Beneath the film's pastel coloring, neon signage, and pop music remixes lies a grim deconstruction of rape culture, and how those afflicted by it attempt to heal from it.
Argentina’s new abortion law, a result of decades of feminist organizing, is spurring hope for expanded rights elsewhere in the region.
Iran is on the verge of passing a landmark law that will take action to outlaw sexual violence against women.
Christina Li first got the idea for what would become her debut novel shortly after she graduated from high school.
The Women’s Media Center celebrates our Robin Morgan on her 80th birthday, with a photo album highlighting exceptional events, media appearances, podcasts, and writing for the Women’s Media Center.
In an extraordinary year in the film industry, more women of color directors have made an impact than ever before.
Former CNN and Washington Post reporter Masuma Ahuja compiled the stories of 30 girls from 27 countries around the world in a scrapbook-style book.
The overall percentage of women working on top-grossing films has barely budged in over 20 years.
After being detained for three years, al-Hathloul finally had her first day in trial under Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court on December 10, 2020.
In a country with one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world, a sex worker-led health care model succeeds in serving its own community.
The ongoing sexual violence toward Asian women is undeniably linked to widespread, hypersexualized stereotypes that have stripped Asian women of their personhood and individuality.
The lack of television coverage of female athletes creates an illusion that there is not a significant number of female athletes worthy of admiration — that they are failing — when in fact, there are many who are very successful.
There is a long list of actions the new administration and Congress should take for women and girls, but we can start with six things.
The stark differences between the number of women in my STEM classes in high school and in college have sobered me to the reality of pursuing STEM as a woman
On December 30, 2020, Lois Diane Sasson succumbed to COVID-19.
As we mark the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade this month, it’s crucial to recognize the landmark Supreme Court case was about more than abortion and bodily autonomy — it was also broadly about privacy and pregnancy.
I believe there are three global crises that are related to the catastrophes of climate and the coronavirus: racial injustice, economic inequality, and a crisis of democracy.
Inspired by women's resistance, curators at more than 100 art institutions nationwide are planning exhibitions promoting social change and civic engagement.
Semenya is banned from competing unless she artificially medically intervenes to modify her natural condition.
The growth in political representation of Black and trans women in Brazil's city governments has not gone unnoticed by right-wing parties, making them visible targets for racist and death threats and abuse.
Salman’s hypocrisy has been apparent all along.
In 2013, Sawyer moved back to Memphis and threw herself into local activist organizations, including Black Votes Matter.
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