Activists say stigma and harsh handling of non-violent cases keep many women as undertrials for long periods, while systems ...

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In the Mexican mountain town of San Isidro Buen Suceso, Virginia Verónica Arce Arce begins her days as she has for decades: seated at her vintage Singer sewing machine ...

The “pollera,” a bell skirt with layered petticoats, is the traditional dress of Indigenous women in Bolivia’s highlands.

Indigenous women artisans are at the heart of Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum's celebrated style, bringing their traditional craft to the world stage.

Arce is part of a group of talented female Indigenous artisans who collaborate to create the colorful embroidered dresses and huipiles — traditional blouses worn by Indigenous women — that have become ...

Joy and excitement filled the Oxford Schul on December 12 during the Union for Jewish Women (UJW) Johannesburg sewing ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When the president of the United States pointed angrily at a reporter and called her “piggy” last week, I wish she ...

Wiedaad Slemming is the Director of the Children’s Institute, an interdisciplinary research unit, at UCT. She serves on several national and international technical and advisory committees in the ...

How did the sewing machine change women’s lives in 19th-century United States of America? Professor Philipp Ager explored its impact on work, family, and social roles. On 11 November, the Department ...

A group of Tucson women with a knack for quilting and sewing is using their talents to bring comfort to children in foster care. The group of women — and occasionally men and children — have been ...