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October 16, 2018

Women and Women's Rights
Women's Workplace Equality Index

Most countries still have laws that make it harder for women to work than men. This inequality shortchanges not only women but also entire economies.

Female petrol station worker operates a fuel pump at a petrol station in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on November 21, 2016

December 18, 2020

China
China's Digital Silk Road

A Transformative Approach to Technology Financing or a Danger to Freedoms?

China's Digital Silk Road

July 13, 2023

COVID-19
Judging How U.S. States Performed in the COVID-19 Pandemic Depends on the Metric

The United States struggled with COVID-19, but some states managed to keep deaths and infections relatively low without shutting society down or ignoring the crisis.

A highway sign promotes vaccination in the background. A discarded mask hangs off a branch in the foreground.

May 5, 2023

Conflict Prevention
Women’s Participation in Peace Processes

Peace negotiators often overlook a proven strategy to reduce conflict and advance stability: include women.

Women’s Participation in Peace Processes

March 21, 2016

Trade
The Long Fight Over Trade and Medicines

U.S. trade deals may not be spurring the large drug price increases and shifts away from lower-cost generics in U.S. trading partners that many predicted.