Biden has proposed $45 billion to replace lead water pipes throughout the country, a move that could begin to remedy decades of neglect of clean water in the U.S.
Having been criticized throughout my adolescence for using it, I’ve done my fair share of research about what the word “like” means.
The only positive aspect of these events is that an issue that had previously been little debated now has national visibility and is being taken seriously by many politicians.
The work of people not in the political spotlight will be the critical element upon which global deciders will adopt measures that may save the future of our planet.
The Keeper of Night tells the story of Ren Scarborough, a half British Reaper and half Japanese Shinigami who always feels as if she must find a delicate balance between the two parts of her identity.
The disturbing and pervasive truth is that Black girls haven’t been afforded childhood during the pandemic, but that had also been true well before COVID-19.
Papillon’s debut novel, An Ordinary Wonder tells the story of a pair of twins named Otolorin and Wuraola as they come of age. But Oto has a deeply held secret — she was born intersex and has always been told she must never tell anyone the truth about her identity.
Culture and attitude must shift to a place where cis and trans Black women and girls always feel safe, where we are given credit for our immeasurable contributions and we are valued for who we are.
The silencing of women online goes beyond trolling.
Robin explores rising campaigns in the US and abroad to ban books and censor reporters, and revisits crusading Filipina journalist Maria Ressa, who was a prophetic special guest on the podcast in May 2018, and who has now just won the Nobel Prize.
We talk a lot about carbon dioxide when we talk about climate change. But, in reality, methane is a much more active contributor to global warming. While less ubiquitous in the atmosphere, methane is more effective at trapping radiation.
That experience opened my eyes to how vulnerable young women are in so many situations.
The artist, perhaps best known for The Dinner Party, is being recognized with the first comprehensive retrospective of her decades-long career, at San Francisco’s de Young Museum.
At 9 years old, I should not have been concerned with whittling down the space I took up just so I could blend in with the beige expectations of my classmates. But external and internal pressures had succeeded in convincing me otherwise.
A new Women’s Media Center report finding that white men occupy more than two-thirds of guest spots on major Sunday news shows confirms decades of research. Journalism scholar Carolyn Byerly explores the reasons behind the exclusion of women’s voices in news media.
Not only can the inability to bear children have a profound impact on Indian women’s identities — childless women’s very femininity is questioned — but it can also threaten their relationships, particularly their marriages.
On Saturday, Daniella Flanagan rallied for reproductive rights in downtown Houston along with more than 10,000 others when the skies opened. Relentless, heavy rain poured down.
A kissing bug disproportionately affects Latin American immigrants. Author Daisy Hernández talks about the lack of urgency around diseases thought to be uncommon or eradicated in the United States.
With Roe v. Wade imperiled, activists are stepping up with innovative acts of resistance.
We had the chance to chat with Yang over email about Room to Dream, what it is like writing such a personal series, and dealing with adults who are uncomfortable with diverse stories.
More than 80 women had their names and pictures posted without their consent on the app’s “deals of the day.” Rather than hosting actual transactions, the sole purpose of the app was to humiliate its subjects.
A new analysis of print, digital media, and entertainment has found that coverage is heavy on sensationalism and moral judgment, and light on factual information.
If being told to cover up their bodies makes girls feel bad, why do we tell them that?
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