In just three years, the number of book bans in the United States has more than doubled. A broad coalition of activists is working to slow the “relentless tide.”
Globally, there are 640 million women who were married as children. The new report, commissioned by Sheryl Sandberg with support from Hillary Rodham Clinton, identifies steps that governments and communities can take to end the practice of child marriage.
U.S. economic policies were not designed with women in mind. Improvements that benefit women would improve economic conditions for everyone.
In addition to releasing the viral video, the group of survivors are demanding action from Attorney General Pam Bondi as well as backing new proposed legislation to facilitate legal accountability for perpetrators.
Advocates are encouraging members of the public to weigh in during the public comment period for the proposed new rules.
Solidarity, coalition building, and multifaceted organizing are needed to confront the right wing’s overwhelming campaign against LGBTQ rights.
Since 2023, 20 bills regarding menopause have been introduced in 13 states, after years of women’s health advocacy to combat stigma and misinformation and advocate for equitable treatment for women patients.
Can women’s historic wins bolster efforts to meaningfully improve the lives of women, girls, and gender-expansive people?
Soraya Chemaly, the author of the new feminist manifesto All We Want is Everything, offers a thought-provoking perspective on feminist revolution.
While the United States has pledged to eliminate forced and child marriage by the year 2030, there are still 34 states where child marriage is still permitted.
The attacks are coming from all three branches of the federal government as well as state legislatures.
Harris’ memoir of the 2024 election shows how unfree she was both as vice president and as Democratic presidential nominee.
A proposed rule change would bar Veterans Administration health care providers from offering abortion counseling and referrals.
A recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals will make things more difficult for women making claims of gender-based persecution.
The measure, passed by the U.S. House, would have made it harder for women, elderly, young, and many other groups of citizens to register to vote.
June 24 marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Three years on, as legislatures in some states impose severe restrictions, advocates and providers are fighting to keep abortion accessible.
In November, Missouri voters passed a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights. But anti-abortion lawmakers have been working ever since to find a way to ban abortion once again.
Victims of military domestic violence are filing claims against the Pentagon for damage, injury, and death.
Faculty and students are dealing with the fallout as colleges and universities capitulate to Trump-inspired attacks on free speech and academic inquiry.
Anti-abortion extremists are trying to revive an antiquated 19th-century law to block access to abortion, but new proposed legislation would weaken the law’s effect.
This political moment calls for radical coalition-building, feminist global solidarity, and the use of every tool available to fight against authoritarianism.
We asked leaders to share their ideas about how we can all plan to mobilize, strategize, and protect our hard-won rights in the current political moment.
Advocates are preparing to fight back against anti-LGBTQ+ attacks at both the state and federal levels.
The films, released during the 2024 election campaign, take very different approaches to explore the consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The U.S. Supreme Court has eroded the well-established “wall” between religion and government. This is eating away at American identity and imperiling democracy.