Author: Melissa van Gelder

Homeland Security Gets Caught in the War on Women

Have you ever wondered if Immigration and Customs Enforcement provides abortion services for undocumented immigrant detainees? It doesn’t, but that didn’t stop the GOP-controlled House from tacking an anti-abortion rider onto a massive Department of Homeland Security spending bill. The House passed a $46 billion Homeland Security bill Thursday that includes a special provision banning ICE from […]

Pilot Kicks Sexist Off Her Plane

Imagine you’re a certified commercial pilot, and you’re among the 6.6 percent of them who happen to be women. You’ve passed all the same training as your male colleagues and proven that you can fly a plane just as well. One day, as you prepare for takeoff, you hear a male passenger say that he […]