If you haven’t seen a friend or loved one since June 11, it’s probably because they’ve been in bed binge-watching the new season of Orange Is the New Black (we were […]
Author: Emma Niles
The Constitutionality of Anti-Abortion License Plates is Up for Debate
Update: On Thursday, June 19, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 majority decision that specialty license plates count as “government speech” and therefore are not protected by the First […]
Birth Control May Soon Be Way More Accessible in California
Slowly but surely, California is taking steps to improve women’s access to contraception. Back in 2013, the state passed a bill that greatly expanded the role of pharmacists, allowing them to provide […]
A Harrowing Reminder of the Anti-Abortion Climate in Chile
Early in 2015, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced a goal for her presidency: to end the country’s total ban on abortion. Currently, women in Chile can face up to five years […]
McKinney and the History of Policing Black Women’s Bodies
Last Friday, a white police officer in McKinney, Texas, Cpl. Eric Casebolt, responded to a call about an incident at a teenage pool party. While there, he grabbed—by the hair—bikini-clad […]
The World’s Best Restaurants Are Missing a Crucial Ingredient
On June 1, all eyes in the foodie community looked to London, where chefs and restauranteurs gathered for the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards. Given annually (and sponsored by S. […]
Proof That Women Do—And Should!—Win Literary Awards
Last week, British novelist Nicola Griffith momentarily broke the internet when she blogged about a startling discovery: Through her own independent research, she found that books about women characters, written by […]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Reintroduced in Congress
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was reintroduced in Congress this week, this time with bipartisan support. The bill was first introduced more than two years ago but never passed. Four U.S. Senators, Bob […]
Women Soccer Stars (Finally!) Get Virtual Turf
FIFA, or the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, has been making major headlines in the past week. Amid an international corruption scandal, Sepp Blatter was elected to (and then shortly […]
NEWSFLASH: Supreme Court Rules in Workplace Anti-Discrimination Case
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case involving retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, which denied Muslim teenager Samantha Elauf a job in 2008 because she wore a headscarf (or […]