Women’s participation has been proven to lead to more sustainable peace agreements and better social outcomes in conflict resolution, but women around the world still lack seats at the peace-making table. Enter Peace Science Digest’s special issue on gender and conflict.
Month: December 2018
Die Jim Crow: Meet the Inmates Fighting Back Against Mass Incarceration With Music
The “Die Jim Crow EP Book” features the voices of former and current inmates speaking out against mass incarceration. B.L. Shirelle is one of those voices—and through the Die Jim Crow collective, she’s opening up about the racialized and gendered impacts of the prison-industrial complex.
How Girl Power is Fueling an Evolution in Women’s Wrestling
WWE’s first all-female pay-per-view event, “Evolution,” felt miles away from an all-too-common refrain: “I can’t wrestle her. She’s a girl!”
Celebrating Sisterhood and Solidarity in the Fight to End Sexual Harassment
One year ago, TIME magazine honored the women rising up against sexual harassment, naming the “Silence Breakers” its 2017 Person of the Year. As the new POY issue emerges, one of the leaders in the fight for safer workplaces is issuing an update—and a call to arms.
Advocates are Demanding That Verizon Ensure Fair Supply Chains for Women Workers
Reports of rampant sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination have spurred investigations into the abuse of women workers who package and ship Verizon’s phones. As their findings come to the fore, advocates are now calling for action.
We Heart: The New Video for Jennifer Hudson’s Feminist Anthem “I’ll Fight”
The video for Hudson’s song is a tribute to everyone who voted in the midterms and helped elect historic numbers of women to office—and it chronicles feminist trailblazers and the sisterhood who helped them win major victories for women’s rights.
Clearing Things Up: Seven Facts About Human Trafficking in the U.S.
In order to end human trafficking, we have to confront the myths and misconceptions that surround it. Let’s start here, with these seven facts about human trafficking—and what you can do about it.
The Sexual Misconduct Allegations Facing Neil DeGrasse Tyson Aren’t News for Women in Science
The sexual misconduct allegations against Neil DeGrasse Tyson are only the most recent high-profile cases to rock astrophysics.
Lawmakers are (Finally) Taking Action on Maternal Mortality
Just one day after the House of Representatives passed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act, the U.S. Senate passed its companion bill—the Maternal Health Accountability Act.
Maintaining the Momentum of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act
Fighting for women’s economic empowerment requires us to fight, too, from women’s freedom from violence and discrimination and an end to the idea that women cannot and should not hold power in their own lives.