Meaghan Beatley
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Past articles by Meaghan:
COVID-19 is having a “profound” impact on health services for women and girls
As the coronavirus pandemic began racing across the globe, doctors and scientists warned it was especially deadly to the elderly. A few months after the first outbreak, they detected another (...) → Read More
When a woman faked her abduction, the Mexican press turned on her
It started with a text. “Mom this man looks suspicious and rude,” wrote Laura Karen Espíndola, a thirty-year-old resident of Mexico City, in a WhatsApp message. It was close to nine o’clock on a night last December. Half an hour earlier, Espíndola had texted her mother to say she’d boarded a cab and was on […] → Read More
In Spain, coverage of a sex crime opens debate about revealing identifying details in the press
In late May, a 32-year-old woman living outside Madrid killed herself after a sex video she’d taken of herself five years earlier resurfaced. (For privacy reasons, I won’t identify the woman.) The video was circulated within several WhatsApp groups at her workplace, a manufacturing plant with about 2,000 employees, most of them men. A police […] → Read More
Overfished: In Senegal, empty nets lead to hunger and violence
The crisis is now forcing West African countries along the Atlantic to fight one another over the fish that remain. → Read More
'Wolf Pack' gang-rape verdict spurs thousands to protest in Spain
Following a protracted trial many believe put the plaintiff under more scrutiny than the defendants, the men were condemned to nine years of prison each for the less severe crime of sexual abuse, instead of the 22 years and 10 months demanded by the prosecution. → Read More
Senegalese women turn to exporting fish in spite of local shortages
In Senegal, an estimated 40,000 women work as fish processors. But a trifecta of problems — overfishing by foreign fleets, illegal fishing and climate change — is making fish scarce in the region and hitting processors the hardest. In an attempt to make ends meet, fishermen are selling what they are able to catch to fresh fish traders and export factories, who’ll pay more for a batch than the… → Read More
Spain gang-rape case focuses on young woman's social media behavior days after alleged attack
The young woman from Madrid, known only as la victima, “the victim,” in local media, was 18 when she claims she was raped by five men in the early morning hours of July 7, 2016. → Read More
France has plunged into a struggle over gender-neutral language
A new grammar manual released this past September by the Hatier publishing house has plunged France into a heated debate over gender-inclusive writing. → Read More
Why some Catalans say independence is a 'feminist struggle'
Catalonia’s President Carles Puigdemont declared independence from Spain. The news, though hardly perceptible in the streets, was shouted loud and clear across social media channels with tweets reading, “Welcome to the Catalan Republic” and “Good morning Republic,” seemingly blind to the fact that hours after the proclamation, Spain revoked the region’s autonomy and imposed direct rule via a… → Read More
Barcelona’s mayor is on a quest to 'feminize' politics amid independence debate
The conflict between proponents of Catalan independence and Spanish unity has reached a head this week, as Catalan President Carles Puigdemont continues to threaten to declare unilateral independence while Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy takes steps to revoke the region’s autonomy. Almost daily pro- and anti-independence rallies throughout the country echo the leadership’s division, only… → Read More
These Tremendous Human Towers Defy Gravity
A unique expression of Catalan history and identity, castells crop up during pro-independence rallies throughout the region. → Read More
These Tremendous Human Towers Defy Gravity
A unique expression of Catalan history and identity, castells crop up during pro-independence rallies throughout the region. → Read More
Inside the Catalan feminist plan to upend Spanish patriarchal rule
Spearheading this drive for a free and feminist Catalan state is the Candidatura d’Unitat Popular (Popular Unity Candidacy), or CUP: an extreme left, separatist party reviled by Spanish unionists and often viewed wearily by more moderate Catalans. → Read More
Dating App Gatsby Doesn't Want You to Swipe Right on Criminals
"Online dating has pretty much gone unchecked for years." → Read More
Antarctica’s Disintegration Could Actually Lead to a Hollywood Disaster Scenario
When movies become reality. → Read More
Brace Yourselves: The Age of Influencers Has Only Just Begun
"Celebrities" on Instagram aren't going anywhere. → Read More
France Is Fighting Photoshopped Fashion. Sort Of.
Companies face high fines for not properly labeling photos of models that were altered with Photoshop. → Read More
From Pepe the Frog to Pepe Le Pen: The Life and Times of a Political Meme
We hardly knew ye. → Read More
California Wants to Know How Many Airbnb Hosts Racially Discriminate Against Guests
A California agency will investigate hosts with three or more complaints against them alleging racial discrimination. → Read More
Using FaceApp With Dogs Is Truly Unsettling
FaceApp doesn't play kindly with canines. → Read More