Three proposed measures would establish a right to abortion in their states, while one is intended to repeal an established state constitutional right to abortion.
Misinformation and false claims about the safety of abortion are proliferating and becoming key components in legislation, litigation, and regulatory policy.
Activists warn that these measures targeting transgender youth are “part of a larger, coordinated effort to roll back the rights for women broadly.”
Violent crackdowns on dissent and activism have increased within Iran in recent months, as hardliners reassert dominance amid U.S. attacks.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. B. P. J. is part of a larger mission to reinforce the misogynist belief that “biology is destiny” and that women are “inherently” subordinate to men.
Thousands of Kashmiri students were studying medicine in Iran when the U.S.-Israeli strikes began to rain down on the country in late February—including women. Now, their futures hang in the balance.
“I planted abortion pills across Malta. Here is why.”
Moms.gov is not about mothers or health, but about promoting the administration's pet policies on women.
Since the U.S. and Israel launched their joint assault on the Islamic Republic of Iran, feminist voices in the “Zan, Zendegi, Azadi” movement (or the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement) have been diverse, with contradictory and dispersed reactions to war, foreign intervention, and even the future of the movement itself.
As a field that helps college students “rigorously interrogate, critically think, and creatively imagine a more just world,” women’s studies has been targeted by both the Trump administration and state legislatures. But scholars, faculty, staff, and others are fighting back.
Research by the National Women’s Defense League, covering both Congress and state legislatures, shows that these “abuses of power are impacting who serves and how effective and focused they can be.”
Trump policies and recent legislation have reduced access to aid at a time of rising food prices.
In just three years, the number of book bans in the United States has more than doubled. A broad coalition of activists is working to slow the “relentless tide.”
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.
U.S. economic policies were not designed with women in mind. Improvements that benefit women would improve economic conditions for everyone.
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.
Advocates are encouraging members of the public to weigh in during the public comment period for the proposed new rules.
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.
Since 2023, 20 bills regarding menopause have been introduced in 13 states, after years of women’s health advocacy to combat stigma and misinformation and advocate for equitable treatment for women patients.
Can women’s historic wins bolster efforts to meaningfully improve the lives of women, girls, and gender-expansive people?
Soraya Chemaly, the author of the new feminist manifesto All We Want is Everything, offers a thought-provoking perspective on feminist revolution.
While the United States has pledged to eliminate forced and child marriage by the year 2030, there are still 34 states where child marriage is still permitted.
The attacks are coming from all three branches of the federal government as well as state legislatures.