Procter & Gamble tackles a delicate problem by building bathrooms, educating teachers and finally distributing feminine hygiene products.
In India, researchers are beginning to study the effects that the explosive growth in the mobile phone market has had on women’s lives, in some cases, breaking the pattern of marital isolation.
In drought-racked Niger, the difficult search for water frequently falls to children as young as 10, and they often arrive late to school, or not at all.