Rape during warfare is routinely used to terrorize women and girls around the world. When victims fall pregnant—which, despite Todd Akin’s insistence that rape doesn’t result in pregnancy, it does—they deserve and are entitled to comprehensive healthcare, including abortion. However, because the… Read More ›
Governor Cuomo signs two critical bills for pregnant New Yorkers. See RH Reality Check. The Atlantic reports on the the invisible labor women perform around the world. Following Steve Harvey’s Miss Universe mix-up, The Guardian calls attention to the real problem with beauty pageants. The New… Read More ›
It wasn’t easy to sit through the GOP Debate as a woman. See the Huffington Post. Mother Jones outlines what the Republican candidates had to say about reproductive rights in the first GOP debate. Amnesty International votes for a policy aimed at decriminalizing prostitution…. Read More ›
The Notorious RBG steps in to call it like it is: poor women in America don’t have enough reproductive choice. See the Huffington Post. After Donald Trump’s lawyer claimed Trump isn’t a rapist because marital rape doesn’t exist, he received well-deserved backlash from… Read More ›
New Zealanders can now legally identify as gender diverse. See Bust. A new study finds that men who harass women online are just losers trying to compensate for their low gaming status. See Mic. The Guttmacher Institute reports on why male contraceptives are so… Read More ›
Malala Yousafzai celebrates her 18th birthday by opening a school for Syrian refugees. See NBC. A federal appeals court strikes down nuns’ efforts to avoid the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. See The Atlantic. The Huffington Post provides an important perspective on society’s obsession… Read More ›
Since when did “rapist” become men’s default and “not rapist” become a noble identifier to be applauded? Not raping should be a given.
‘Viagra For Women’ gets a push for F.D.A. approval. See the New York Times. Cartoonist Rebecca Roher creates a comic highlighting the unappreciated beauty of ‘mom bods.’ See the Huffington Post. Maine shuts down anti-choice TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) Bill…. Read More ›
The GOP is struggling with shifts on gay marriage. See the New York Times. The New York Times provides an overview on the Supreme Court’s arguments over same-sex marriage. Congress increases funding for abstinence only programs. See RH Reality check…. Read More ›
Shannon Hale illuminates the sexist double standard in children’s literature. See Mic. The Huffington Post exposes the sexual harassment of women gamers. A young man was beaten for being gay in Mississippi and does not view it as a hate crime…. Read More ›
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