A proposed rule change would bar Veterans Administration health care providers from offering abortion counseling and referrals.
Since federal support for climate solutions has been gutted under Trump, a recent conference focused on state, local, and private environmental initiatives.
A recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals will make things more difficult for women making claims of gender-based persecution.
A new documentary, Heightened Scrutiny, exposes the mainstream media’s outsized and extraordinary influence in the law.
The measure, passed by the U.S. House, would have made it harder for women, elderly, young, and many other groups of citizens to register to vote.
A new exhibition seeks to resist the erasure of women’s achievements in the arts and to reclaim “the rightful place of women in art history.”
June 24 marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Three years on, as legislatures in some states impose severe restrictions, advocates and providers are fighting to keep abortion accessible.
In November, Missouri voters passed a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights. But anti-abortion lawmakers have been working ever since to find a way to ban abortion once again.
The media reception of Febos’ new memoir has focused on the shock value of her decision to give up sex for a year, but the book offers surprising insights about community and feminism.
THE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER hosted their 20th Anniversary WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS on June 5th at the JW Marriott Essex House Hotel in New York City. The WMC AWARDS were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s WMC 2025 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Geralyn White Dreyfous, S. Mitra Kalita, Imani Perry, Erica Smiley, Jessica Valenti.
As WMC marks its 20th anniversary, presenters and awardees urge people to keep fighting against backlash and to find strength in community.
The acclaimed film offers a vision of women characters whose strength is rooted in textured humanity.
Victims of military domestic violence are filing claims against the Pentagon for damage, injury, and death.
The growing movement to end period poverty has made great strides in recent years, and advocates all over the world continue to push for solutions.
Director, co-writer, and producer Rachel Feldman talked to WMC about the 12-year journey behind her new film, “Lilly,” which comes to theaters across the U.S. May 9.
The uptick in women traveling alone is fueled by increasing disposable incomes, availability of information on the internet, social media, and technology.
Faculty and students are dealing with the fallout as colleges and universities capitulate to Trump-inspired attacks on free speech and academic inquiry.
Anti-abortion extremists are trying to revive an antiquated 19th-century law to block access to abortion, but new proposed legislation would weaken the law’s effect.
Persistent pay discrepancies, which cost women workers hundreds of thousands of dollars, have increased in recent years.
In searching for solutions to the male loneliness crisis, some American men should take a look in the mirror.
In addition to screening women-focused movies, the Athena Film Festival offers talks and workshops, screenplay competitions, and year-round professional support for writers and creators.
This political moment calls for radical coalition-building, feminist global solidarity, and the use of every tool available to fight against authoritarianism.
We asked leaders to share their ideas about how we can all plan to mobilize, strategize, and protect our hard-won rights in the current political moment.
A new report from the United Nations shows the prevalence of femicide throughout the world. Two scholar-activists call for addressing root causes.
The two new reports, Inclusion in the Director's Chair and The Celluloid Ceiling, both point to stagnant representation for women behind the camera.