Charlotte England
Tracing the Muddy Roots of Samphire, Norfolk’s Beloved Sea Vegetable
For hundreds of years, locals on the north Norfolk coast have foraged the salt marshes for samphire to sell outside their houses or eat with seafood and butter.
Trapped Without Hope: The Hidden Mental Health Crisis in Women’s Prisons
From self-harming in groups to starvation and self-immolation, women are overwhelmingly more likely than men to hurt themselves while incarcerated. So why isn't the prison system responding?
'The Buddha Said All Were Equal': Thailand's Female Monks Fight for Recognition
Thailand's conservative Buddhist clergy refuses to acknowledge women who want to become monks. But that hasn't deterred an increasing number of female monks who are striking out on their own.
Myanmar's Water Festival Is an Alcohol-Fueled, Misogynistic Mess
Every year, the Southeast Asian country celebrates a public holiday with a nationwide water fight. But critics say that the street parties are descending into violence—and women are suffering most.
How the Housing Crisis Is Forcing Abuse Victims to Return to Their Abusers
Rising rent prices and a shortage of places to live doesn't just affect young renters. For victims of domestic abuse, the lack of sustainable accommodation can be deadly.
The Thai Women Behind the First Bar Run Entirely by a Sex Workers' Collective
Can Do in northern Thailand is probably the first—and only—completely sex worker-owned bar in the world.
If the British Government Wants to End Female Genital Mutilation, Why Is It Returning a 'Cutter' Back to Gambia?
Gambian refugee Maimuna Jawo applied for UK asylum to campaign for the rights of FGM survivors and future victims, but she feels the government has treated her like a criminal.
We Spoke to One of the Activists Who Covered London in Anti-Voting Posters
The anonymous member of the "Special Patrol Group" thinks the best way to change things is to dedicate yourself to direct action rather than the ballot box.
Playing Cricket with Migrants and Anti-UKIP Activists
As the election approaches, nobody's talking about the humanitarian crisis on our doorstep.
Teen Pregnancy Rates Are Falling—Now We Need to Work on Our Attitudes Towards Young Mothers
Telling young mothers that they've "ruined" their lives can become a self-fulfilling prophecy when abuse from strangers makes it frightening to even leave the house.
Even if 'Gendercide' Is a Major Issue, Is Criminalizing Women and Doctors Really the Answer?
Today, a proposed amendment to the UK's Serious Crime Bill would make performing an abortion on grounds of sex selection a crime—but the whole debate feels like a veneer for an attack on women's reproductive rights.
This Couple Is Crowdfunding to Stay Together Because the UK's Minimum Visa Income Is Too High
Brandon faces deportation and separation from his schizophrenic wife because, like many, he is finding the UK's minimum income for a spousal visa unaffordable.