Five months after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, providers face increased threats and harassment, emotional devastation, and the anguish of having to turn people away from accessing needed care. But they are determined to continue their work.
Incidents of sexual assaults on college campuses seem to be returning to pre-pandemic levels at a number of colleges and universities, according to new reports.
Hundreds of people gathered in New York to celebrate seven ‘champions for women.’
THE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER hosted their 2022 WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS on November 17 at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City.
The WMC AWARDS were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s WMC 2022 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Andrea Mitchell, Robin Roberts, Mariana Ardila Trujillo, Loretta J. Ross, Salamishah Tillet, Loreen Arbus, and Maria Martinez.
At COP27, the UN climate conference in Egypt, which ends today, it appears to have been same old, same old when it comes to inclusion.
For sexual assault survivors, our ability to heal and “seek justice” is often entirely tied to the legal and carceral systems.
After allegations surfaced that the school’s girls sports teams were significantly underfunded and undervalued, students claimed Campbell violated Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination in public schools or any program that receives federal funding.
Loreen Arbus — author, television executive, philanthropist, and advocate for people with disabilities — will be the recipient of the WMC Leadership Award at the Women’s Media Center Women’s Media Awards on Thursday, November 17. On the occasion of this honor, Arbus joined WMC co-founder Gloria Steinem for a discussion about leadership, advocacy, and being a groundbreaker.
At what age did glancing at the mirror become a foreboding task?
Women Under Siege spoke with American anti-war activist Jody Williams, Yemeni human rights activist Tawakkol Karman, and Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee about their trip with Nobel Women's Initiative to Ukraine, the stories they heard there, and how Ukrainian women are fighting for peace in their country.
Coca-Cola is far and away the biggest polluter of plastics in the world. So why is it one of the sponsors of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, known as COP27? The answer is insidious, and, unfortunately, this is not the only shady corporate-climate confluence happening this month in Sharm El-Sheikh.
Plaintiffs in three states are seeking to overturn abortion bans on religious grounds.
Today I consider myself a passionate advocate for reproductive justice and freedom.
Community leaders know how to move Puerto Rico forward. We just need government agencies to stop pretending they know better.
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