The media rarely covers the fact that the festival’s owner, Philip Anschutz, has donated to Republican politicians, anti-gay organizations, and organizations classified as hate groups.
On Tuesday morning, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court lifted two lower court rulings that had prohibited Trump’s ban on transgender military service members from coming into effect.
New research by a former Justice Department lawyer suggests that harassment of low-income tenants is widespread.
South Africa’s entertainment industry has historically told monolithic narratives of black lives. While these narratives do reflect the reality of many black South Africans, they are not the only experiences of black South Africans and, moreover, not the only experiences black South Africans should be told are available to them.
According to a new study, there was an encouraging increase in diverse fictional depictions of abortion last year.
Louis CK’s self-redemption asks the public: What do we expect of the men accused of sexual misconduct after they face public condemnation? Can we, should we, forgive them?
After my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at 28, I wanted to get genetically tested to understand my own risk. I soon found out that insurance companies will not cover the genetic testing that could potentially allow me to take agency over my own health.
Advocates hope that the aptly named criminal justice law, which is limited in scope, could lead to broader reforms.
The biggest advocates for prohibition were Indian women who pointed to the access of alcohol as the cause of their drunk husbands’ destructive and even violent behavior.
By chronicling how these allegations against Kelly have been an open secret in the entertainment industry for years, the series' director dream hampton exposes how both Hollywood and the United States legal system have essentially enabled Kelly’s abuse by ignoring it.
In November, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released a proposal for new rules regulating how schools respond to issues like sexual harassment and assault. We are still in the midst of a comment period which could help stop these damaging changes.
A new report reveals that widespread sexual harassment of Chinese female journalists has been meeting with abysmal responses by media companies and government.
How truly impactful has the #MeToo and other dominant feminist movements been in India, considering that they frequently leave out the most oppressed group in the country: Dalit women.
Should the ACA be overturned, it would be the latest development in a long history of discrimination against women in the health care industry.
The Favourite leans into the intentionality of the female characters’ sexuality and of their savagery, giving each character her own agency over both of these forces and, in doing so, casting their actions as morally ambiguous.ar
Attending a conservative Christian college has been a special kind of hell for me as a feminist. But my experience has also shown me how important it is to stand up for your beliefs in the face of those who oppose you.
Just weeks before the third annual march, the organization is embroiled in controversy regarding claims of anti-Semitism among the March’s leadership. At least one local march has been canceled in response to these allegations, while others struggle to determine how to move forward.
That an American celebrity considered it lucrative to not only market a skin lightening brand abroad, but also travel all the way to Nigeria to promote it, says a lot about the socio-economic influence skin lightening products have in West Africa.
The social good our generation does is undercut by a generationally unique problem: the pressure of being “woke.”
In late November, officials from the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement announced that the Law for Protection from Violence against Women, legislation women’s rights activists have advocated for since 2013, will likely be enacted in 2019.
Money is a form of power, and claiming this power is necessary for women to achieve equality. Financial equality is an undeniably crucial component of achieving gender equality.
Hundreds of thousands of rape cases in the United States are stalled as the evidence kits remain untested, sometimes for years. The HBO documentary I Am Evidence sheds light on the impact on victims and survivors.
While many would agree that it is necessary to call out bigotry, the prevalence of call-out culture creates toxic online spaces that are not conducive for learning.
The legislation, which would hold congresspeople personally liable for paying for settlements related to harassment rather than the taxpayer, now awaits President Trump’s signature.