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This piece was published in partnership with The Xylom, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on global health and environmental disparities. LOS ANGELES — Nurses, labor organizers and survivors of a brutal
As mass protests and a deadly crackdown grip Iran, human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh speaks from Tehran while her husband, activist Reza Khandan, calls in from Evin Prison—offering a rare, firsthand
Organizers of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics are touting “the most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Games in history,” reflecting years of pressure from athletes who have questioned why women a
Progressive activist Analilia Mejia has won in the Democratic primary in a special election for New Jersey’s safely blue House seat, emerging from a crowded field to clinch a narrow victory days after
This essay is one of three “Letters to My Future Self” included in Flipping the Menopause Script Is Essential to Democracy . Through personal reflection, political memory and spiritual inquiry, these
Elan Pratt writes toward her future self, exploring Black queer joy, intergenerational healing and the power of story to carry us forward. "When I attended Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀, the writer and activist Rachel
Like many of the women in my family, I had early menopause and had completed the process by the age of 50, the same as my mother. The alarming truth is that we know more about reproductive organs in o
One of three “Letters to My Future Self” featured in Flipping the Menopause Script Is Essential to Democracy . Blending poetry, spiritual reflection and lived experience, these letters explore menopau
When I was younger, I remembered the kitchen turning into a collective of family midwives. Without understanding, they boisterously discussed the “change of life,” “personal summers” and somebody bein
Speaking from a Texas prison, journalist Kwaneta Harris reveals how menopause is neglected and punished for those living under state control. "You know what menopause looks like for most folks? Maybe
What would it mean to treat menopause not as a private medical event, but as a collective, political and even spiritual transition—one that spans far more bodies and experiences than mainstream narrat
It sounds like something from a science fiction novel, but Alabama officials’ plan to use robots to improve care for rural pregnant women and their babies is real. During a January White House roundta
A Black feminist menopause convening in Durham reimagines “place” as something created by bodies and community—mapping care, memory and power across physical, digital and spiritual terrains often eras
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are underwater a year into his second term, amid voter frustration over the economy, immigration enforcement and foreign-policy tensions. A Quinnipiac poll re
2025 was a year marked by attacks on reproductive freedom, including a staggering wave of forced Planned Parenthood closures. About 50 of Planned Parenthood’s 600 locations have shut down as of Decemb
Like a 19th-century sugar cane plantation brought to life, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show staged a visually rich jíbaro vision of Puerto Rico—the foundational cultural figure representing the is
For the first time in 47 years, teachers are going on strike in a city that routinely ranks among the world's most expensive: San Francisco. The city’s more than 100 public schools are closed after th
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In the coming days, Congress is poised to take up yet another vote on the so-called SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) America Act. While the bill has been debated before, its renewed momentu
It's called 'algospeak,' and it looks like 's3x,' 'le$bian,' and 'c00chie.' Some creators swear by it, but experts say it may increase stigma. The post Sex Educators Are Self-Censoring Online to Avoid
Rhonda Anderson has spent nearly three decades fighting for clean air and water in Detroit. As an environmental justice organizer with the Sierra Club, she led campaigns to raise awareness about lead
As countries across Europe roll out national programs to confront misogyny in schools, the United States still lacks a coordinated response. Responding to school-based gender harassment, the politiciz
Star Gates, a nonbinary transfeminine person in Ohio, realized something important a few months ago: She didn’t want to waste time pretending to be someone else. Her realization was sparked by “I Saw
The post “I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility appeared first on ProPublica .
A gripping portrait of a Juárez factory worker who becomes an avenger after systemic violence against women goes unpunished, The Huntress (or La Cazadora ) explores how myth, motherhood and desperatio
In each of our communities, every day seems to announce itself. Whistles and shouts for our neighbors punctuate each hour, as blades of helicopters and flight drills slice through the air into the nig
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
President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education has created a crisis that critics long feared: leaving marginalized students vulnerable to misconduct with little federal inte
This story was co-published with The 74, a nonprofit newsroom covering education and child care in America. Sarah Newberry Moore had long believed that motherhood would mark the end of her career sail
Plus: Arkansas women challenge the state's abortion ban and a Texas man sues a California doctor under a new bounty hunter law. The post Planned Parenthood Drops Lawsuit Against Trump Administration O
It's not yet clear how this influx is influencing the cost and quality of fertility care. But other studies on private equity investments in health care could provide some clues. The post Fertility Cl
Featuring the cases of Amber Heard, Gisèle Pelicot, Brittany Higgins, Colombian journalists at Volcánicas and others, Silenced traces a global pattern of defamation suits used to punish survivors and
Mike Holmes, 59, started watching “Heated Rivalry” because of the sex. “The first two episodes are the spiciest and, of course, that’s fun to watch,” he told The 19th. The gay hockey romance has becom
Guttmacher acting co-CEO on the importance of ensuring access to medication abortion at US Senate sramashwar February 5, 2026
Abortion has remained widely available to people living in states with bans thanks to abortion medication sent through the mail. But a lawsuit — the first one filed under a new Texas law — could disma
The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million pages of records related to Jeffrey Epstein. For decades, survivors have begged for answers and accountability. But they say the latest tranc
With Sundance alumni like director Chloé Zhao crediting its labs for shaping their careers, the festival’s legacy of nurturing independent storytellers underscores why Robert Redford’s artist-first vi
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Katie Paris opened a “Unite for Springfield” Zoom gathering of more than 4,000 people earlier this week by asking participants to share one thing in the chat that was giving them h
Period products like pads and tampons are considered an essential public health need, but access for women and trans people held in federal custody — from prisons to immigration detention centers — re
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
There is a shift happening in the labor force that favors men in general, and white men in particular. And Black women—who historically have found more job security and upward mobility in federal empl
Each month, Ms. provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. There are hundreds of books being released every month, and it is challenging to
The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on the First Amendment, and along with it, government accountability. The post The Justice Department Tries to Prosecute Black Journalists (Podcast)
A conversation between legal scholar Shoshanna Ehrlich and Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project. "In the first Trump administration, we still had Roe . By losing
The post After Years of Silence, Texas Medical Board Issues Training for Doctors on How to Legally Provide Abortions appeared first on ProPublica .
Jennifer Driver (State Innovation Exchange) on abortion ballot initiatives & anti-democratic attacks sramashwar February 4, 2026
Guttmacher's Candace Gibson on obstacles to abortion care in the US sramashwar February 4, 2026
The year was 2018, and Lawrence Krauss, the prominent physicist and scholar of the cosmos, was facing a Title IX investigation at Arizona State University. BuzzFeed News had just reported on allegatio
Paula Avila-Guillen of Women's Equality Center on the Latin American reproductive rights landscape sramashwar February 4, 2026
Few Utahns have witnessed the effects of withdrawing transgender kids’ access to care as Collin Kuhn, a clinical child and adolescent psychologist who specializes in helping their clients navigate cha
State lawmakers in Indiana, South Carolina, Florida, and Wisconsin have introduced bills that would restrict abortion pill access. The post Bills Cracking Down on Abortion Pills Advance in States That
Shortly after she graduated from Princeton University, Mikayla Blaska was selected by a unit commander to attend Ranger School, one of the toughest training courses in the Army. For two months, she en
The post A Mississippi Synagogue Was Attacked in 1967 and 2026. The Antisemitic Rhetoric Looked the Same Then and Now. appeared first on ProPublica .
Guttmacher's Kelly Baden on post-Roe attacks by abortion opponents sramashwar February 3, 2026
As unbelievable as it sounds, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has deployed the FACE Act—not against antiabortion extremists who invade clinics and terrorize patients, but against journa
The Road to Progress: The Intersection of State Policies on Gender Race and Reproductive Rights sramashwar February 3, 2026
Guttmacher at #UNGA79: Summit of the Future for SRHR Advocacy sramashwar February 3, 2026
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