For New York women tired of being cat-called and harassed in the street, there may be a new solution. Speaker of the New York City Council (and mayoral candidate) Christine […]
Author: Amelia Rosch
Labor Day Reminder: Gender Discrimination Hurts Women AND the Economy
Thanks to recent Supreme Court cases, proving gender-based harassment and discrimination is a lot harder. Maybe the decisions wouldn’t be so distressing if gender discrimination in the workplace had suddenly […]
A More Feminist March On Washington
Over the weekend and throughout this week, thousands have ventured to Washington, D.C., to participate in the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. The original 250,000-strong March on Washington […]
10 Action Ideas for Women’s Equality Day
While today may seem like an ordinary day, it’s not. It’s National Women’s Equality Day! The holiday, which began in 1971 at the urging of Rep. Bella Abzug, formally recognizes […]
Extremists Disrupt Abortion Rights AND Communities
In the new issue of Ms.magazine, we describe the tactics that anti-abortion extremists such as Operation Rescue have been using in an attempt to shut down the South Wind Women’s Center—the […]
U.S. Retailers Promise Action on Bangladesh Factories – Will It Help?
Nearly four months after the Rana Plaza factory collapse, one of the deadliest industrial accidents in history, American retailers (whose clothing is produced in Bangladesh factories) are finally announcing that […]
And The Emmy Goes To … Women Directors
Women will make up half of all nominees for directing television at this year’s Emmys, making it the first time that women have reached parity with men for directing nods. […]
Women More Likely to Be Denied Flex Time
Want to leave work a little early on Friday in order to go on a family vacation? Well, if you are a woman, especially a single woman without children, getting […]
Ohio Considering New Abortion Ban
Taking inspiration from Texas and North Dakota, conservative Republican legislators in Ohio are planning on reintroducing a bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected—effectively making abortion […]
Bipartisan Effort to Protect Women Impregnated By Rape
If a bill currently in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, women who conceive as a result of rape will not have to worry about their rapists trying to […]