In 1962, the Environmental Protection Agency did not yet exist, there was little public awareness about environmental issues, and corporate polluters practiced unfettered use of pesticides with little regulation.

Elsie Robinson was once the most famous American newspaper writer, but she, along with many other notable women, has been all but forgotten.

After some very promising campaign pledges, activists are giving the administration mixed reviews on immigration.

Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than are white women. The new documentary Aftershock tells the stories of some of those women, and how their families are channeling grief into action.

Progress has been slow and unsteady, but activists are teaming up with elected officials to raise awareness and change laws.

Across South Asia, women praying in mosques is considered a taboo, but a group of Muslim women from all across India are working to challenge those biases and increase women’s access to mosques.

Advocates in countries that have achieved legalization of abortion in recent years are making it clear that they stand with Americans in efforts to restore reproductive rights and access.

What happens now? Advocates and organizations have been preparing for the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

The new report, from the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX, affirms the breadth and scope of the antidiscrimination law.

The federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education is broader than most people realize, and advocates continue to expand its reach.

Next week marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation prohibiting sex discrimination in U.S. schools. How close are we to realizing its promise?

A small number of organizations offer help for refugees’ psychosocial well-being — an often-overlooked but crucial service.

A documentary and a dramatic film give a chilling portrait of the crushing impact of abortion bans — and of the courageous women who provided abortion care in pre-Roe Illinois.