Soon after he took office, President Biden committed to protect the sexual and reproductive health and rights of people living in the U.S. and abroad. But by removing the Hyde Amendment from his budget but leaving in the Helms Amendment, he kept only half of that promise.
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We Heart: Texas Valedictorian Paxton Smith Calls for Abortion Access
“We have spent our entire lives working towards our future, and without our input and without our consent, our control over that future has been stripped away from us.”
Keeping Score: Biden Raises Refugee Cap; Liz Cheney Warns Republicans, “Our Children Are Watching”; One in Four Women Cite Financial Woes
Tracking research in the fight for equality; cataloguing can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices; and keeping tabs on the movement’s milestones.
This week in Keeping Score: For the first time, two women flank the president at a joint address; Biden raises refugee cap to 62,500; Ecuador legalizes abortion in cases of rape; AAPI Americans are least likely to hold elected office; most adults support the For the People Act; and more.
The History of Sex Ed: From Awkward and Exclusionary, to Affirmative and Empowering
For much of the early 20th century, sex education served to maintain social order and reinforce the interlocking systems of capitalism, patriarchy and white supremacy.
SIECUS’s new resource “History of Sex Education,” provides an overview of the evolution of sex ed and some upcoming policies.
5 Alternatives to “Hurtful and Wrong” Dr. Seuss Books
Research shows that many children are aware of and make judgements based on race well before they reach kindergarten, so they could be absorbing the images they see in Dr. Seuss books (or elsewhere) more than their parents realize.
Five Ways to Address Male Supremacist Violence
The “misogynist incel” mobilization is shaped around dehumanization of women, men’s entitlement and idolization of prior mass killers—and is part of a spectrum with more “everyday” misogyny and sexism.
Democrats Must Uphold the Political Power of Black Communities
If Democrats want to keep winning, they need to prioritize and act quickly to increase and strengthen the political power of Black people.
20. Meet the New Feminists in Congress (with Jennifer Steinhauer + Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux, Teresa Leger Fernandez and Marie Newman)
Have something to share? Drop us a line at ontheissues@msmagazine.com. Background Reading: “The Ms. Q&A: Jackson Katz on Performative Patriotism, White Masculinity, and the Future of the Republican Party,” Jackson […]
“The Myth of Self-Sufficiency”: Why Does It Take a Crisis To Create Systems of Collective Care?
Prior to the pandemic, we were barely hanging on as we struggled with the strain of a too-busy, too-individualistic lifestyle, as we tried to prove we could take care of ourselves by suffering in our nuclear families alone.
Imagine a world where collective care was a daily practice rather than a reaction to cancer, global pandemics and structural oppression. By engaging in collective care, we may begin to believe that we belong to one another.
Concerned Nurses Ask: Are We Heroes or Expendable?
Countless stories have applauded nurses, and all frontline workers, as heroes during the pandemic. Yet, actions to protect nurses—so they can safely do their jobs—are lacking by the public and places where nurses work.
“Nurses are not superheroes and cannot actually do it all, nor should they. We have asked, and now we are begging for help from the public and policy makers. We’ve been sounding the alarm and some places are starting to listen. When will everyone else?”