Princess Sofia of Sweden recently announced on Instagram that she is joining the fight against COVID-19 as a medical assistant. She, along with around 80 volunteers each week, has completed an extensive online course hosted by Sophiahemmet Hospital, where Princess Sofia is an Honorary Chair.
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Feminist stuff worth celebrating.
We Heart: Denver Nurses Silently Standing Up to Xenophobia
This past weekend, the stay-at-home orders set in place to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus had some small groups across the country taking to the streets to protest. However, in Denver, Colorado, some demonstrators were met with counter-protestors: healthcare workers.
How Jacinda Ardern’s Crisis Leadership Helped New Zealand “Defeat” Coronavirus
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is giving most Western politicians a masterclass in crisis leadership. The country’s lockdown has been hailed as the ‘most decisive and strongest’ in the world.
We Heart: These Relatable Reactions and Sound Advice for COVID-19 on Twitter
Powerful women on Twitter have been picking up the president’s slack—righting his wrongs, spreading trustworthy information and giving sound advice. Some make us cry; some make us laugh; some fill us with righteous rage.
We Heart: Women Reporters of Color Taking Trump to Task
President Trump’s history of berating and avoiding the questions of women journalists of color in person and online has been widely documented and impossible to ignore. This week was no exception.
We Heart: Governor Gretchen Whitmer, That “Young Woman in Michigan”
“[A] woman governor” remains scarce: Only nine of our fifty state leaders identify as a woman. Perhaps when “a woman governor” is not an anomaly, we can all focus on action instead of attack.
We Heart: Time’s Retrospective “100 Women of the Year” List
For 72 years, TIME named a Man of the Year. In 1999, they changed it to Person of the Year. Even then, only 11 women made the cover. This year, TIME created 89 new covers to recognize women who have defined the past century.
On Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, We Heart: The Important Work of Abortion Providers
Reproductive health, rights and justice advocates come together today in their communities and online to commemorate National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: a day dedicated to highlighting the work of abortion providers as stigma persists and political and cultural attacks escalate.
WATCH: AMAZE Breaks Down Abortion in a New Child-Friendly Video—PLUS a Q&A with AMAZE’s Tracie Gilbert
On the heels of oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo—a Supreme Court case that many fear may signal the beginning of the end of Roe v. Wade—comes a new video geared toward young people that talks honestly and openly about abortion. Upon the release of this video, Ms. sat down for with Tracie Q. Gilbert, co-founder of AMAZE.org, who breaks down the motivation behind the video and the need for open, honest, shame-free communication on the topic of abortion.
We Heart: These Seven Feminist Efforts to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon called SDG 2030 “a roadmap to ending global poverty, building a life of dignity for all and leaving no one behind. It is also a clarion call to work in partnership and intensify efforts to share prosperity, empower people’s livelihoods, ensure peace and heal our planet for the benefit of this and future generations.”