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How Grab Became a Super-App

By Charlie Campbell

50 Million People Are Living in ‘Modern Slavery’

By Associated Press

How Community Health Workers Can End Mass Incarceration

By Eric Reinhart

Lawmaker Faces Violent Threats for Trying to Make California the First State to Ban Caste Discrimination

By Sanya Mansoor
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Judy Heumann Insisted Disabled People Belong

She lived in a story of her own making, and she expected the world to bend to it, not the other way around.

By Rebekah Taussig

3 Ways to Help End Child Marriage

Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates, and Michelle Obama on why stopping this practice is critical to a more equal future

By Amal Clooney , Melinda French Gates and Michelle Obama

The Pay Gap for Single Women Is Getting Worse

Never-married women's weekly earnings are 92.1% of what men who have never married make.

By Ella Ceron / Bloomberg

How We Chose the 2023 Women of the Year

This year's list features 12 leaders who are working to build a more equal world

By Naina Bajekal and Lucy Feldman

The Story Behind TIME's 'Division & Destiny' Cover

TIME turned to artist Lavett Ballard to create a cover that would—like Isabel Wilkerson's work—present a challenge to the reader and to America

By Victor Williams

The Secret Tax on Women’s Time

Time is a luxury many women can't afford, write Lauren C. Howe, Lindsay B. Howe, and Ashley V. Whillans.

By Lauren C. Howe, Lindsay B. Howe, and Ashley V. Whillans

Medieval Women Were a Vital Part of the Workforce. We Can Learn from Them

Women in the workforce is nothing new. Medieval history proves it, writes Eleanor Janega.

By Eleanor Janega

Why Businesses Must Stop Disregarding People With Disabilities

Addressing the wants and needs of consumers and employees means prioritizing thorough inclusivity.

By Paul Polman and Rhiannon Parker

Hakeem Jeffries and the Perils of Being a 'First'

America should know better than to assume that changes in the face of leadership automatically produce real political change too.

By Janell Ross

What I Learned from The Generation of Disabled Activists Who Came After Me

Disability culture is not only a symbol of pride, but also reminds us that we're not alone, writes Ben Mattlin.

By Ben Mattlin

Colorado Springs Holds a Dark Place in LGBTQ History

Long before the Nov. 19 shooting Club Q, the Colorado city had a long history as a flashpoint in American queer life

By Solcyre Burga

Same-Sex Marriage Bill Is a Half-Measure

The Senate is stopping well short of codifying the 2015 Supreme Court decision that extended marriage rights to all couples.

By Philip Elliott

The Story Behind the Photo of a Protest at the NYC Marathon

Fifty years ago, the Six Who Sat protesters helped make the New York City Marathon more accessible to women.

By Olivia B. Waxman

On the Banned-Book Bus With Kimberlé Crenshaw

During, a visit to America's book-banningest community, a scholar who helped develop critical race theory issued a warning for the country

By Janell Ross/Jacksonville, Fla.

Explaining Biden's Proposal on Gig Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor's proposal could make it easier for gig workers to be classified as employees. Here's what that means

By Anisha Kohli

Inside the Struggle to Stage the Gay Games

The first Gay Games in Asia should have been a showpiece, money-spinning event for Hong Kong. That's not how it's turned out.

By Chad de Guzman / Hong Kong
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