UNITED NATIONS -- A new report estimates that 29 million women and girls are victims of modern slavery, exploited by practices including forced labor, forced marriage, debt-bondage and domestic ...

The kidnapping of Nigerian Christian teenage girls from their school by Islamic extremists in Nigeria, potentially to utilize or sell the girls as sex slaves, has refocused world attention on the ...

History is messy. It is tangled, unsettling, full of contradictions, moments of contingency, and is at times brutal. This is especially true when we historicize the experiences of American girls and ...

New slavery -- Slavery throughout history -- Types of slavery -- Slavery around the world -- Slavery and globalization -- Controversies and problems -- How we will end slavery -- Timeline -- Notes -- ...

FILE - In this March 8, 2020 file photo, Pakistani activists take part in an International Women's Day rally in Lahore, Pakistan. A new report on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, estimates that 29 million women ...