For Black Women, Reproductive Justice Is About 无码视频 Than High-Risk Pregnancies
Infertility affects Black women twice as much as other women鈥攁nd they鈥檙e less likely to seek assistance.
Women
8 Must-Reads by Women Who Take on White Supremacy and Patriarchal Power
These authors pull no punches in tackling head-on the topics of race, gender, and justice.
The Power of Angry Women
Three different books examine how women鈥檚 anger is deflected in patriarchal society鈥攁nd its political might.
How to Really Divest From R. Kelly鈥攁nd Other Disgraced Celebrity Favorites
Withdrawing support, both intentional and inadvertent, from harmful entertainers begins with knowing how they make their money.
Our Ladies of Perpetual Activism: Nuns for Social Justice
These spirited sisters act to change the world in specific ways.
Sorry, Bearded Hipsters. The Original Brewers Were Women
Before Big Beer and microbreweries, beer-making was the domain of goddesses and alewives.
From IVF to Miscarriages: 5 Ways We Can Talk About Infertility
By opening up about her struggles with pregnancy, former First Lady Michelle Obama launches a public conversation about something many women suffer in private.
Dear White Women, Try On Our Struggle Instead of Our Looks
Blackness is way more than an aesthetic.
Kids in the Classroom Can Help Single Moms Rise from Poverty
Educators across the country are adopting a policy to allow children in classes, and allowing more student parents to stay in school.
The #MeToo Movement鈥檚 Roots in Women Workers鈥� Rights
An unsung shero of the early 20th century, Rose Schneiderman organized women to fight for laws to protect them from sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.
I Was Catcalled by 11-Year-Old Boys and Wish I鈥檇 Responded in the Moment
Their coach, with his young son on his lap, just sat there and laughed. Here鈥檚 what happened next.
Men, We Can Do Better
Survivors of sexual assault like Christine Blasey Ford deserve our support, not our opposition.
Indigenous Culture Reasserts Women鈥檚 Power Through Dance
Native women revitalize ceremony to resist the legacy of patriarchy that supports a long-entrenched history of abuse.
Making Healthy Habits Accessible for Every Body
These safe spaces offer fitness for people of color and queer folks, the big-bodied and fat-identified, the low-income and differently abled.
Maternity Care Gets a Racial Justice Focus
Black birth workers give mothers of color healthier, safer options for labor and recovery.
Why Childbirth and Abortion Are Not Separate Issues
While we debate abortion, women are dying in childbirth.
Meet the Indigenous Women Keeping Native Businesses Close to Home
Entrepreneurs have limited access to capital and business education on the reservation. A Navajo incubator wants to change that.
For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless
A mostly female crew constructs a village of emergency shelters in north Seattle, and finds camaraderie along the way.
Aretha Franklin, 鈥淨ueen of Soul鈥� and Civil Rights Icon
The legendary singer鈥檚 voice came to represent the emotion, frustration, and strength of the civil rights era.
I Stopped Playing the 鈥淪trong Black Woman鈥�
We are paying for this myth we鈥檝e bought into with our lives.
A Mohawk Midwife鈥檚 Birth Stories
鈥淭he stories of how we鈥檙e born are so important and give so much guidance to a child鈥檚 life.鈥�
Women鈥檚 Rights Are Center Stage in One Kentucky Community
A local theater group tackles stigma and prompts conversations in a state where abortion is steadily under attack.
How Roe v. Wade Changed Motherhood and Marriage
Two generations later, more women are postponing marriage, graduating college, and entering the paid labor force.
What Came Before #MeToo: The Himpathy That Shaped Misogyny
Kate Manne鈥檚 鈥淒own Girl鈥� describes the origins of a punitive social system that keeps women in their place by rewarding compliance and punishing resistance.
When Girls Take the Lead on Social Justice: 5 Stories
They started a troop focused on girls of color, exposed a human smuggling operation, and generally stepped up when adults didn鈥檛.
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