Feminism

On Abortion, Republicans Treat Women Like Children

On Abortion, Republicans Treat Women Like Children On Abortion, Republicans Treat Women Like Children

Fighting back against the GOP's all-out assault on reproductive rights.

Jun 25, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Update: Saudi Activists Need Your Help

Update: Saudi Activists Need Your Help Update: Saudi Activists Need Your Help

Call on the Canadian ambassador to Saudi Arabia to help get Wajeha Al-Huwaider out of prison now.

Jun 24, 2013 / Katha Pollitt

VIDEO: #AskJessica—How Do I Deal With Street Harassment?

VIDEO: #AskJessica—How Do I Deal With Street Harassment? VIDEO: #AskJessica—How Do I Deal With Street Harassment?

The first in a weekly video series on how to navigate our world as a feminist.

Jun 21, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

A Deceptive Win on Plan B

A Deceptive Win on Plan B A Deceptive Win on Plan B

Our reproductive rights are still in danger.

Jun 20, 2013 / StudentNation / Kathleen Robin Joyce and StudentNation

Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Prostitution Pledge for US Groups

Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Prostitution Pledge for US Groups Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Prostitution Pledge for US Groups

In a significant win for public health, the Justices called the pledge a violation of the First Amendment.

Jun 20, 2013 / Melissa Gira Grant

Saudi Human Rights Activist Wajeha Al-Huwaider Sentenced to Prison

Saudi Human Rights Activist Wajeha Al-Huwaider Sentenced to Prison Saudi Human Rights Activist Wajeha Al-Huwaider Sentenced to Prison

The human rights activist who has organized protests against the ban on female drivers will serve ten months in jail for the crime of "inciting a woman against her husband.&qu...

Jun 19, 2013 / Katha Pollitt

The Peeping Press: Understanding the Male Media Gaze

The Peeping Press: Understanding the Male Media Gaze The Peeping Press: Understanding the Male Media Gaze

Let's remember: ogling isn't journalism.

Jun 19, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents

Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents

The unanimous decision is a victory for patients, women, scientists, doctors, researchers and human kind.

Jun 13, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy

INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention

INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention

Recipients of AIDS/HIV funding from the United States may soon be free of the harmful anti-prostitution requirement. 

Jun 12, 2013 / Melissa Gira Grant

A Syrian Refugee Wedding

A Syrian Refugee Wedding A Syrian Refugee Wedding

Early marriage and domestic violence in the camps are a fact of life for girls fleeing the civil war.

Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Lauren Wolfe

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