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June 01, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Health, International
Robots circumvent Northern Ireland's total abortion ban

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.

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May 30, 2018 | Lisalyn R. Jacobs | Violence against women
The Schneiderman allegations: When sexual and domestic violence occur under the authority of the law

The recent allegations against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman echo offenses by other law enforcement authorities.

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May 30, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Health, Politics
Arkansas becomes first state to ban medical abortion

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.

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May 23, 2018 | Susan Buttenwieser | Health
Health insurance bans for abortion

Anti-choice legislators have been quietly using insurance regulations to restrict abortion access.

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May 23, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence
Yet another woman accuses R. Kelly of assault

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.

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May 18, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Health, LGBTQIA
Connecticut codifies protection of women and trans prisoners

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.

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May 17, 2018 | Dr. Martha Lauzen | Media
Women and film festivals: Promises are easy, change is hard

As Cannes promises more inclusion, a new study finds that women continue to be underrepresented at film festivals.

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May 15, 2018 | Koritha Mitchell | Race/Ethnicity
New memorial and museum: where the “community” impacted by lynching includes women

The new lynching memorial and museum in Montgomery, Alabama, model a powerfully inclusive approach to history.

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May 11, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, Immigration, LGBTQIA
Shelter for LGBT migrants in Tijuana robbed and set on fire

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.

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May 09, 2018 | Kristal Brent Zook |
For Mother’s Day, campaign aims to bail out moms jailed in an unjust system

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.

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May 03, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, Politics, Violence against women
New York acts to protect domestic abuse victims from gun violence

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.

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May 02, 2018 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture
The iconic Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A new film documents the extraordinary life of the Supreme Court justice who has become a cultural icon.

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April 27, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Body image and body standards, Health, Politics
Tennessee set to establish anti-choice monument on State Capitol grounds

A monument dedicated to “victims of abortion” is one step closer to being built on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol.

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April 26, 2018 | Janet Dewart Bell | Race/Ethnicity
“Hidden Figures” of the Civil Rights Movement — black women’s voices, power, and history

We must be intentional about preventing the erasure of black women’s history.

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April 20, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Health, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
California aims to compensate victims of state-sponsored sterilization

California is one step closer to providing compensation to the living survivors of state-sponsored sterilization.

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April 20, 2018 | Frances Nguyen | Media
Study of local TV news leaves diversity picture incomplete

News directors say they want to connect with their communities. Hiring diverse staff is key to achieving this goal.

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April 12, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Body image and body standards, Girls
Student forced to cover nipples with Band-Aids organizes #bracott

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.

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April 11, 2018 | Susan Buttenwieser | Health
New Trump efforts to roll back birth control and health care access

The administration's funding priorities threaten programs that provide affordable contraceptive care to millions.

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April 10, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Free Speech, Media, Politics
Is Big Brother coming for the press?

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.

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April 06, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Gender-based violence, Misogyny, Violence against women
New survey reports sexual harassment is rampant in fundraising world

A new survey offers an idea of just how extensive the issue of sexual harassment is in the philanthropy world.

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April 05, 2018 | Geneva Abdul | International, Sports
Women soccer players demand equity

Athletes all over the globe have been pushing for fair pay, but they have a long way to go.

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April 03, 2018 | Marianne Schnall | Politics
New coalition aims to elect more women

Women hold fewer than one-quarter of elected positions in the U.S. Eight top women's organizations are uniting to change this picture.

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March 29, 2018 | Yanick Rice Lamb | Media, Race/Ethnicity
50 years after the Kerner Commission, little progress for people of color in media

The commission found that lack of representation fueled media stereotypes and distortions. Half a century later, those stereotypes persist.

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March 28, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | International, LGBTQIA
First transgender newscaster appears on Pakistani television

Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor has been hired by a local Pakistani television station, according to a story published Sunday by national English-language newspaper Dawn.

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March 26, 2018 | Shauna Dillavou | Online harassment, Science and tech
Women-run Bumble to Silicon Valley: User safety is the new cool

Women-led tech makes us all safer — and it's good business.


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