing countries to improve the lot of women.

• The Poverty Action Lab's ongoing project "Menstruation and Education in Nepal" is examining whether distributing menstrual cups can help Nepalese women and girls overcome cultural taboos that restrict their mobility ( Read more... )

The Independent's (UK) Rhiannon Harries asks "Why do men find it so hard to admit they are being abused by their partners?" Harries examines the phenomena of men abused by women through the story of "Johnny Keane", a man who spent 10 months living on friend's couches and park benches to escape his physically abusive girlfriend. "Johnny" says that ( Read more... )

Kellerman and Mercy (1992) compared thee FBI reports on over 200,000 murders in the United States taking place between 1976-1987. They found that while men were much more likely to be killed than women, women were more likely to be killed by someone they knew. Over two thirds of the female victims in the cases they examined were shot by their ( Read more... )