We must advocate for a society where women's autonomy, choices, and identities are respected and celebrated in all their diverse forms, irrespective of their maternal status.

The 'husband stitch' is too often proposed by the male doctor as a ‘favor’ to the husband or the couple.

In just five months, the Trump Administration has undone years of collaboration between the federal government and organizations working to end domestic violence.

Groups that work to end female genital mutilation and cutting worry about an executive order that co-opts anti-FGM/C laws.

CT remains 1of 9 states without legal protection against female genital mutilation/cutting, 'which is internationally recognized as a human rights violation'

Efforts are underway around the world to ban female genital mutilation/cutting, and 41 U.S. states have laws on the books to address it.  But the efforts of survivors and activists—and I’m both—have been hamstrung by the current wave of conservative opposition to medical care for trans youth, yet another ugly consequence of the crackdown on rights for transgender Americans. As we try to make sure that girls who are at risk of FGM/C, or who are dealing with the consequences of it, have the prote

"It took me a very long time to get to where I am now and talk about things as openly as I do." - MariyaMariya Taher and Amy Hill, the original co-founders of Voices to End FGM/C, interview each other, weaving a conversation about the value and risks…

I only recently learned the term passive bilingualist - ‘a person who can understand a language fluently, but cannot speak it.’ It describes me and my experiences to the T. Belonging to the Dawoodi Bohra community (a Shia Islamic community with origins from India/Pakistan) and going to the Bohra mosque has never been easy for me for a variety of reasons, a major reason being I’m a passive bilingualist. I understand the languages being spoken at the mosque - Gujarati, Urdu, Lisan al-Dawat (well,

As an American-born woman who grew up as a South Asian Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, I have been aware of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) my entire life. So I immediately agreed to give commentary on "From the War on Terror to the Moral Crusade

Advocate Mariya Taher speak to Amy to discuss female genital mutilation/cutting and share firsthand accounts from those impacted by this form of gender-based violence.

A few years ago, I made an appointment to see a fertility specialist at Boston IVF . I was 34, single, and without any serious relationship prospects, and I knew one day I would want to have a baby. I worried my body would not be able to produce viable eggs when that time came for me to be pregna

Expert Mariya Taher discusses female genital cutting; what it is, why it's done, how it affects women and how they can overcome it.

Sahiyo Stories brought together women from across the United States to create personalized digital stories narrating the experience of undergoing female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). FGM/C continues because people believe that if a girl does

In 2018, a national ban on FGM/C was struck down, and Trump's DOJ didn't defend it. Three activists speak about what they are doing to end this harmful social norm.

I heard the ticking that so many of us women hear when it comes to our biological clock and mother nature telling our bodies time is running out. So at 36, single, and not anywhere close to being in a serious relationship, I decided to freeze my eggs.

For years I’ve worked to uplift the voices of survivors of gender violence. Yet, sometimes, in sharing survivor stories publicly, there can be backlash in the form of trying to dismiss or tear down a person’s experience. I share this story in hopes that it will lead to more advocacy initiatives that will prevent female genital cutting from happening to future generations of girls.

I have this memory of being in India when I was 15 years old, my hair dyed in auburn highlights, because as someone who had finished her freshman year in high school, I wanted to look cool, older …