I understand why upholding the Constitution is necessary for our nation’s success and a well-functioning government. Still, I do not understand how a document written centuries ago can prohibit gun control for public safety.
The author, who as a teen attended the massive March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, recalls its life-changing impact.
Earlier this month, a survey conducted by the BBC revealed that the cheapest sanitary pads were still beyond the reach of many African women and girls.
Generation Ratify is mobilizing thousands of young activists to help get the 28th Amendment over the finish line.
What do a nail artist, a grandmother, and a pregnant woman have in common? They’re all influencers shilling for fossil fuel companies on social media.
Sharona Shnayder, a 23-year-old Israeli-Nigerian activist, knows plenty about the role young people play in fighting climate change.
It’s impossible to enjoy Barbie without also being made to grapple with the throes of our real world.
The Taliban's decrees over the past two years have resulted in the severe marginalization of women and girls in all aspects of Afghan society, which they exploit to gain attention on the global stage.
We should take inspiration from Jovita Idar. We should also recognize the brutality of white supremacy in the Southwest.
As writers and actors continue their work stoppage, are recent improvements in representation and opportunity in jeopardy?
The gender gap in climate change is real: Women are more likely to suffer its effects and less likely to have a seat at the policy table. But the gap is not just in these areas. It also exists in who cares more — and does more — about the climate crisis. And over and over, researchers have found that women are simply liable to care more and to take more action than men.
In late July, the Miss Italy pageant’s patron, Patrizia Mirigliani, stated that Miss Italy contestants must be “a woman from birth.”
A federal program is collecting a trove of intimate monthly birth control data on hundreds of thousands of patients, many of whom are teens, including the results of mandatory pregnancy tests.
A new report documents the connection between the hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures and measures to restrict voter access.
Thousands of women have been leading protests in the northeastern state of Manipur, India.
With the Women’s World Cup well underway, players from all over the world are settled in the host countries of Australia and New Zealand. But to get to these countries, most players had to take very long, and very polluting, flights.
August 1 is International Childfree Day, preceded by the Childfree Convention on July 29 and 30.
In Indian-occupied Kashmir, where inequality and gender discrimination have been the norm for decades, a young talent has emerged as a beacon of hope.
Greta Thunberg has had a busy week. Just hours after leaving a court on Monday in Malmo, Sweden, where she was fined for disobeying police orders, the 20-year-old went right back to the streets to protest.
What can we do about this potential gendered impact of AI on the workforce?
The end of June saw a deadly heatwave in India: At least 96 people died from scorching temperatures, which hit 113 in consecutive days, alongside high humidity.
The Women's World Cup has finally secured its place within the prestigious FIFA video games.
Despite challenges, women-only cab service providers are hopeful that they can continue to expand.
The “gender gap” refers to the roughly 3.9 billion women on our planet who do not have the same access to education, health care, economic opportunities, or political empowerment as their male counterparts.
New research shows that American media remains biased against female politicians.
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