The Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) yesterday released a groundbreaking report on self-induced abortion. The report found that at least 100,000 Texas women have ever attempted to end a pregnancy on […]
Author: Ms Magazine
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Texas Anti-Abortion Law
The Supreme Court announced today that it will review a Texas anti-abortion law that threatens to close more than 75 percent of abortion clinics in the state and deny millions […]
Adele: “I’m a Feminist”
In case you needed another reason to love Adele, she offered one in a recent interview. While making the publicity rounds for her forthcoming album, 25, due out Nov. 20, the […]
Catch Gloria Steinem in a City Near You!
The latest offering from Ms. cofounder Gloria Steinem, My Life on the Road, has met with rave reviews. And for good reason. From tales of riding women-only train cars in India to traveling […]
Tell NBC to #DumpTrump!
NBC announced last week that Donald Trump would host Saturday Night Live on Nov. 7. The response to the announcement was swift—and scathing. The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda and other Hispanic […]
The Taliban’s Reign of Terror in Kunduz
President Obama announced this week that several thousand U.S. troops would remain on the ground in Afghanistan through the end of his term in 2017. The administration’s goal is to protect the […]
NEWSFLASH: U.S. Troops to Remain in Afghanistan
The Obama Administration declared Thursday that U.S. troops will remain on the ground in Afghanistan through the end of the president’s term in 2017. Below is a statement from the […]
We Heart: Shonda Rhimes Taking On Pay Inequity
In a fabulously feminist moment on Grey’s Anatomy last week, Miranda Bailey, newly appointed chief of surgery at the fictional Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, and Richard Webber, her predecessor, have it […]
NEWSFLASH: LGBT Californians Make Legal Strides
Wednesday Oct. 7 marked a big day for LGBT Californians. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law four bills that protect same-sex families, LGBT students and more. Each of the four […]
How You Can Support Women in Prisons and Domestic Violence Shelters
Between 1980 and 2010, the number of incarcerated women rose by 646 percent—making the U.S. the country with the most women behind bars. In fact, one in three of the […]