There has never been a female winner of Formula 1 (F1) racing — the most prestigious category in the motorsport. But 13-year-old Juju Noda wants to change that.
As the #MeToo movement steadily grows throughout Mexico, with thousands of actions, collectives, and ongoing projects in operation throughout the country, women are finding their power to fight back and build a society in which their lives are not in constant danger.
School administrators can choose to be proactive in making their schools safer from harassment and assault, or they can wait for their students to force their hands. Either way, they’d be wise to listen to their students.
Activist Renee Bracey Sherman started the hashtag #AskAboutAbortion after moderators continuously failed to raise the subject. She recently told the FBomb about what needs to change in the national dialogue about abortion and what debate-watchers should look for in the future.
After a surge of bans this year, abortion providers and advocates are expanding coalitions to widen the network of support for rights and access.
We debate the meaning of the Second Amendment endlessly, but rarely stop to interrogate how and why the people who decide to kill dozens of people have also demonstrated that they hate women.
Now more than ever, I value Hispanic Heritage Month as a time to reflect on my family’s personal story but also to acknowledge the stories of the entire community.
Women Under Siege spoke with Dr. Maxine Margolis about the three religious fundamentalist communities she observes in her book Women in Fundamentalism: Modesty, Marriage and Motherhood and the role of gender in their ideologies.
Although we may always question whether or not we will be reprimanded for publishing a certain story, female journalists must continue to make ourselves and those around us aware of the issues self-censorship creates in the long run.
Even though Latinos are 18.3 percent of the U.S. population, research has found that only 4.5 percent of all speaking characters in top films are Latino — a number that has changed little over the years.
Last week, the nonprofit organization Sandy Hook Promise released a graphic back-to-school PSA entitled “Back To School Essentials.”
In early September, the news broke that Adele Lim, a screenwriter for the 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians, was no longer involved with writing the next two sequels in the franchise. Why? Lim reportedly learned that while her white, male co-writer was offered between $800,000 to $1 million for this work, she was offered significantly less — around $110,000.
Playwright Clare Barron's new work explores how girls and women often feel they can’t openly go after what they want.
Writer Alison Friedman reflects on what Christine Blasey Ford's courage has meant to many women.
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