ABOUT ME
Hi. I’m Alia Dastagir, a journalist writing a book on women and online abuse. I post some of my work here. Stay and read awhile?
I write news and analysis on topics ranging from sexism and racism to grief and morality. My stories have explored lack of funding for suicide research, the fight over comprehensive sexuality education, connections between guns and masculinity, the health impacts of microaggressions, and the tenuous progress of #MeToo. I try to tell stories that not only help readers understand the news, but also help readers better understand themselves.
STORIES
A beloved camp, a lost boy and the lifelong impact of child sexual trauma
A Marshall University student is in prison for rape. His victims reveal how the school failed them.
They left their children to fight a pandemic with no end. Would they do it again?
Thousands of messages show what it really means to help someone who’s suicidal
What do men get that women don’t? A few things.
Black Americans’ health is in crisis. What will it take for them to be well?
America’s parents want paid family leave and affordable child care. Why can’t they get it?
Why American moms are seriously struggling
Mental health professionals are the ones taking care of us: Who’s taking care of them?
How the pandemic changed lives: In a horrific year of loss, some unexpected joys
At Tokyo Olympics, women athletes say ‘enough’
She worked in suicide prevention. Then one day she had to save herself.
Alia Dastagir 