Kavanaugh’s record shows that he has a pattern of putting the concerns of corporations, the wealthy and the powerful over the interests of everyday people—with damaging consequences for women, workers, people of color and other vulnerable communities.
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The War on Women Report No. 6
This week, the Trump administration weakened LGBT protections at home and around the world, encouraged attacks on abortion, scrapped the ACA birth control mandate and opened avenues for discrimination under the guise of “religious liberty.”
7 Ways the Trump Administration’s Interim Guidance on Title IX Hurts Survivors
DeVos’ guidance does nothing to “fix” the Obama administration’s guidance or address the complexities of anti-violence work. Instead, it hurts survivors in tangible ways.
Feminist Fix: Hillary Clinton Isn’t Going Anywhere and Dolores Huerta is Tired of Being Erased
Anti-abortion extremists are invading clinics, a county in North Carolina unanimously endorsed CEDAW, the fourth PowerPuff Girl is a woman of color, Lena Waithe better not be last, it turns out everyone wants to read “What Happened,” new studies on pay equity and more feminist links from the week!
Rest in Power: Remembering Marriage Equality Champion Edith Windsor
Edith Windsor, LGBTQ and civil rights activist, died at 88 in Manhattan on Tuesday. Her landmark Supreme Court case led to the striking down of the Defense of Marriage Act—making marriage equality the law of the land.
Feminist Fix: The State of Resistance in Texas, a Mini-Doc on the ERA and the AGs Fighting for DACA
Kirsten Gillibrand on feminism and the Trump era, why we should still be watching “A League of Their Own,” the stories of Haitian refugees, Kid Rock’s challenge to not “beat up a woman,” an update on that all-girls robotic team from Afghanistan, what Planned Parenthood funding means for LGBT folks and more feminist news from the week!
Feminist Fix: Janet Mock on Complicating Feminism, A Very Big Town Hall and the Worst States for Reproductive Rights
A Spanish airline was forcing women to take pregnancy tests, Trump’s administration is taking aim at legal immigration, voting rights are headed to the Supreme Court, the BBC talks to Muslim women sports pioneers, Wonder Woman’s next fight and more feminist news!
How Feminism Helped Pave the Way for Marriage Equality
The Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality is, as President Obama declared in his remarks following the ruling, “a victory for America.” It’s also a major win for feminism. In the majority […]
One Year After U.S. v. Windsor: The Marriage-Equality Map
“In America, even sincere and long-held religious beliefs do not trump the constitutional rights of those who happen to have been outvoted.” So explained U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn […]
How Will YOU Celebrate Chick-Fil-A Day? (Maybe Flip the Bird at Dan Cathy?)
This week, you may have heard that Chick-Fil-A doesn’t like gay people. In fact, you may have heard that Chick-Fil-A dislikes gay people so much that they donate millions of dollars […]