First-year orientation is too late for young men and women to start learning about consent. Activists are pushing for better access to early, comprehensive sex education as one way to have an impact.
New York Women in Film and Television's innovative program for women screenwriters over age 40 is welcoming its first class, to meet this fall.
Two years after the Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, activists in North Carolina and other states keep up the pressure to restore rights.
The Women’s Resource Center of Armenia is leading a small but growing movement, working for domestic violence laws, women’s health, education, and more.
Military sexual assault survivors are often labeled with psychiatric disorders, then discharged on that basis. The Army has reversed its decision in one such case--does this signal a change for future survivors?
A new program, conceived by Gloria Steinem and Wilma Mankiller, brings together scholars and activists who are making history every day.
As the United States and Cuba reopen embassies this month, we remember Lisa Howard, a little-known television journalist who played a key role in secret talks between the Kennedy and Castro governments.
For author Danielle Moody-Mills, it was stories of love and commitment, not statistics and poll numbers, that changed hearts and minds.
As the Emanuel Church shooting makes painfully clear, the young generation has learned many of the same lessons about race as their elders.
The UN and other international groups are taking a look at the status of women in the media at a time of crisis for freedom of expression and journalist safety.
As legal restrictions continue to increase, more than 80 abortion funds are providing direct help, and the the National Network of Abortion Funds is also pushing for changes in policy on funding.
The Court reversed a conviction, but avoided First Amendment questions. Two feminist legal experts weigh in on what yesterday’s Elonis decision means.
The best player in the world is being paid to sit on the bench. What does this mean?
The campaign to put a woman’s face on the $20 bill has provoked both support and skepticism. Mary C. Curtis considers: is it a good idea?
A new report by Human Rights Watch reveals that when U.S. service members report sexual assault, they are far more likely to experience retaliation than to see justice.
The newest project by Kim Longinotto, recently honored at the San Francisco International Film Festival, reflects her longtime interest in changemakers.
While women still lag behind men by almost any economic measure, Shazia Rafi reports that all over the world, advocates are building momentum to bring us closer to equality.
A Vogue India video with a message of women’s empowerment has people asking, Is it a feminist campaign or a PR stunt?
Hillary Clinton is the latest of many women who have run for president. In order to inspire more women to run, we have to teach girls and young women this history.
