The War on Women in Israel The War on Women in Israel
Sexist laws and institutions threaten all women in Israel, but Arab women are beset from all sides.
Aug 19, 2015 / Samuel Thrope
Gals, the GOP Wants Your Vote! Gals, the GOP Wants Your Vote!
Because every party needs some ladies.
Aug 18, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Black Women in the Rural South Are Still Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired Black Women in the Rural South Are Still Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
A new report finds that too many suffer from rampant poverty and limited access to healthcare.
Aug 17, 2015 / Dani McClain
The GOP’s Contempt for Women The GOP’s Contempt for Women
Republicans may be trapped in a death spiral from which they cannot escape.
Aug 11, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
South Sudan’s War on Women South Sudan’s War on Women
Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in the country’s civil war.
Aug 7, 2015 / Samer Muscati
Women and Girls Raped in Conflict Need Abortion Care—but the US Is Standing in Their Way Women and Girls Raped in Conflict Need Abortion Care—but the US Is Standing in Their Way
An international campaign is demanding that the US overturn the Helms amendment, saying it defies the Geneva Conventions.
Jul 24, 2015 / Barbara Crossette
We Need to Do More Than Fix the Pipeline to Get Parity for Women in Office We Need to Do More Than Fix the Pipeline to Get Parity for Women in Office
Without Title IX, women athletes would not have had the opportunities that they do today. We need a similar movement for women candidates.
Jun 19, 2015 / Cynthia Terrell
The Stealthy Way Employers Keep Women Out of the Workforce The Stealthy Way Employers Keep Women Out of the Workforce
In the 21st century, the worker is still assumed to be a man.
Jun 17, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Radical Histories: From Helen Gurley Brown to the Criminalization of Pregnancy Radical Histories: From Helen Gurley Brown to the Criminalization of Pregnancy
The feminist movement surges into public consciousness, but backlash to basic freedoms never goes away.
Apr 7, 2015 / The Nation
Who Has Abortions? Who Has Abortions?
We can, and should, support trans men and other gender-non-conforming people without erasing women from the fight for reproductive rights.
Mar 13, 2015 / Katha Pollitt