Amal Clooney has remarked that Nadia Murad defied the labels life gave her—orphan, rape victim, refugee, slave—and instead created new ones—among them survivor, leader, advocate and author. Now, she has garnered one more: Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
Month: October 2018
What Will Come of the First-Ever Convening of Feminist Foreign Ministers?
Canada hosted a historic convening last month of female foreign ministers organized in an effort to cultivate feminist foreign policy that actually sustains lasting change—as opposed to policies that do not spur meaningful action.
How 60 Women and 11,000 Donors Brought the Stories in Amanda Palmer’s #MeToo Anthem to Life
We talked to Amanda Palmer about the jarring and powerful new music video for her #MeToo anthem, “Mr. Weinstein Will See You Now.”
We Heart: Lynzy Lab’s Satirical Take on These “Scary Times”
“A Scary Time” is the reaffirming song women across the country didn’t know they needed, but definitely deserved.
A Year After #MeToo, Can We Talk About Incest Abuse?
It’s been a year since #MeToo went viral—and incest survivors like me are still waiting for a chance to join the conversation.
We Heart: The #MeToo Movement’s Love Letter to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
“We will be grateful forever to you, Dr. Ford. You’ll see our gratitude in our straightened spines. You’ll see it when we march, when we walk out, when we show up. You’ll see it in the voting lines that go on forever. You’ll see it when you read our names on ballots. You’ll hear it in our reawakened voices. You’ll feel it in our strengthened siblinghood.”
Women Are Not Safe on Rikers Island
Women detained at Rikers are not safe. Neither are the women who visit or the women who work there.
Bringing Women to the Front of NATO’s Critical Work for International Security
Under Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller’s leadership, NATO has redoubled efforts to integrate women’s perspectives and participation.
Imagining a More Just Supreme Court
If a horizon is the farthest point we can see, then I want to look there and find a Court that is not afraid to get uncomfortable and to wade into the muddy waters.
Students Across California Want Abortion Care on Campus—And They’re Not Done Fighting for It
California Governor Jerry Brown last week vetoed a popular measure that would have expanded abortion access for college students. Students and lawmakers across the state were quick to speak out—and continue rising up.