Graciela Iturbide may be one of the most renowned photographers working today. Five decades into her journey with a camera, her work, most famously in indigenous communities in her native Mexico, has achieved that rare trifecta — admired by critics, revered by fellow photographers and adored by the public. She continues to travel, photograph and…
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Researchers Built A Smart Dress to Show How Often Women Are Groped at Clubs
For a campaign on behalf of beverage company Schweppes, advertising agency Ogilvy created a touch-sensitive dress that tracked how often—and with what degree of intensity—women in Brazil were groped on an average night out. The goal was to elevate the issue to men, who expressed in preliminary interviews that harassment was not a major issue for club-going…
Salvadoran Women Serving Long Sentences for the “Crime” of Miscarriage
El Salvador is one of just a handful of countries where abortion is banned in all circumstances. The ban is so draconian that even miscarriage is considered suspicious. Currently, there are 23 Salvadoran women who say they suffered a miscarriage and are now serving lengthy jail terms. “Typically they arrive for emergency care in a hospital…
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