Gender and Sexuality

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day International Women’s Day

Healing hands project.

Mar 8, 2021 / OppArt / Marietta Bernstorff

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

In our special issue, we consider the ways in which parenthood can push us to recognize our interdependence and spur us to fight harder for justice and equality.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Emily Douglas

Changing Woman Initiative

Could Indigenous Midwifery Improve Maternal Health for Native Women? Could Indigenous Midwifery Improve Maternal Health for Native Women?

After decades of neglect by the mainstream health care system, the revival of Indigenous practices offers a model for reform.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Jenni Monet

This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide

This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide

Across Latin America, women are protesting economic as well as gender-based violence.

Mar 8, 2021 / Cecilia Nowell

Mother and daughter

The Pandemic Has Laid Bare the Cruel Burdens Placed on Single Mothers The Pandemic Has Laid Bare the Cruel Burdens Placed on Single Mothers

Any recovery from the pandemic must help single mothers escape poverty and gain the support they need.

Mar 4, 2021 / Aja Beech

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I Would Not, Could Not, Read Those Books to Kids! I Would Not, Could Not, Read Those Books to Kids!

Dr. Seuss Enterprises was absolutely right to ditch six racist Seuss books—and no, that's not cancel culture in action.

Mar 3, 2021 / Elie Mystal

texas planned parenthood

Planned Parenthood Returns to Rural Texas Planned Parenthood Returns to Rural Texas

The provider reopened a clinic in deep-red Lubbock—a rebuke to the dismantling of the state’s reproductive health care safety net over the past decade.

Mar 2, 2021 / Kaysie Ellingson, Sophie Novack, and The Texas Observer

Kirsten Gillibrand

Governor Cuomo, Sexual Harassment, and Senator Gillibrand’s Silence Governor Cuomo, Sexual Harassment, and Senator Gillibrand’s Silence

Though she positioned herself as a warrior for women’s rights, the New York senator hasn’t exactly been a profile in courage.

Mar 1, 2021 / Alexis Grenell

Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS

Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS

As California’s attorney general, he fought to strengthen his state’s social safety net—which we must do nationally if we are to improve public health and lick the coronavirus.

Feb 26, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

As the Pandemic Raged, Abortion Access Nearly Flickered Out

As the Pandemic Raged, Abortion Access Nearly Flickered Out As the Pandemic Raged, Abortion Access Nearly Flickered Out

Countless quiet acts of heroism were required for those who needed abortions to get them. And still, not everyone did.

Feb 23, 2021 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

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