Broadly Women's Rights
How Far Have We Come? Attending the Women's March as a Trans Woman
The women's movement has historically failed to include all women in its fight for liberation. Hundreds of thousands gathered in DC last weekend, and more than a million marched in solidarity around the globe, but can we ever be truly united?
All Pages Dedicated to Women's and LGBT Rights Removed From White House Website
The day Donald Trump was sworn in as our 45th president, pages dedicated to women and the LGBT community disappeared from whitehouse.gov.
As Trump Takes Office, Women Across America Are Striking in Protest
As Trump and his administration get to work cutting vital social institutions like Medicaid, Medicare, the ACA, and Planned Parenthood, women across the country are striking to send a strong message: We won't pick up the pieces for you.
Women Who Put Their Careers First Just As Unlikely to Get Jobs in STEM Fields
Research from a new study suggests that the lack of women in STEM fields likely has little to do with women putting family before their careers.
How a Harrowing Photo of One Woman's Death Became an Iconic Pro-Choice Symbol
In 1973, Ms. magazine published a haunting photo of a woman named Gerri Santoro, who'd died of a back-alley abortion. At the time, no one could have predicted what an impact it would have on the pro-choice movement.
How an Extremist Anti-Abortion Protest Resulted in a Safe Haven for Women
In 2015, a radical anti-abortion group tried to establish a headquarters in a vacant house next door to the only remaining abortion clinic in Montgomery, Alabama. Their plan backfired—and the building is now a safe haven for patients and pro-choice...
The US States Prohibiting the Discussion of Abortion in High Schools
While some states include accurate abortion information in high school sex education programs, the majority of states do not mandate that schools address the topic—and some even ban discussion or teach that abortion is murder.
The Woman Who Raises Money to Fund Abortions
Brittany Mostiller, the director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, is working to make sure reproductive rights aren't just for those who can afford it.
Women Strike in Argentina After the Brutal Rape and Murder of a 16-Year-Old Girl
Argentina has seen 226 femicides in 2016, with 19 in just October alone. Following the news of Lucia Perez's murder, women gather to protest the ongoing violence against women in the country.
The Racist and Sexist History of Keeping Birth Control Side Effects Secret
A 2016 study sheds light on the alarming relationship between hormonal birth control and depression. But the findings are only the latest in a long line of battles between women and their doctors over accurate information.
These GOP Hypocrites Denounced Trump but Support Laws that Hurt Rape Victims
There's a difference between what you say and what you do.
No Rights, No Sex: The Powerful History of Women Going on Strike
Poland's "Black Monday" strikes are just the latest in a long line of women showing their value by temporarily refusing to participate in a society that takes them for granted.