In 2019, across the world, the number of years it will take women to reach equal pay and opportunities with men increased by 55 years.
Zimbabwe's maternal mortality crisis is pushing the debate on abortion, but the current economic crisis and stigma stand in the way of legalization.
Although several major film festivals have pledged to have equal representation for female directors by 2020, progress has been slow. Here is our year-end follow-up to our midyear report on how they are doing.
Waves is rare in its willingness to present a blurred marriage of volatility and sympathy without preaching or suggesting anything to the viewer. The movie itself crashes down on the audience like a wave, putting viewers in a state of constant unrest.
In a world in which long hair is equated to femininity and beauty, Tunzi challenged patriarchal prescriptions for what an ideal beautiful woman should look like. And that decision — among her many other qualifications and great performance — earned her the crown.
End-of-Year Special! Robin looks back at 2019, celebrates the impeachment proceedings, and thinks ahead to the Senate trial—plus a special surprise gift from Robin to her listeners.
Women are being denied legal prescriptions for the morning-after pill (Plan B) and a pill for medical abortion (mifepristone) based on pharmacists’ religious beliefs. This week, one woman has chosen to fight back.
The brand’s thinly veiled attempt to pivot to a “by her, for her” image after intense criticism and declining sales is unlikely to work.
iI’s been a troublesome week filled with reports that migrants and refugees being held in U.S. detention are being refused medical care they desperately need.
Research shows that social media exposes female politicians to online abuse, but it also enables them to engage directly with their constituencies without the bias of mass media.
An anti-abortion bill introduced to Ohio’s General Assembly on November 14 is causing controversy for requiring doctors to exhaust every possible option to save an unborn fetus, including “re-implanting” an ectopic pregnancy — a procedure that is literally medically impossible.
According to the UN, 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. Ecofeminism is a movement that aims to address this problem.
Robin on citizen activists, impeachment witnesses, mountain lions, fantastic grandmothers, tiny motorists, and language legacies of Toni Morrison and Ursula K. Le Guin. Guest: Celeste Watkins-Hayes on her surprising research into women with HIV/AIDS.
On November 18, the body of Jennifer Rothwell, 28, was found near a state park outside of Troy, Mich. Her own husband led police to her remains after they accused him of murder. Now, news outlets are reporting that Rothwell, who was six weeks pregnant when she was killed, had searched “what to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant” on her cell phone before she went missing.
A new report from GLAAD (the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) shows that there has been an incredible improvement in the representation of the LGBTQ community across TV platforms this year.
While she may have escaped the horrors of North Korea, one woman who defected to South Korea says she has been forced into a new nightmare.
Cardinal's role in ABC's Stumptown — a tough, complex CEO — is one of the most prominent indigenous characters ever to appear on U.S. television.
There is nothing I love more than spending a night out dancing with my friends. What I would love even more is if that night out could be simple and carefree. Instead, I’m forced to be hyper-vigilant, watching my and my friends’ drinks and fighting off men who take any and every opportunity to grope and forcefully dance with us.
Everybody loves Disney. The only problem is that Disney didn’t use to love everybody — but now, they’re addressing that with a new disclaimer on the streaming service.
Can the visibility of prominent female journalists help to smash stereotypes about workers who are pregnant or new mothers?
The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which affirmed a woman’s right to choose, is often referred to as “the law of the land.” However, it’s actually a Supreme Court decision, not a law, and that distinction is incredibly important.
“When women die, the man gets to tell the story,” said Fiona Mackenzie, founder of British advocacy group We Can’t Consent to This.
While it is important that activists hold people who use their privilege to abuse others accountable, whether that’s through physical actions or offensive “jokes,” some also argue that cancel culture does not give people any room to learn from making mistakes.
The United States has not had a working Violence Against Women Act since February, when VAWA lapsed during a rush to pass legislation to (unsuccessfully) avoid a partial government shutdown. And now, while the House has already passed a version of the act earlier this year, the Senate is refusing to take up the bill because of pressure from the National Rifle Association.
In the ever-intensifying war on women’s reproductive rights in the U.S., Republican Ohio lawmakers have managed to take things to a new, frightening low. A bill introduced this month would criminalize all abortion and includes a provision requiring doctors to try to “re-implant” ectopic pregnancies, despite the fact that no such procedure exists.
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