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The Women’s Vote is the Key to Gender Equality—and National Security

PUBLISHED 8/25/2016 by Jolynn Shoemaker

The bottom line? Peace, prosperity and security are not possible anywhere without women’s rights.

Losing Ground as We Make History: On Women’s Representation in Public Office

PUBLISHED 8/24/2016 by Andrea Dew Steele

What we need from our leaders, organizations and the public at-large is sustained focus and support getting women to run for public office.

Sports

10 Women Who Made Olympic History in Rio

PUBLISHED 8/22/2016 by Emma Watson

65 new Olympic and 19 world records set at the 2016 Games. Many of those new records – as well as some Olympic firsts — were achieved by women.

Claressa Shields is Another Olympian Breaking Boundaries for Women and Girls

PUBLISHED 8/18/2016 by Shelby McNabb

Women’s boxing will not even be televised on most channels, and fans have to find the matches online. But this stigma won’t stop Shields. After all, she is a fighter.

No Honor in So-Called “Honor Killings”

PUBLISHED 8/18/2016 by Muhammad Hamza Abbas

At least 4,000 to 5,000 women are murdered in the name of “honor” annually around the world.

Leadership Lessons from Equity’s Women of Wall Street

PUBLISHED 8/17/2016 by Renee Davidson

The new financial drama Equity is a living, breathing illustration of the gender bias delineated in AAUW’s research report on women in leadership.

How Seven Words Deny Abortions to Women Raped in War

PUBLISHED 8/17/2016 by Grant Shubin

We don’t just stop at obstructing the right to abortion access within the U.S., we also deny it to thousands of women and girls all over the world.

Activists Are Calling for Fox News to Take Action Against Sexual Harassment

PUBLISHED 8/16/2016 by Emma Watson

A new petition calls for the release of the findings of a recent internal review of sexual harassment claims against Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes.

Exploring How Women Shape Politics in the New Issue of Ms.

PUBLISHED 8/16/2016 by Kathy Spillar

As the fall election nears, we’re taking a close look at the intersection of gender and politics with a feminist perspective.

Seeing Women Slay Matters

PUBLISHED 8/16/2016 by Kelly Dittmar

Women’s victories, in Rio and in U.S. politics, have elicited at least one shared reaction—that they will inspire future generations of women and girls to compete. But does—and will—it work?

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