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Child marriage, teen pregnancy and school dropout remain persistent challenges in South Africa, with girls and young women disproportionately affected. UNICEF estimates that about 250,000 learners dro
"'Runaway brides' should be called 'near Mrs.' Thank you, this is why I have a PhD"
Ukraine and European Union member states are expected to launch negotiations in mid-June on the reforms Kyiv should implement to comply with EU rule of law and fundamental rights standards. Progr
Ten years ago Friday, a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and semi-automatic pistol opened fire at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. He killed 49 people and wounded dozens more in what was at t
Cengiz Yar/ProPublica. Source images: Wikimedia Commons, Getty Images, documents obtained by ProPublica. For more than a decade, Dr. Joseph Mercola cautioned parents against a potentially lifesaving s
Play Video Read a text description of this video Soundbite: I cannot live without fear because discrimination is very widespread here in Malawi against us, people with albinism. Soundbite: We wa
The ’90s gave us iconic fashion, unforgettable music, and some of the most enduring Black love stories in Hollywood. If you were lucky enough to grow up during this era, you witnessed yearning, Love J
Last week’s announcement of a $215 million contribution by Melinda French Gates in support of women’s health couldn’t have come at a more urgent moment, especially considering that June 10 was Equal R
Jordyn Woods is quickly becoming the New York Knicks’ unofficial lucky charm, thanks in part to her courtside style and her signature Woods by Jordyn Tux Clutch. Throughout the season, Woods has deliv
Between the start of summer, the NBA Finals, and Father’s Day, there is so much to celebrate this June. But you know the day we’re looking forward to the most: Juneteenth , the day that officially hon
There’s an air of undeniable joy and hope happening in NYC right now. From the Knicks leading the charge in the current NBA Finals, to the city gearing up to host the World Cup this weekend, it seems
The announcement in May of 2026 that polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) will be renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) was a genuine milestone. After 14 years of global collaboration,
This piece was copublished with Sojourners , an independent, award-winning magazine of faith, culture, and politics. On “Moral Mondays,” a group of locals — sometimes 10, sometimes 100 — gather on the
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Vance Boelter pleaded guilty Thursday to the murder of former state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, and the shootings of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette Hoffman. The ple
Texas is considering whether to continue one of its most important tools for preventing maternal deaths. The state’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC), which investigates pregnancy-related de
Over the course of three days, three very different public moments involving Kristen Welker, Cardi B, Donald Trump, Charles Barkley and Jon Stewart left me thinking about the cultural permissions our
Click to expand Image Afghan women walk across a street in Herat on June 8, 2026. © 2026 Mohsen Karimi/AFP via Getty Images (New York) – Taliban security forces in Afghanistan used excessive forc
Last month, Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the target of an attempted “swatting” incident – a call falsely reporting the sound of gunshots at her Virginia home. Although swatting incidents are intended
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Roe v. Wade was never enough. Reproductive justice advocates have been saying that for decades. So why did so much of the reproductive rights movement organize itself around protecting Roe anyway? In
From Arizona to Mississippi, data centers are sprouting up at an unprecedented rate across the country, with nearly 1,500 in development. Many of these projects have been shrouded in secrecy. As commu
Democrats are hoping President Donald Trump’s unpopularity and voter discontent with the economy and cost of living will help them flip control of the U.S. House — and achieve the even more difficult
In my opinion, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is shooting perfect from the field when it comes to music documentaries. From Summer of Soul and Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music , to the brilliant
Click to expand Image Health workers wearing protective equipment walk outside the General Referral Hospital during the Ebola outbreak response in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 21, 2026
In every issue of Ms. , we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Ke
What’s better than one natural style? Two. And Jay-Z knows this to be true, too, as he’s been exploring different natural hair looks as of late—be it locs or an afro—and reminding us of the beauty and
How Innovative Uses of Telehealth Can Support Abortion Access Telehealth has become an increasingly critical lifeline for health equity, including in the realm of reproductive health care, and specifi
If there’s one thing to note about Mugler’s latest fragrance , Alien Pulp, it’s that, as the press release stated, “she is not what you expect.” In the ad campaign, the sky is dim with purple clouds t
The American Black Film Festival was again held in Miami for its 30th annual celebration, and it continues its mission of highlighting creatives of color across film, television, music, technology, ar
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As we noted in Monday’s newsletter , we are expecting 23 more opinions by early July. Compared to the past two terms, the court is actually ahead of schedule: At this point last year, there were 26 ca
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
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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
