Elections this fall in Virginia and Louisiana may provide the answer.
The Gag Is in Place
Across the country, low-income and young women are facing increasing barriers to reproductive health care because of a gag rule recently imposed by Donald Trump’s administration on recipients of Title X.
Sexual Assault and Sham Investigations: Inside the Latest Headlines About Brett Kavanaugh
A new book by reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly reveals just how inadequate the FBI investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh was—and what the Republicans hoped to bury.
Until We Take Rape Culture Seriously, Girls Will Be Made Into Prey
Girls are not prey. Let’s stop encouraging men to be predators.
The Five Majority Rules Critical to Achieving Women’s Equality
The Majority Rules will be the rallying cry for millions of women and will anchor Supermajority and Supermajority Education Fund’s work to inform and engage women this year and next.
How Campus Activism Shaped California’s Legislative Agenda
After months of advocacy work by campus organizers and students, the California state legislature last week passed four bills—SB 24, SB 464, AB 963 and AB 59—that together will expand access to abortion care on college campuses, address disparities in maternal health care and increase civic engagement among young voters.
We Heart: Deb Butler’s “Melt-Up” on the North Carolina House Floor
North Carolina lawmakers weren’t prepared for battle on September 11—but Rep. Deb Butler, in the face of a sudden and unexpected legislative maneuver from her colleagues, still stood up for democracy.
Fantasies Clash with Cruel Realities for Migrant Women at the Border
“We came here because we believed that America respects our rights. We were robbed, raped and exploited by gangs. We watched our friends and family members be killed. But we always believed in America.”
Boston’s “Straight Pride” Parade Showed Us Where Nationalism and Fertility Panic Collide
Super Happy Fun America’s recent “straight pride” parade in Boston has come and gone—but the ideology that inspired it lingers, and it is not limited to the parade’s homophobia.
How to Talk About Feminism in Politics When No One’s Asking
If there hadn’t been three female presidential candidates on stage, women in America would have been invisible last night—but instead, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar elegantly demonstrated how to talk about feminism when no one’s asking.