I used to think grief was something abstract. I was wrong.
Isolated agrarian communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu were hard hit by the pandemic, experiencing increased poverty, the diversion of savings toward healthcare, and prolonged illness, forcing families to pull their daughters out of school and marry them off. Years later, attendance rates haven't recovered, and child marriages haven't subsided.
We deserve systems that sustain us, not rituals that help us endure being drained.
THE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER hosted their 2026 WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS on March 5th at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City. The WMC AWARDS were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s WMC 2025 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Dr. Chandra Childers, Julie F. Kay, Margot Wallström, Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, Paola Ramos and Barbara Kopple.
Becoming a 20-minute “scholar” through Google or ChatGPT won't cut it.
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.
For young women, energy isn’t just about productivity; it’s also emotional labor.
The increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the fear of detention and deportation have had chilling impact on access to care.
Being able to attend Davos this early in my professional journey reminded me that the most resilient systems are the ones grounded in empathy, transparency, and community.
U.S. economic policies were not designed with women in mind. Improvements that benefit women would improve economic conditions for everyone.
The issue is not that women feel too deeply. It is that we are taught to feel for everyone except ourselves.
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.
Every preventable maternal death is a reminder that our democracy means nothing if it cannot protect its citizens.
What will it take to prioritize women’s dignity and safety over defending the disclosure — on purpose or through reckless error — of private information?
We must recognize how companies and celebrities are influencing young people’s ideas of beauty norms, and identity.
The film industry’s new era of unfettered consolidation with tech companies is not good news for those who have been pushing for diversity and inclusion in Hollywood.
I choose to wear so much jewelry in order to actively and intentionally take up space, and to reject the history of colonial and patriarchal economies alike, where bodies were sites of regulation that the empire sought to sanitize.
Advocates are encouraging members of the public to weigh in during the public comment period for the proposed new rules.
It’s time we start giving young women the information they deserve so they can protect their futures, their health, and their lives.
Words of inspiration, resistance, encouragement, anger, and determination from a diverse group of women who are advocating and organizing for a better future.
To understand the evolution of this lingo, we must rewind to the 1940s.
Solidarity, coalition building, and multifaceted organizing are needed to confront the right wing’s overwhelming campaign against LGBTQ rights.
Even at diplomatic altitude, a woman leader may be introduced first as a woman and only second as a leader.
As Syria’s transitional government dismantles the Assad regime’s drug trade legacy, it must also remedy another crisis alongside it.