Louise Donovan

1 month ago | fullerproject.org | Louise Donovan

Growing up, me and my school friends often dodged the obscenities men hurled at us from across the street. Much like homework or being thrown out of the pub for being underage, we just got used to it. As I got older, and maybe a little wiser, I changed my mind. At the time, around 2012, I’d been reading the thousands of entries posted on the Everyday Sexism Project’s website, where women detailed their sexist encounters. Set up by Laura Bates, a British writer and activist, it quickly went viral.

2 months ago | fullerproject.org | Louise Donovan

African women who leave home to work as nannies or housekeepers in the Persian Gulf know they’re risking their lives. The influx of reports detailing unpaid wages, sexual assault and – at times – death are impossible to ignore. Nurses, however, garner less attention. As countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates expand their healthcare sectors, the demand for migrant care workers is rising. This sounds like good news – employment opportunities are often few and far back home.

Feb 28, 2025 | fullerproject.org | Sophia Paffenroth |Erica Hensley |Louise Donovan

When Santander’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology flagged unusual activity on a customer’s account last year, the bank’s staff had no idea it would lead to a human trafficking network being uncovered. On their own, the transactions didn’t look like much. A 34-year-old man was making regular payments to budget airlines, mobile phone providers and Vivastreet and Gumtree, websites that can be used to advertise genuine adult services but also sell everything from cars to computers.

Feb 28, 2025 | foreignpolicy.com | Louise Donovan

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Feb 19, 2025 | fullerproject.org | Erica Hensley |Sophia Paffenroth |Louise Donovan |sanket jain

Three hospitals with some of the lowest use of low-risk C-sections in Mississippi vary in almost every way — location, size and type of providers who deliver babies. Wayne General is a small, rural hometown hospital in eastern Mississippi. Baptist DeSoto is a large regional hospital just outside of Memphis. And Singing River is a mid-size hospital network in the southern coastal part of the state that boasts low rates at all three of its delivery locations.