Broadly Women's Rights
Duke University Opens New Program for Male Feminists
The Duke Men's Project aims to "interrogate male privilege" and destruct "toxic masculinity."
The Saudi Women Fighting Their Country's Sexist 'Guardian' System
Under Saudi Arabia's guardianship system, women are required to have a man sign off on their decisions to travel, work, and even get some medical procedures. We spoke to an activist trying to change that.
The Queer French Artist Fighting for the Right to Have a Baby
On the next episode of VICELAND's show GAYCATION, host Ian meets with Émilie Jouvet, a French artist whose work depicts the struggles of the queer community in France. Émilie invites Ian to participate in her new project which focuses on the forbidden...
Oklahoma Passes 'Blatantly Unconstitutional' Bill to Jail Abortion Providers
The extreme attack on women's reproductive health just needs the governor's signature to become law. We asked a legal expert if it could actually be enforced.
Congress Wants to Stop the Assholes Who Use 'Religious Freedom' to Discriminate
A new bill called the Do Not Harm Act could stop individuals and corporations from using the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to infringe on the civil rights of women and the LGBT community.
Unmarried at 27: Meet China's 'Leftover Women'
To find out what lies behind this drastic shift in women's social status in China, we track down feminist scholar and "iron girl" Wang Zheng and spend a day with one of China's so-called leftover women.
We Put Six Times as Many Women in Prison Today as We Did in 1980
A new report by Prison Policy Initiative highlights the extreme rise of incarceration rates for women in the US and compares the rate at which US states are locking up women with countries worldwide.
It's Really Sickening How Much Florence Nightingale Hated Women
The saintly 19th-century nurse has come to symbolize good will, sympathy, and self-sacrifice, but she also firmly believed women were good-for-nothing stupidheads who didn't deserve equal rights.
Does Ireland Think Abortion Is Worse Than Heroin?
Overly harsh drug laws and abortion restrictions both cause unnecessary deaths.
Reuse, Reduce, Reproductive Rights: How Abortion Can Help Save the Planet
On Friday, the UN released its list of sustainability goals for the next 15 years, and achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls was number five on the list. According to experts like Allison Doody, an international advocacy associate...
Women Are Waiting 20 Days for an Abortion in Texas Thanks to This Disastrous Law
According to a new study, women wait an average of 20 days for an abortion in some regions of Texas, forcing more women into second trimester abortions.
How Well Does Lil Wayne Know Vaginas? We Asked a Gynecologist
According to a women's health expert, misogynistic lyrics by Lil Wayne, Kanye, and Young Thug are not only hilariously inaccurate—they also advocate reproductive coercion.