Women's Issues
Ladybusiness: From the serious to the snarky
Who’s Writing Television?
Hint: It’s mostly white men.
Posted Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
Teaching Consent: A Better Sex-Ed
The deaths of Rehtaeh Parsons in Nova Scotia and Audrie Pott in California—both of whom committed suicide after pictures of their rape were circulated online—point to the urgency of developing a new way of talking about consent.
Posted Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Well Ohio, That’s Questionable
An amendment to the Ohio budget could grant more students in-state tuition, or it could take away their voting rights.
Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by James King
In Arkansas, The Magic Number Is 12
Forty years after the landmark decision by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion and recognized a woman’s right to control her body, the issue still seems unresolved in many states across the nation.
Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by Shawn Shaligram
Moving Beyond Awareness, The Conversation On Street Harrassment Continues
This D.C. anti-street harassment organization spoke to Campus Progress about what they’re working on in coming months.
Posted Monday, April 22, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Washington Senators Let Women Down In Their State
Basic health care doesn’t seem to be so essential in the eyes of state lawmakers.
Posted Monday, April 22, 2013 by Anya Callahan
Ohio Activists Rally As State Budget Seeks To Defund Planned Parenthood
Yesterday was Reproductive Health Lobby Day in Ohio, and local organizations have a lot on their minds.
Posted Thursday, April 18, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
If You’re A Woman, These States Took Away Your Constitutional Right
And more may follow suit, if you don’t speak up.
Posted Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Erica Turret
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
What’s new with abortion this week?
Posted Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in Opinions by Molly Miller
No Matter What The State Government Decides, Women Are Still Doing It
And as the Gosnell clinic scandal shows, it turns out worse for everyone if the states say no.
Posted Monday, April 15, 2013 by Molly Miller
Want Equal Pay For Equal Work? Too Bad.
Three days after Equal Pay Day, House Republicans prevented a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Posted Monday, April 15, 2013 by Christine Dickason
Judge OK’s Over-the-Counter Morning After Pill But Barriers To Access Still Remain
The morning after pill is now available on grocery-store shelves around the country. But is that enough?
Posted Thursday, April 11, 2013 by Anya Callahan
Mythologizing Margaret: What Britain’s First Woman Prime Minister Actually Did For Women
What the mythology of “The Iron Lady” has to do with trickle-down feminism, the “glass-ceiling,” and the problems with our movement today.
Posted Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Opinions by Pauline Holdsworth
What We’re Reading to Celebrate Anti-Street Harassment Week [LINKS ROUND-UP]
To help you you celebrate anti-street harassment week and brainstorm ways to #endSH in your community, we’ve compiled a list of links, articles, and resources to get you thinking about street harassment, access to public space, and rape culture.
Posted Wednesday, April 10, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
How Much Does The Average Woman Make Compared To The Men In Your State? [INTERACTIVE]
Check out our map of wage-gap in the U.S. to find out.
Posted Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by Lydia Fiser
The Higher The Pay, The Higher The Pay Gap
A study by NerdScholar shows that jobs with a fairer wage gap for women are still a worse deal overall.
Posted Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by Rachel Ny
The Pay Gap Affects Millennial Women, Too
Today we “celebrate” Equal Pay Day, when women’s earnings catch up to their male colleagues’ from the year before.
Posted Monday, April 8, 2013 by Anne Hedgepeth
Diverse Energies: Rewriting the Face of the Future
A new anthology of speculative fiction imagines an alternative to a whitewashed genre.
Posted Monday, April 8, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Faith in Values: The Dark Side of ‘Bright Young Things’
Victoria’s Secret is a source of controversy after being accused of “over-sexualizing” young girls.
Posted Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Reprints by Sally Steenland
Unwanted Pregnancy? Hope You Don’t Live Here
This year some state legislatures have been successful in passing some of the most restrictive abortion laws that the country has ever seen, despite questions about the constitutionality of their efforts.
Posted Wednesday, April 3, 2013 by Molly Miller
