Women won big in Tuesday’s primaries, securing party nominations in at least 56 races for federal and statewide executive offices. By the end of the night, the United States moved one step closer to electing the first indigenous woman to Congress and was poised to break the glass ceiling in a variety of other races across the country.
A new study finds little diversity on political news teams, but researchers are left with more questions.
On Thursday, activists drew attention to severe restrictions on the right to choose: Women in Belfast took abortion pills, which had been delivered by robot from the Netherlands, in front of the city’s main court buildings.
The recent allegations against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman echo offenses by other law enforcement authorities.
After a lengthy legal battle that reached all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, Arkansas has become the first state in the nation in which women are unable to access medical abortions.
Anti-choice legislators have been quietly using insurance regulations to restrict abortion access.
Adding to a long string of accusations stretching back decades, yet another woman has come forward with claims against R&B singer R. Kelly, alleging that he coerced her into sex, mentally and physically abused her, and deliberately infected her with herpes.
On Monday, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law that codifies existing statues and practices designed to ensure fair treatment of women and trans people incarcerated by the state’s Department of Corrections.
As Cannes promises more inclusion, a new study finds that women continue to be underrepresented at film festivals.
The new lynching memorial and museum in Montgomery, Alabama, model a powerfully inclusive approach to history.
Early Monday morning, six armed men robbed a Tijuana shelter where transgender women were staying. On May 8, the shelter was set on fire. Advocates voiced concern about the harassment of the trans women at the shelter and attributed this week’s violence to prejudice.
The National Bail Out Movement is shining a light on the injustices of the bail system, while giving help to women who are often kept in jail for minor offenses.
In late March, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that closes a legal loophole in an attempt to ensure domestic abusers are required to surrender all firearms, not just handguns.
A new film documents the extraordinary life of the Supreme Court justice who has become a cultural icon.
A monument dedicated to “victims of abortion” is one step closer to being built on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol.
We must be intentional about preventing the erasure of black women’s history.
California is one step closer to providing compensation to the living survivors of state-sponsored sterilization.
News directors say they want to connect with their communities. Hiring diverse staff is key to achieving this goal.
On April 2, Lizzy Martinez, 17, was pulled from her fifth-period class at Braden River High School, in Bradenton, Florida and sent to the dean’s office—because her nipples were allegedly “distracting” other students.
The administration's funding priorities threaten programs that provide affordable contraceptive care to millions.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to monitor hundreds of thousands of news sources around the world and build a database that it enables it to track and search journalists, editors, and “media influencers” based on their beat and past work.
A new survey offers an idea of just how extensive the issue of sexual harassment is in the philanthropy world.
Athletes all over the globe have been pushing for fair pay, but they have a long way to go.
Women hold fewer than one-quarter of elected positions in the U.S. Eight top women's organizations are uniting to change this picture.
The commission found that lack of representation fueled media stereotypes and distortions. Half a century later, those stereotypes persist.