SCOTUS’s Anti-Immigrant Ruling Imperils Marriage Equality and LGBTQ Lives
“Department of State v. Muñoz” could be used to undermine the right to same-sex marriage.
Queer Activists Are Making BDS a Key Question of Pride This Year
LGBTQ people are pushing Pride events to reject pinkwashing, endorse BDS and show solidarity with Palestine.
Why Women Will Be Hardest Hit by President Biden’s Executive Order
Women fleeing persecution and violence do not deserve to be caught up in election year politics.
Majority of Women in States With Abortion Bans Believe Access Should Be Legal
More than 20 percent of women ages 18 to 49 in those states also said they or someone they know struggled to access abortion after Roe’s overturn, a first-of-its-kind KFF…
If Supreme Court Restricts Abortion Pills, Birth Control Could Be Next
Republicans across the country have blocked Democratic efforts to codify the right to use contraception.
The ERA: A New Foundation for Equality in the United States
A constitutional ERA would strengthen our participatory and pluralistic democracy
“Correcting a History of Exclusion”: Portraits of 20 Women to be Added to U.S. Quarters
The faces of 20 diverse women are joining the founding fathers on American currency. Educators see it as a chance to expand how U.S. history is taught.
“Achievements of the Revolution”: How Women-Led Activism Led Nicaragua to Quickly Close the Gender Gap by 80%
“It’s like when you keep a bird in a cage: once it leaves, it never wants to go back. Nicaraguan women don’t want to go back in our cages.”
Women and People of Color Bear the Brunt of Medical Misdiagnosis
Hundreds of thousands of Americans become disabled or die each year because of a diagnostic error. But some patients are at higher risk than others.
Idaho Committee Passes LGBTQ+ Book Ban on MLK Day: Rep Says It Only Bans Gay “Acts”
Idaho's House Committee on State Affairs passed HB384, a book ban targeting LGBTQ+ books. Rep Julianne Young stated it did not ban gay characters, just "acts of homosexuality," which are…
The Long Quest for Reproductive Justice in Mexico: Feminist Legal Strategies and Challenges to Changing Abortion Precedent in a Federal System
By Alma Beltrán y Puga / Georgetown Journal of International Affairs As the Green Wave echoes throughout the Latin American feminist movement, the Mexican legal system has progressed accordingly. Feminist…
Ohio Woman’s Miscarriage Leads to Potential Indictment
Reproductive rights advocates fear the case could set a precedent for criminalizing miscarriages and other pregnancy outcomes.
Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
I’ve spent the last few years working with poor people advocating for change. Seeing their resilience firsthand, I feel hopeful.
A Year of Inspiration and Motivation: Historic Firsts for Women of Color in Politics
Experts point to signs of a shift in politics this year, crediting increased representation for the spurt of women of color winning mayoral elections.
Ohio Doctors Urge Prosecutor to Drop Case Against Woman Who Suffered Miscarriage
A prosecutor in Trumbull County, Ohio is "under no legal obligation" to prosecute Brittany Watts, said an advocacy group.