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Find ResourcesAt Congress’ first-ever hearing devoted to menopause, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf urged lawmakers to invest in modern research, improve medical education and ensure access to quality care and evidence-based t
Mainstream legacy media in the U.K. has found a new target: young disabled women. Last week, Telegraph editor Poppy Coburn published “How having a disability became cool,” arguing so-called “sickfluen
Almost exactly five years ago, the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan and created the most violent and hostile environment for women and girls on earth. Through more than 160 official decree
Click to expand Image People attend the Budapest Pride March in Budapest, Hungary, June 27, 2026. © 2026 Marton Monus/Reuters Hungary’s new government has taken an important step toward dismantling a
The first-ever congressional hearing on menopause is coming with a request to the federal government: Evaluate how to better fund treatment and research of menopause and healthcare for middle-aged wom
Power to Decide and the Guttmacher Institute Launch New Interactive Resource Revealing the Gaps in Contraceptive Access Across the United States September 16, 2026 jloewenberg September 16, 2026 News
The family of a woman who died after she could not get an abortion in Texas is suing doctors and state officials including Attorney General Ken Paxton. It is the first lawsuit over a death linked to a
[Newsletter ad — view on SCOTUSblog] Today, SCOTUSblog and Johns Hopkins University are coming together to preview the cases and questions that will shape the 2026-27 Supreme Court term. This event ,
HHS abruptly cancelled $68 million in grants for dozens of sex education initiatives, forcing Children’s Aid to lay off staff and cancel programming. Ridwaane Tchakala was in ninth grade when his scho
This brief presents findings from KFF's 2026 Women's Health Survey and offers an early look at how the information that women encounter online through social media translates into real-world decision
Violence against women and trans people is worse than previously thought, according to new research released Wednesday from Tulane University and University of California, San Diego. Nearly two-thirds
Despite the fact that AI seems to be everywhere these days, a surprising recent poll from NBC News found that AI is even less popular among the US public than ICE. So it is no wonder the same industry
