Justine Damond, a 40 year-old Australian woman living in Minneapolis, was shot and killed outside her home by police Saturday night after she called 911 to report a potential assault.
Month: July 2017
Fighting Menstrual Taboos with Emoji
“It’s unbelievable that there’s an emoji for a floppy disk and tacos but not for something 800 million women and girls are experiencing on any given day.”
Where the Transformation of Trauma Lives
Abuse is one kind of trauma. Being silent about it is another. Of this I am now certain: My silence will not come to the grave with me.
Betsy DeVos Wants the Office for Civil Rights to “Return” to a “Neutral” State
The Education Secretary outlined a more lenient approach to civil rights in line with her other policy shifts watering down protections for women, people of color and trans folks within her department.
Q&A: Lizz Winstead on the Lady Parts Justice Comedy Tour “Exposing Sexist Sh*t Heads”
Ms. caught up with Winstead while she was on the road with the Vagical Mystery Tour to talk comedy, abortion access and reproductive justice in the face of aggressive anti-choice protestors.
Not Another Abortion Movie: “Birthright” Tells the Stories of the War on Women
Birthright goes far beyond the single issue of abortion to spotlight how the anti-abortion movement is intricately connected to a vast number of other issues—and is endangering women’s lives.
More Than A Survivor: The Anti-Trafficking Campaign That Tells The Real Stories of Survivors
This June, passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport bore witness to an innovative photo exhibit shining a light on doctors, artists, real estate agents and teachers who are survivors of sexual abuse and human trafficking.
On (Women) Artists: Kathamann, O’Keeffe and the Two Louises
“I’m a painter who happens to be a woman,” Kathamann tells me. We are in her snug Santa Fe house where artwork blossoms from every crevice.
Someone Like You Can Be Amazing
I’m looking forward to the day when young girls and boys talk about our founding fathers and mothers. I’m looking forward to the day when every child knows the story of Sybil Ludington, Debora Sampson, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Hedy Lamarr.
#WhereIsMyName: Restoring the Identities of Afghan Women
In Afghanistan, women and girls are referred to by the name of the eldest male in their nuclear family. A new social media campaign confronts and pushes back on that tradition.