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This May, a coalition of reproductive justice, sexual health and feminist organizations came together to celebrate #SexEdForAll month, designed to highlight the importance of high quality sex ed.
Ms.’s Roxy Szal spoke with four experts on how to support young people as they navigate sex ed, consent and relationships.
Have a guest recommendation, topic idea, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at ontheissues@msmagazine.com. Background Reading: “Reproductive Health and Economic Development Are Two Sides of the Same Coin,” Kate Schecter, Ms. Magazine, Mar. 8, 2021. “Beijing: 25 Years Later,” Ellen Chesler, Ms. Magazine, Sept. 3, 2020. “Imagining a World Where Women […]
Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation.
This week: the global public overwhelmingly supports gender equality; recruitment reforms to ensure more women run; tracking women’s share of legislative positions over time; it’s time to expand Congress; suggested feminist reading; and more!
Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation.
This week: remembering Claudette Colvin and the delegitimization of Black activism; saluting Black women leaders; barriers that keep women from running for office; ranked-choice voting picks up steam; women leaders better at meeting needs of constituents; women workers are still underpaid; and more.
Have something to share? Drop us a line at ontheissues@msmagazine.com. Background Reading: “Women are in a terrible new bind,” Fatima Goss Graves and Katherine Clark, CNN, August 12 2020. “‘Back to school’ like never before,” Randi Weingarten, AFT Voices, September 20, 2020. “There is No Plan For Opening Schools. Parents Must Fend For Themselves,” Michelle […]
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has crafted their first-ever Gender Strategy—committing $170 million dollars to programming in Kenya, India, Uganda and Tanzania advancing women’s economic empowerment. Ms. caught up with Sarah Hendricks, the foundation’s Gender Equality Director, to discuss this concentrated approach—and how true financial independence allows women to move themselves and their communities forward.