Alicia Garza, the principal and co-founder of the Black Futures Lab, is determined to flip the where candidates talk about Black communities, but don't talk to them—beginning with "the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States since Reconstruction."
We talk a lot about sexism in entrepreneurship, but it’s important to recognize the intersection of race and gender privilege in the space as well.
In the increasingly competitive world of YouTube, few women are among the top earners — and the problem seems to be getting worse.
Her adaptation of the film — the eighth — will not only highlight the feminist understones already present in the novel, but also examine the text with a modern eye, drawing on society’s increased sensitivity to gender fluidity.
Recent months have brought to light the arbitrary arrests of women in Abuja nightclubs on erroneous charges of prostitution. During arrest as well as in police custody, women have reported rape and sexual and physical assault by officers.
Many assumed the famously red-headed Ariel would remain as such in the live action version, and Halle Bailey clearly does not fit that image. Shortly after Bailey was cast, #NotMyAriel started trending on Twitter.
One of Donald Trump's first acts as president was to reinstate and expand the global gag rule. This conservative policy hurts people in developing countries that already have to endure systemic obstacles to access health care.
In a new book, the founder of Moms Demand Action tells how women are making a difference in the fight against gun violence.
There is still a considerable disparity between the experiences of people with disabilities and the representation of them in the entertainment industry. CBS recognizes this and is one of the first major networks to commit to taking action to change it.
Simone de Beauvoir was 41 years old when her most famous book, The Second Sex, was published in 1949. Over 20,000 copies of the book, which explored the meaning of being a woman, were sold in a matter of days after the book’s publication, and it soon became internationally famous.
When the first Argentinian women’s soccer league launched in 1991, the athletes involved were considered amateur and not paid. Almost 30 years later, they’re still unpaid, but that might soon change:
She proved that women could pursue any career they want, and they should be able to do it without guilt weighing them down. She showed that determination and perseverance aren't just worn-out adjectives, but actual, hard-calloused traits.
In an excerpt from Sarah Barnett’s interview on “Women’s Media Center Live With Robin Morgan,” which aired June 9 and is available by podcast at wmclive.com and other podcast platforms, Barnett talks about her work promoting women on screen and in TV’s executive suites.
Charlie Martin is a British racing driver who was set to become the first trans woman to race as a support race in the world’s oldest sports endurance car racing contest: the 24 Hours of Le Mans, also known as “Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency.”
Spain's Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) party may have won in the country's general elections in April, and in European elections in May, but the threat of anti-abortion, anti-immigration, and anti-feminist party Vox looms large across the country, especially for Spain's women, who have so much more to lose than to gain.
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