If Signed, CA’s Latest Shield Law Would Offer Strongest Abortion Protections Yet
SB 345 offers new protections to abortion providers, patients and those who support survivors of domestic violence.
“Not one woman less!”: Ecuadorian Women March Against Gender-Based Violence
The march took place on year after the femicide of 34-year-old lawyer María Belén Bernal at the hands of her cop husband Germán Fernando Cáceres inside the Quito Police Training…
RFK Jr. Would Back National Abortion Ban After Three Months of Pregnancy: Report
By Maya Boddie / AlterNet ScheerPost editor’s note: Since the publishing of this article, the RFK Jr. campaign has issued a press release in response to this NBC interview stating:…
Sexual Violence is a Pervasive Threat for Female Farm Workers – Here’s How the US Could Reduce Their Risk
By Kathleen Sexsmith, Francisco Alfredo Ryes, and Megan A.M. Griffin / The Conversation Television crime shows often are set in cities, but in its third season, ABC’s “American Crime” took…
Lawmakers Propose $45 Million in New Funding for Measures to Lower U.S. Stillbirth Rate
The legislation seeks to improve data and research, as well as develop stillbirth awareness materials. Many women interviewed by ProPublica said they didn’t know they were at risk until they…
‘On Brand and Dangerous’: Moms for Liberty Platforming Extremists Shows ‘Just How Radical’ Group Is
"Rhetoric spewed at this conference by its host and invited guests has real-world consequences," GLAAD CEO warns
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…
Meet the Indigenous Women Taking on Corruption in Guatemala’s Elections
Indigenous women are challenging the country’s powerful elites in the elections on 25 June
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…
Court of Appeals Rules That Domestic Abusers Can Own Guns
Abusers are five times more likely to kill their female victims if they have access to guns, according to one report.
Abortion Bans Are Part of GOP Plan to Disempower Working Class: Analysis
The Economic Policy Institute details how "abortion restrictions constitute an additional piece in a sustained project of economic subjugation."
Why California’s Climate Change and Housing Crises Hit Women Hardest
An advocate explains how gender equity goes beyond Roe v. Wade.
More Women Are Being Detained as Jail Populations Near Pre-COVID Levels
A look at incarceration trends shows that as jails fill back up, women are being booked at a faster rate.
Illinois Will Be the First State to Eliminate Cash Bail. Here’s Why Women Led the Push for Reform.
Grassroots and advocacy groups helped push for the state’s elimination of cash bail – a move that will help incarcerated people and family members who must often come up with…