For years, autism in women and girls has been overlooked and underdiagnosed.
McDonald’s employees made history today, as cooks and cashiers in 10 cities across the country walked off the job to protest the company’s failure to address groping, propositions for sex, indecent exposure, and other inappropriate and illegal conduct in its stores.
Mona Haydar is a Syrian-American rapper and singer-songwriter who uses her powerful voice to call for justice.
Psychology and medical students and social workers need to learn how to accommodate people that have been through the trauma of rape or they will continue to not only be unable to help but also worsen the experiences of one out of every eight people.
For the first time in history, white men constitute a minority of people running as Democrats for seats in the House of Representatives, according to an analysis published Tuesday by Politico.
Brazilians have the chance to vocally — or better yet, cybernetically — call out and fight restrictions to women’s rights through Beta, the first-ever cyberfeminist robot.
While it’s frustrating that Williams has to find herself navigating distractions like these instead of focusing on her 23 Grand Slam championships, Williams is nothing if not persistent.
The administration's deportation practices are sending women and LGBTQ would-be asylum seekers back to dangerous situations, where threats, violence, and even death may await.
Not only has Mazzoli been deemed “one of the more consistently inventive, surprising composers now working in New York” by the New York Times, but she is also the founder of the Luna Lab, a mentorship program for female-identifying composers between the ages of 13-19.
Women who are survivors of sexualized violence experience more vivid memories than women who have endured other traumatic, life-altering events, according to a new study.
“I don’t think there is any reason whatsoever to charge me with hate speech toward anyone,” says Russian feminist Lyubov Kalugina.
A group of world-class photographers are using the power of photography to impact the lives of women and girls around the world.
From Brazil to México, from Chile to Venezuela, from Peru to Costa Rica, from Bolivia to Ecuador, the green wave protesters’ call for legal, safe, and free abortion has intensified. The right to choose is influencing and energizing the activists in these countries, and these countries’ political institutions are paying more attention to their activism.
When marginalized folks find ourselves confronted with a privileged person who, malevolently or not, is completely unaware of and abusing that privilege, we are often caught between not wanting to take the time and effort of teaching those people how to behave better, and wanting to open up a space for a productive discussion.
Over the course of the past week, feminist activists on the internet and in the real world expressed outrage and frustration about the latest #MeToo development: Louis C.K.’s return to the public stage.
Higginbotham has covered topics including death, sex, and divorce. Recently, she told the FBomb about her newest book, Not My Idea, which tackles racism and white privilege, and is available now.
Coverage of family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border has stirred outrage. But is what's happening new?
The targeting of a member of parliament has shed light on everyday violence against women.
When one is trying to shame, embarrass, or call into question the reputation of a woman, exposing her body is often the first weapon used to do sob
A shocking 94 percent of Native American and Alaskan Native women in Seattle have been raped or coerced into sex, according to a survey conducted in 2010 that was finally released to the public on Thursday.
In Nigeria, adulterous men are commonly excused and the blame for their actions is placed squarely on women.
As someone with an eating disorder, I knew Insatiable’s fat jokes and jokes about eating disorders would trigger me. What I was unprepared for, however, were the many biphobic jokes that were also a major part of the show’s storyline.
Advocates staged protests across the globe on Thursday, including in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in London, to protest the kingdom’s continued detention of three prominent human right activists.
The latest report on diversity and inclusion in film shows little progress over the last 11 years. Marcie Bianco explores why there has been such stagnation, and what it will take to move the needle.
Suplicy, who is now 73, served in Brazilian politics for years. But even before her political career, Suplicy brought discussions of important issues straight to Brazilian homes through a television show called TV Mulher, during which Suplicy gave sex advice to female viewers in a political era of dictatorship.