Sexual wellness advocates are starting to change conversations and attitudes around sex.
Actor/activist Mariska Hargitay, CNN news anchor Fredricka Whitfield, IndiJ Public Media president/CEO Karen Lincoln Michel, disability rights activist/author Emily Ladau, cultural critic/English professor Koritha Mitchell, and Global Justice Center president Akila Radhakrishnan were honored as “champions for women.”
Not only does Turkey’s recent offensive endanger civilians and critical infrastructure and facilities, but it also threatens the achievements—and very survival—of the women’s revolution that has been taking place there for over a decade.
New York, New York — THE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER hosted their 2023 WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS on October 19th at the Whitby Hotel in New York City. The WMC AWARDS were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s WMC 2023 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Karen Lincoln Michel, Emily Ladau, Koritha Mitchell, and Akila Radhakrishnan.
A year after protests in Iran erupted over a Kurdish woman’s death, initiating the largest uprising against the country’s clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, activists continue to fight.
It is critical to encourage high schoolers to study public policy, work for the government, or run for office to improve women’s education, health, and rights.
Robin confronts the Taliban's draconian list of forbidden acts for women. Guests: Asila Wardak and Jessica Neuwirth of the Women's Forum on Afghanistan.
New research confirms that journalists who are pregnant or mothers are fighting against some of the same injustices that women reporters faced decades ago.
A Kurdish teenage girl is in critical condition after collapsing on a Tehran metro on October 1.
“The Dobbs ruling is further accelerating an existing crisis, putting pregnant people at even greater risk of arrest, prosecution, and conviction.”
Six years after the initial viral success in the U.S., one East Asian nation is beginning to see a revival in its #MeToo movement.
On September 10 Gauff won her first-ever Grand Slam tournament after defeating Aryna Sabalenka.
I’ve since become passionate about reducing sexual harassment and assault and embarked on a mission to create positive change in our community.
When incomes decline, families become desperate. Marrying off their girls can be a step toward easing this despondency.
Advocates continue to push for policy changes to help low-income workers, including minimum wage increases and improved access to child care and to family and medical leave.
Legislators in my home state of Connecticut are trying to address this problem.
I will be a first-time voter in the 2024 presidential election, and I hope that I will be able to see other members of my generation who are of age at the polls, informed about current issues, and filling out ballots with confidence.
It’s Her Right has a community of 150+ members, all women dedicated to creating change and battling the gender gap in politics.
This week saw the Third March of Indigenous Women in Brasilia, Brazil. Its theme: “Women Biomes in Defense of Biodiversity Through Ancestral Roots.” Demonstrators took to the streets for women’s rights and to defend their right to Indigenous lands.
Miranda Rosales and Rosa Colón Guerra cut through the noise to get at the who and why of issues like climate change, colonialism and violence.
The blockbuster film, with ticket sales of $1.4 billion worldwide, is the highest-grossing movie ever directed solely by a woman.
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