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Let’s face it: remembering to put on sunscreen ( and reapply it) is hard. It’s even more difficult after you put on a full face of makeup, careful not to undo all your hard work. But, two essential pr
"Many women assume a bra is still fine if it looks relatively new. However, a bra can effectively be ‘dead’ long before there are obvious visual signs of wear."
Mo Turner doesn’t often think about their time in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. In that building, they were Mauree — the first out nonbinary state legislator in United States history; the fi
Click to expand Image A fighter loyal to the army patrols a market area in Khartoum on March 24, 2025. © 2025 Photo by AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) should ensure th
Democrats’ hopes of winning back the U.S. Senate most likely run through Maine. And they’re pinned on Graham Platner, a U.S. military veteran and oyster farmer who will take on GOP Sen. Susan Collin
Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson will advance to a runoff in a competitive Republican primary for governor of South Carolina. Evette, President Donald Trump’s pick in the race,
More than 3 million people stopped participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) between July 2025 and January 2026—a decline of roughly 8 percent nationwide and the steepest d
The UFC cage fight scheduled for June 14 on the White House lawn has been dismissed by some as harmless entertainment and condemned by others as authoritarian theater. But there’s another way to under
In August, the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas at Austin will close. I joined the department last year after leaving the University of Iowa’s Gender, Wom
Cardi B is part of the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture lineup. Don’t miss out—tickets here . Cardi B just made game day much more glamorous. Last night, the Bronx-bred rapper performed at her surpris
This fact sheet reviews major sources of coverage for women residing in the U.S. in 2024, discusses the impact of the ACA on women’s coverage, and the coverage challenges that many women continue to f
Summer is officially heating up, and the concert of the season will be in your city before you know it. Two of R&B’s most iconic performers, Usher and Chris Brown, are hitting the road together, promi
Teyana Taylor is adding another accolade to an already remarkable career. BET announced today that the Harlem native will receive the Icon of the Year Award at the BET Awards 2026, which will be held
The actor is speaking out about why so many women fear these appointments.
Before the packed stadiums. Before the television deals. Before women’s soccer became one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. There were women who played anyway. They played because they loved
‘Gender norms explain some of it, but not all of it’ says Tiya Banerjee, an economist at the e61 Institute
CBS is making daytime television history this June with a sweeping multi-episode crossover between two of its flagship dramas: the groundbreaking Beyond the Gates and the legendary The Young and the R
Ericka Ayodele Dixon is a Disability Project Senior National Organizer at the Transgender Law Center. June 2026 marks the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wad
Americans’ support for LGBTQ+ rights has slid downward after peaking in the early 2020s, according to a new Gallup poll . Support for marriage equality has been steadily declining since it reached an
The decade opened amid a pandemic, economic upheaval and a reckoning over democracy itself. In early 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, seemingly bringing a nea
The 2010s began with a burst of feminist victories that seemed to signal a new era. Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, appointed Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court
The 2000s opened with a contradiction: Feminist ideas had never been more popular—polls found that overwhelming majorities of women and substantial majorities of men agreed with the basic definition o
The 1990s began with feminists determined not to surrender the ground they had fought for in the Reagan era—and almost immediately, the stakes became impossible to ignore. In October 1991, millions of
The 1980s opened with a sense of uncertainty for feminists. Just years after the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, the passage of Title IX and the near-ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment,
In 1972, when Ms. first hit newsstands, abortion was illegal in most of the country. Women could be denied credit cards, mortgages and loans without a husband’s signature. Newspapers still segregated
New research shows pharmacies can help fill gaps in abortion care in Ethiopia June 9, 2026 jloewenberg June 9, 2026 </spa…
The condition is painful, limiting and often mistaken for normal wear and tear. Here's what you need to know.
For Juniper Simonis, that night in 2012 replays like the start of a favorite movie. It’s a warm summer evening, and she’s speeding through Ithaca, New York, on her bike. The wind is in her hair — at l
Click to expand Image An Egyptian intelligence security detail member stands guard near a banner showing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. © 2021 Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images In a living-room-sized
“I’m the founder of Topicals and the launch of my new brand ‘Bread’ flopped,” read one of Olamide Olowe’s latest TikTok videos with over 100,000 likes. In April of last year, the founder announced her
Marjane Satrapi, best known for her memoir and film Persepolis , has died, aged 56. The death of this much loved Iranian French artist, graphic novelist, filmmaker and activist has been met with wides
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held on a 2-1 vote last week that unconstitutional “animus-filled reasons” motivated the Trump administration’s policy barring transgender people from th
Nakia Holmes — the Houston entrepreneur who helped build one of Black food culture’s most iconic brands from a parking lot hustle into a celebrity-magnet empire — let six words do the talking: “ Pull
The current Ebola outbreak in East Africa represents a critical test of the America First approach to global health security—and it is already failing. The post We Are Not Ready for the Next Pandemic
Ted Lasso returns for its fourth season on Aug. 5. When the trailer for the new season dropped earlier this year, one moment landed harder than the rest. On his way to practice, Ted runs into his old
When I first began reporting on incarcerated women, I was fascinated by studies that showed that showed that upwards of 70 percent of women in jails and prisons were subjected to intimate partner viol
The Supreme Court on Monday morning turned down, without comment, an appeal by an elementary school student who was barred from wearing a baseball cap with a picture of an AR-15 and the words “Come an
Tucked in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s sprawling universal childcare plan is a little-talked-about milestone: In September, the city will open what appears to be the first free daycare for mun
Click to expand Image A client waits to be seen by a doctor during an HIV clinic day at TASO Mulago service center in Kampala, Uganda, February 17, 2025. © 2025 Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images (Washingt
Click to expand Image A teacher speaks to students during a lesson at a public school in São Paulo, Brazil on October 18, 2021. © 2021 Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg via Getty Images A new UNESCO report
Supporters of same-sex marriage breathed a sigh of relief when the Roberts court denied review last year in Davis v. Ermold , a case in which a county clerk in Kentucky, Kimberly Jean Davis, challenge
The increasing costs of fuel for cars and airplanes are adding extra strain to abortion funds that help people pay to travel for care in other states, leaders of several funds said this week. Abortion
This brief provides an update on Planned Parenthood closures and participation in the Title X program in the midst of substantial policy changes leading to decreased funding for Planned Parenthood inc
It’s hard to put into words what Earth, Wind & Fire means to me. I was first introduced to their music on a rainy Saturday morning in New Orleans—I was helping my mother rearrange some of the old viny
It was a balmy August morning in Lancashire, a county in North West England known for its sweeping landscapes and greenery. But back in 2014, their idyllic community was facing an outside threat: Cuad
My latest book Milk Factory is the first visual study of America’s lactation rooms. Photographing spaces where mothers pump—disparate sites such as a prison, corporate offices, a farm laborer’s tent,
By Akili King · Updated June 7, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Kerry Washington could teach a masterclass in effortlessness if she wanted to. She oozes this energy with all thing
Men and women can be platonic friends , but sometimes, they’re just destined to be more. When Ava and Cedric met at D-Nice’s Club Quarantine event post-pandemic, their connection initially seemed more
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in
Photo Credit: John Nacion By Okla Jones · Updated June 5, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… While there have been several stars that have entered the WNBA during its 30-year lifespa
By India Espy-Jones · Updated June 5, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… What do you gift a father who says they don’t need anything? With Father’s Day just over two weeks away, find
At first glance, Natalie Heller Mills has everything the tradwife internet promises: a beautiful home, a growing family and a devoted audience eager to consume her carefully curated vision of traditio
As Republicans create ever higher barriers to abortion that push abortion seekers later into pregnancy, U.S.-based activists are learning from Latin American feminists who have developed protocols to
Last week, multiple outlets reported that the Justice Department would be opening a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the 82-year-old iconic journalist who successfully sued Donald Trump—tw
Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ+ rights—to bring you the most urgent news in reproductive justice. Here’s this week’s latest
This story was produced with the support of the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) as part of its Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice in the Americas Initiative. Wearing a green gown,
North Dakota state Rep. Eric Murphy at home planning a day of canvassing in his Grand Forks district. Murphy, an incumbent Republican, faces a contested primary election from conservative challengers
When South Carolina’s abortion abolitionist bill, the Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 1095), was voted out of committee and onto the full Senate floor in late April—“an unprecedented move toward locki
“What's notable is that it doesn't address the substance of what the woman is saying."
When the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) unveiled the first wave of celebrity promotions for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the messaging was familiar: unity, celebration and global
