This week, 33-year-old Purvi Patel became the first woman in the United States to be convicted and sentenced on a feticide charge. Patel was arrested in the summer of 2013 […]
Author: Anita Little
NEWSFLASH: Biden Announces Millions to End Rape Kit Backlog
Vice President Joe Biden joined Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland Monday to announce that $41 million in funding from the federal budget will be used to test backlogged rape kits sitting […]
Barbara Blaine: Exposing Priests’ Sexual Abuse
This March, for Women’s History Month, the Ms. Blog is profiling Wonder Women who have made history—and those who are making history right now. Join us each day as we bring […]
Stand With Nan-Hui: Stop the Deportation of a Domestic Violence Survivor
Nan-Hui Jo, the undocumented single mother of a six-year-old daughter, is currently behind bars at the Yolo County jail in Northern California. She has been separated from her daughter, Vitz […]
We Heart: Ashton Kutcher’s Crusade for Diaper-Changing Tables in Men’s Restrooms
Our society isn’t always engineered to accommodate men who want to be active parents, and that bias is shown in everything from the lack of paid paternity leave to the lack of social acceptance stay-at-home dads encounter. Sometimes the problem is as simple as not having a place to change your infant’s diaper.
We Heart: Trailblazing Senator Barbara Mikulski
The pioneering politician who “made it okay for women to wear pants in the Senate” won’t be seeking re-election. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate, […]
Pimpkillah: Feminist Comic Hero Is Not Your Girl Next Door
When one is looking for nuanced, relatable female characters, the comic book world can be a difficult one to traverse. Women are often props for male protagonists, prizes that need […]
Amber Rose and the Kardashians: Race, Privilege and Slut-Shaming
For those who don’t keep up with Twitter beefs between reality stars and hip-hop models, there was quite the social media brawl when the latter (Amber Rose) disparaged rapper Tyga […]
Six Months After the Killing of Michael Brown
Michael Brown was gunned down by police in his Ferguson, Missouri, neighborhood six months ago today. Trayvon Martin, killed by a self-appointed “vigilante,” would have turned 20 years old last […]
#BlackGirlsMatter: When Girls of Color Are Policed Out of School
Last year, 12-year-old Mikia Hutchings was faced with expulsion from her Georgia middle school and possible felony charges by the local sheriff’s department. Her crime: writing the word “hi” on […]