UN Launches Updated Guidance on Sexuality Education
At a time when extremists in many parts of the world seek to deny young people access to life-saving information and services, the new UN guidelines on sexuality education offer a framework for creating comprehensive, effective, and integrated programs for adolescents.
Power Lessons: What the Women’s Movement Can Learn from Recent Successes
Women’s rights are under attack around the globe. A recent victory can shed light on how to fight back.
Defending Reproductive Rights: What Uruguay Can Teach Us
As we in the United States prepare ourselves for the forthcoming assault on reproductive rights by the Trump administration, we can learn a lot from the recent gain in Uruguay.
Can Sexuality Education Achieve Outcomes Beyond Improved Health? Evidence, Ideas, and a Research Role for NGOs
What more can comprehensive sexuality education accomplish beyond preventing pregnancy and STIs? Researcher Debbie Rogow explains.
What Do We Know about Gender and Power in Sexuality Education?
A discussion about what research on sexuality education tells us about the components of truly comprehensive and effective programs.
Learning from Nigeria: Advancing Girls’ Rights in the Classroom
Girls and boys in Nigeria are benefitting from a national program to provide education about sexual health, relationships, and gender in secondary schools.
Chile Takes Steps to Allow Abortion to Save a Woman’s Life
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has thrown her support behind legislation that will decriminalize abortion in three cases: rape, an unviable fetus, or to save the life of a woman.
