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Chrissy Houlahan Introduces ‘Support UNFPA Funding’ Act: The U.S.’s “First Line of Defense is Taking Care of People”

Chrissy Houlahan Introduces 'Support the UNFPA' Act: The U.S.'s "First Line of Defense is Taking Care of People”

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) re-introduced the Support UNFPA Funding Act, which reaffirms the United States’ commitment to the United Nations Population Fund and gender equality around the world and authorizes an annual contribution to the UNFPA for five years when passed. With commitments from the Biden administration and previous bipartisan support from Senators Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Collins (R-Maine), not only can the act pass the House of Representatives—it is likely to have a companion bill pass the Senate as well.

Black Feminist in Public: Jennifer L. Morgan Reckons with Slavery

Black Feminist in Public: Jennifer L. Morgan Reckons with Slavery

This week leads into the weekend celebration of Juneteenth, honoring the emancipation in 1865 of those who were enslaved in this country. The Black Feminist in Public series will highlight three scholars of slavery studies and Black women’s histories.

Next up, Jennifer L. Morgan, author of Reckoning with Slavery: Gender, Kinship, and Capitalism in the Early Black Atlantic.

Gendered School Dress Codes Get an F. Here’s What Schools Should Do Instead

Gendered School Dress Codes Get an F. Here’s What Schools Should Do Instead

Strict, gendered dress codes teach that someone with power can, should and will control the choices girls may make about their bodies and sexuality. The best way to reduce sexual harassment and assault is to do the opposite: Let girls have autonomy over their appearance, and demonstrate that no one should ever get to sexualize anyone else without their consent.

Now Should We Speak Femicide?

Now Should We Speak Femicide?

Men sometimes kill women because they are women. Sometimes, as is likely the case with the horrific killings in Atlanta, men kill women because they are women and because of other aspects of their identity—race, sexual orientation, disabilities. But still, because they’re women. This gendered killing of women has a name: femicide, coined by Diana Russell almost 30 years ago.

The Future for the Angsty Teenage Girl Looks Bright

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Our support for Olivia Rodrigo and others feels like an ode to our younger selves; a wish that we could’ve unapologetically embraced our own teen angst. After all, we ultimately had the power to be that brave all along.

It’s refreshing we can now accept our own agonies without fear of being negatively perceived by men who look down on teen girl culture, other women, or even ourselves when we too often internalize misogyny.

Honoring Women in Politics With Big Ideas—from Lani Guinier to Stacey Abrams: Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation

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Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation.

This week: accusations against Lani Guinier in 1993 were troublingly similar to the smear campaign leveled at Biden’s nominee Kristen Clarke; political openings for Black women in the coming election cycle; Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat, won a landslide victory in New Mexico; gender equality is also a man’s job; LGBTQ reads in honor of Pride Month; and more.