Democrats and Republicans on the hill are currently negotiating a deal on the next—and likely last—COVID-19 relief package. We can’t allow this package to ignore survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, like the three before it.
Author: Violet Rawlings
Violet Rawlings is a junior at Smith College double majoring in the Study of Women & Gender and Film & Media Studies.
We Are Losing Good Public Health Officials to Misogyny
Gender stereotypes inform the expectations of women working in public health. Women’s job performances have always been—and continue to be—assessed along different metrics than men’s.
Democracy Needs You: How and Why You Should Become a Poll Worker This November
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, polling places are closing due to shortages of willing workers. This means that as a make-or-break presidential election is on the horizon, the right to vote in the United States is at risk.
You could be part of the solution.
Ms. Summer 2019 Cover Wins an ASME Readers’ Choice Award
Every cover entered in the ASME Best Cover Contest was posted on Facebook, where readers voted by liking the covers from over 200 magazines. Ms. readers showed up, commenting and sharing the Ms. cover widely across their social media platforms. The passion and support of our readers resulted in a win for Ms.!
U.S. to Officially Withdraw From WHO—and Why We Can’t Let That Happen
President Donald Trump has announced he has officially begun the process to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN’s global health agency. In response, the Global Health Council and its multilateral roundtable have begun a social media campaign: #WeNeedWHO.
Black Artists Challenge Hollywood: “Prove Black Lives Matter”
The entertainment industry needs to use its power and unique position to radically change the oppressive, systemic and white supremacist culture that persists in Hollywood.
Q&A: Oakland Architect Deanna Van Buren Is Building a World Without Prisons
Deanna Van Buren is co-founder, executive director and design director of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces, an Oakland-based architecture and real estate development nonprofit working to end mass incarceration by building infrastructure that redefines the entire criminal justice pipeline.
“There’s an entire infrastructure for criminal justice; we could create an entire infrastructure for restorative justice.”
Secret Emails Expose Anti-Abortion Groups’ Influence on Public Health Official
On June 1, the Campaign for Accountability released ongoing correspondence between the deputy assistant secretary for population affairs, Diane Foley, and abortion opposition groups. The emails discuss promoting “natural family planning methods” over safe and accurate methods of birth control in use today.