Today marks the last day of the UN’s 63rd Annual Commission on the Status of Women—and U.S. officials are trying to reverse historic agreements advancing women’s rights worldwide before it ends.
Author: Ashley Steimer-King
Ashley Steimer-King is program director at Girls Learn International, a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation.
New Feminist Mom: This Easter, Choose People—Not Projects
Ashley Steimer-King is a lifelong feminist and a first-time mom. In her column, New Feminist Mom, she’ll be exploring issues such as co-parenting, finding work/life balance and raising feminist children. Taking a nap, making deviled eggs for an Easter picnic, hanging out with my son and his “Auntie Bug” (also known as my little […]
Kakenya Ntaiya: Fighting Child Marriage
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 you the stories of iconic and soon-to-be-famous feminist change-makers. Kakenya Ntaiya has ambition to spare. She told me once, while we hiked together in Northern California, […]