The Power of Sports: Tackling Gender Stereotypes in Hong Kong
The most recent report of the World Economic Forum paints a rather dim picture of gender inequality worldwide. According to current research, it will take 132 years to close the…
One Year After the Fall of Roe v. Wade, Abortion Care Has Become a Patchwork of Confusing State Laws
In states with changing abortion laws and legal challenges to new laws, physicians are uncertain of what procedures
How an Illinois ‘Extremist’ Failed at ‘Arson Attempt’ of Potential Abortion Clinic: Report
Although the 73-year-old's mission epically failed, he told police the day after his attempt, "If I could sneak in with a gas can and a match, I'd go in there…
Journalist Details 15 of the Most Damning Allegations in Sexual Misconduct Complaint Against Giuliani
By Alex Henderson / AlterNet After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Rudy Giuliani’s admirers in the mainstream press hailed him as “America’s mayor.” Giuliani, in those days, had a reputation for…
Discrimination Against Moms Is Still Rampant in Most Workplaces
Moms are still often laid off while on parental leave, pushed out of workplaces and subjected to stereotypes about their competency. But with few legal protections, attorneys say most cases…
New Report Reveals Systemic Medical Neglect and Violence in CA Women’s Prisons
New public health research on women’s prisons exposes medical neglect, sexual violence and inhumane living conditions.
Women Hold Up 76.2% of the Sky
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research There is no need to delve too deeply into statistical data when the findings are obvious. For instance, when women and…
You Strike the Women, You Strike the Rock, You Will Be Crushed
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research What constitutes a crisis worthy of global attention? When a regional bank in the United States falls victim to the inversion…
Federal Study Calls US Stillbirth Rate “Unacceptably High” and Recommends Action
The report named stillbirths a “major public health concern” that the U.S. must address through research and prevention.
A Comprehensive Report on Incarceration and Women Outlines the Gender Disparities
The Prison Policy Initiative looks at a fast-growing group in the incarceration system and the challenges they are more likely to face.
This International Women’s Day, Iranian Feminists Are at the Front Lines
There is much that the global feminist movement can learn from the current women’s struggle in Iran and their vision.
Heading Into International Women’s Day in Mexico: Let’s Be Thousands in the Streets against Femicide and Violence
In 2022, 3,754 women were killed in Mexico, but only 33.7 percent were investigated as femicides. We need to build a movement that fights against misogynist violence.
This Women’s History Month, We Won’t Renegotiate Our Place in the Economy
This Women’s History Month, out of touch lawmakers are rolling out economic plans that would set women back generations. Not this time!
We Live in a Society That Pays Men More When They Have Kids, But Women Less
Stereotypes around parenthood are having a lasting effect on the gender pay gap, which has not budged in 20 years, according to a new study by Pew.
Biden Calls Out Abortion by Name and Skewers ‘Extreme’ Bans in State of the Union Address
The president promised to veto a national abortion ban if Congress passed one in his first State of the Union address since the Supreme Court’s June ruling that left the…