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July 31, 2024 | Nichola Gutgold | Politics
What It Will Take to Elect Madam President

For Vice President Kamala Harris to become this country’s first Madam President, voters will have to overcome long-entrenched bias and sexist double standards for women candidates.

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June 26, 2024 Media, Politics
Eyewitness to History: A Personal Reflection From Pathbreaking Journalist Norma Quarles
Norma Quarles, a legendary network anchor and correspondent at NBC News, CNN, and PBS, made history as one of the first African American reporters and network anchors. The Newswomen’s Club of New York...
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May 22, 2024 | Megan McGibney | Politics
Proposal Would Allow Proxy Voting for New Moms in US House

“It's something that's really important to make sure this institution actually works for more younger people and new parents,” said Rep. Sara Jacobs, one of the proposal’s co-sponsors.

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May 13, 2024 | Chloe Lee, MD, MPH | Health, Politics, Violence against women
What Abortion Restrictions Have in Common With Domestic Abuse

State actions to deny access to abortion show the same patterns of coercive control that women experience in domestic violence.

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March 12, 2024 | Meghan Joyce Tozer | Gender-based violence, Politics
Fighting Back Against Sexual Assault and Harassment in Schools

In the face of poor enforcement of Title IX protections, students are advocating for themselves when it comes to addressing sexual harm at school, off campus, and online.

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January 31, 2024 | Susan Buttenwieser | Health, Politics
Abortion Amendments Proliferate on 2024 State Ballots

Advocates are finding that in many states, ballot initiatives are an effective way to restore, protect, or expand abortion rights and access. At least 10 states will see abortion questions on their ballots this year.

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October 05, 2023 | Carrie N. Baker, J.D., Ph.D. | Health, Politics
New Research Reveals Increasing Criminalization of Pregnant Women

“The Dobbs ruling is further accelerating an existing crisis, putting pregnant people at even greater risk of arrest, prosecution, and conviction.”

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August 17, 2023 | Carmen Rios | Feminism, Politics
Young Activists Push for Equal Rights Amendment

Generation Ratify is mobilizing thousands of young activists to help get the 28th Amendment over the finish line.

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August 03, 2023 | Susan Buttenwieser | LGBTQIA, Politics
How Anti-Democracy Initiatives Fuel Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Abortion Laws

A new report documents the connection between the hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures and measures to restrict voter access.

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June 29, 2023 | Susan Buttenwieser | Health, Politics
Abortion Justice Act Introduced in Congress

The bill affirms the legal right to abortion and miscarriage care and would protect patients and providers from criminalization.

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June 20, 2023 | Marcie Bianco, Ph.D. | LGBTQIA, Politics
What Pride Means in This Moment

This moment of heightened attacks on the LGBTQ+ community reminds us of the real meaning of pride and instructs us on how we can fight back.

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May 01, 2023 | Treva Lindsey | Education, Free Speech, Politics
Fighting Back Against Anti-“Woke” Censorship

On Wednesday, May 3, the Freedom to Learn National Day of Action will mobilize people to defend the right of students to learn about systemic injustice, as well as ideas that form the basis of social justice movements.

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March 16, 2023 | Marcie Bianco, Ph.D. | Girls, Politics, Sports
When It Comes to Trans Sports Bans, Don’t Be Fooled by the Language of ‘Protection’

Currently, 18 states ban trans girls from participating in girls’ sports. Often framed as offering “fairness” or “protection,” these insidious laws actually harm all women.

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January 19, 2023 | Debbie Hines | Politics
The Impact of Vice President Kamala Harris

January 20 marks the second anniversary of Kamala Harris’ inauguration as the first woman vice president of the United States. Attorney Debbie Hines considers Harris’ accomplishments in her first two years in office.

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December 13, 2022 | Nichola Gutgold | Politics
Reimagining the Role of First Lady

To better reflect the realities of our modern age and possibilities for the future, “first lady”—the title and the role—needs a makeover.

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November 04, 2022 | Megan McGibney | Health, Politics, Religion
Do Abortion Bans Violate Religious Freedom?

Plaintiffs in three states are seeking to overturn abortion bans on religious grounds.

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July 28, 2022 | Megan McGibney | Health, International, Politics
Abortion Rights Activists Around the World Express Solidarity With Americans

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.

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July 07, 2022 | Robin Morgan, Anita Hill | Feminism, Politics, Robin Morgan
Robin Morgan in Conversation With Anita Hill
Anita Hill, a professor of social policy, law, and women’s studies at Brandeis University and a faculty member of Brandeis’ Heller School for Social Policy and Management, became a national figure in ...
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June 30, 2022 | Susan Buttenwieser | Health, Politics
Post-Roe: How We Mobilize for New Realities

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

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May 20, 2022 | Susan Buttenwieser | LGBTQIA, Politics
Advocates Fight Back Against a Flood of Anti-LGBTQ State Bills: ‘We are Scrambling’

The proliferation of attacks on LGBTQ rights, abortion access, voting rights, and immigration have prompted activists to intensify coalition-building work.

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April 06, 2022 | Kyleanne Hunter | International, Politics
Vladimir Putin’s Performative Masculinity

Putin promotes traditional masculine tropes but fails to realize that performative masculinity is not a strength but a vulnerability.

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April 01, 2022 | Debbie Hines | Politics
The Joy and Agony of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic Moment

Her confirmation hearings showed an extraordinary contrast between Jackson’s worthiness and judicial temperament, and Republican senators’ tirades and temper tantrums.

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February 02, 2022 | Ashley D. Farmer | Politics, Race/Ethnicity
Black Women’s Tireless But Practical Pursuit of Reparations

During Black History Month, at a time when Black history is being banned in schools, we remember the mothers of the reparations movement.

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January 12, 2022 | Susan Buttenwieser | Politics
As Eviction Crisis Looms, Advocates Fear an Increase in Child Removals

As federal funding for struggling renters runs low, 12 million people are at risk of losing their housing.

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October 28, 2021 | Susan Buttenwieser | Environment, Politics
Could Decades of Environmental Justice Activism Result in “Once in a Generation” Legislation?

Biden has proposed $45 billion to replace lead water pipes throughout the country, a move that could begin to remedy decades of neglect of clean water in the U.S.


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