Canadian high school student Emily Dawson has a lot to celebrate this month. She and her mother, Kathy Dawson, filed a human-rights complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission last year after […]
Author: Simone Lieban Levine
Simone Lieban Levine is a rising junior at St. Mary's College of Maryland and an intern for Ms.
Calling for an End LGBT Job Discrimination
After announcing his intention to do so earlier this summer, President Obama signed an executive order today that prohibits federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or […]
C’mon, Congress—Isn’t 34 Years Enough Time to Ratify CEDAW?
Known as the “women’s treaty,” the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women—CEDAW—was signed by the United States 34 years ago today. The United Nations had […]
We Heart: Church of England to Welcome Women Bishops
On Monday, the Church of England’s General Synod (the Church’s governing body that meets two or three times a year) voted in favor of allowing women to become bishops. The […]
Illinois Governor Backs Birth-Control Insurance
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) has approved a November referendum that will ask voters if they think birth control should be included in insurance plans. His hope is that his […]
California Seeks to End Gay-Panic Defense
In 2005, a transgender woman in Fresno was stabbed to death, but the defendant pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to only four years. In the trial of […]
We Heart: This Happy Coincidence of Men’s Soccer and Women’s Power
For those of us following the World Cup, the past month has been a whirlwind of emotions. For Americans, the World Cup has incited pride in our country, pride in […]
Will Pope Francis Walk the Talk on Sex Abuse?
Actions speak louder than words seems to be the phrase on many lips in light of Pope Francis’s recent apology to those who have survived sexual abuse at the hands […]
We Heart: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dissent and Everything That Accompanies It
In the midst of the devastating Hobby Lobby decision, at least we have the words of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, AKA Notorious R.B.G. She wrote an extraordinary 35-page dissent to […]
We Heart (and Question): New Commercial from Always
Last week, Always released a new commercial that challenges the notion that doing something “like a girl” means anything less than doing it well. The ad first features people who […]