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The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, asking the justices to temporarily pause an order by a federal judge in Boston that blocks the government from implementin
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton got Gloria Steinem’s endorsement in her bid for U.S. Senate. But that’s not what matters to her about the feminist icon, who died this week at the age of 92. “She in
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Lately I’ve been in a groove that has me up before the sun most days. Though I try resist the impulse to pick up my phone, this morning I opened Instagram at 4 a.m. and saw Gloria Steinem’s account—a
Ex-secretary of state joins Nancy Pelosi, Jill Biden, Roxane Gay and others in heralding groundbreaking feminist Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92 ‘We badly need to rais
A social movement trailblazer who galvanized generations of young women and girls, Gloria Steinem passed away peacefully at her home on September 2, 2026.
Gloria Steinem, the journalist, organizer and cofounder of Ms. whose name became inseparable from the modern movement for women’s equality, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, at her home in New York City. She w
Unflinching campaigner for women’s and civil rights who galvanised a generation of activists Gloria Steinem, who has died aged 92, was a writer, community organiser, political campaigner and a charism
The writer, publisher and activist spent a lifetime advocating for greater rights for women around the world and brought feminist discourse into the mainstream Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist
Gloria Steinem helped bring feminist ideas, voices and movements into the mainstream through journalism, organizing and activism—and helped build Ms. into what it remains today: not simply a magazine,
We would like to hear your tributes and memories of Gloria Steinem – whether you met her, or appreciated her work Gloria Steinem, the American feminist and journalist whose activism helped push throug
Gloria Steinem, one of the leaders of second-wave feminism and a feminist thought leader for generations, has died at the age of 92. In a career that saw attitudes on women change (and change again —
The FDA had requested the stay while it continues a safety review of the abortion drug. A federal judge in Texas on Aug. 30 paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke nationwide approval of the abortion drug
Famous for the 1963 exposé in which she worked as a Playboy Bunny, her books and journalism took on many varieties of discrimination Gloria Steinem, the American feminist and journalist whose activism
The former journalist, feminist, and activist was one of the most prominent voices in the U.S. women’s movement.
Congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza can quickly rattle off prices from the grocery store in the small town of Eloy, Arizona, where she grew up. A couple of months ago, a pound of ground beef was go
Some of the music industry’s most influential artists and executives will gather in Beverly Hills later this month for the sixth annual Black Music Action Coalition Gala. Common, Patti LaBelle , Publi
Jordan Chiles has her sights set on a third Olympic Games. The 25-year-old gymnast announced Wednesday that she plans to return to elite competition with hopes of representing Team USA at the 2028 Sum
The 2026 US Open is upon us and Naomi Osaka is warming up in a red-and-black headband, arm sleeves, and a fresh set of natural-haired cornrows. Every season, she makes an entrance on the court with he
Laura Loomer went on a tirade via X late last week describing U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley , former U.S. Representative Cori Bush and our recent cover star U.S. Supreme Court J
As attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion intensify across the U.S., how can feminists deepen their commitment to racial justice—and sustain that work without succumbing to exhaustion? On Thursday
Massachusetts law no longer imposes a gestational-age limit on abortion—meaning for the first time, a woman in the state can choose to end her pregnancy at any point, without a prosecutor looking over
Kym Whitley knows how to get a laugh. After decades of doing it on stage and screen, she’s also learned when to let somebody else have one. “I used to be a scene stealer, sometimes very disrespectful,
“I started writing a few years back,” vocalist and composer Candice Hoyes tells ESSENCE. “It was a really challenging time for me.” Unconstrained by genre, Hoyes’ high soprano voice reaches from class
As the back-to-school spirit sweeps across the nation, education is likely on the minds of the Supreme Court justices ( especially those with kids still at home or in college). The court is preparing
Our summer reads, from one-star books to underrated gems. Summer is winding down, and the Rewire staff has had a full season of beach reads, plane reads, staycation reads—you name it. But not all book
California is set to end child marriage – years after more than a third of the nation had done so, and long after most other states had established a minimum age to wed. If signed by the governor, the
Dr. Heather Hirsch realized that she had to stop following politics as closely after the pandemic and 2020 election. It was hurting her mental health. Now, she tries to keep politics at arm’s length.
The politics of hormone therapy depend on who’s taking it. But whether hormones are taken to treat menopause or gender dysphoria, we’re talking about the same drugs. They have powerful effects on our
Hello, feminist reader friends! Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: I want t
House lawmakers formally censured Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina over findings that he behaved inappropriately toward two women staffers, showering them with gifts and attention, incl
MAGA Republicans are back in the White House, and Project 2025 is their guide, the right-wing plan to turn back the clock on women’s rights, remove abortion access, and force women into roles as wives
On Saturday, Aug. 29, more than 45,000 music fans traveled to Irvine, Calif., for the first-ever Daisy Chain Fields music festival, organized and headlined by Olivia Rodrigo, where 100 percent of the
Across the country, many boys and young men are navigating loneliness and uncertainty about who they are expected to become. Rigid ideals of masculinity can shape that search: Be self-reliant. Do not
Jury consultant experts say gender is one of the weakest predictors of how a jury decides. Here’s what matters more.
Three weeks after D. John Sauer was confirmed as the 49th solicitor general, law professor and podcast co-host William Baude speculated that Sauer might be “either fired or disbarred by the time his t
The country music legend built an extraordinary career on her own terms—while using her platform and songs to champion working women, children, and LGBTQ+ people. She died July 25 in Nashville. This s
Tina fixated on the tiny cross. She hated that she kept thinking about it. Months later, she’d hate that it made such an impression on her at all. But she couldn’t really blame herself. Tina, 35 at th
Lisa Kushner still recalls the fear and anxiety she felt upon learning she was pregnant. Kushner has lived in Maine for about 50 years. But at 19, she was a college student in New York, where abortion
“I knew it could work,” Tommy Davidson told me about the idea of his new sitcom. And as a man who has been in the business for upwards of four decades, he definitely knows what he’s talking about. The
Keshia Golden’s attorneys say that in October 2022, while she was eight-plus months pregnant, her then-boyfriend Calvin Sidney hit her, grabbed her hair and slammed her head against a kitchen counter.
“Business can be a complicated thing,” Desiree Talley said. For her, understanding the business behind entertainment can be the difference between protecting an idea and watching someone else profit f
Five-year-old Liam Tadeo and his dad, Victor Martinez Nieto, planned to spend the last day of summer before kindergarten playing soccer. Instead, on Sunday, Aug. 16, on the way to Liam's game, ICE age
Republicans on the Wake County Board of Elections voted 3-2 earlier this summer to remove North Carolina State University’s Talley Student Union as an early voting site. The student center had served
At Daisy Chains Fields, philanthropist Melinda French Gates doubled the festival’s initial $10 million donation to ten nonprofits that benefit women and girls. Pop star Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fi
Ib Kamara is leaving Off-White , marking the end of his tenure as creative director at the Virgil Abloh-founded fashion house. News of Kamara’s departure broke Monday, August 31, with the designer and
The public image of the MAGA woman is fast changing. Increasingly, the Trump administration is spotlighting women who don’t fit the “Mar-a-Lago face” mold. Women like Kai Trump and Usha Vance—who appe
Director of Digital Communications Organization Founded in 1968, the Guttmacher Institute is a global leader in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights. Through a unique and interrelated p
A Q&A with Dr. Mike Mpoyi, lead for Ipas’s Quality of Care team Dr. Mike Mpoyi, who brings both global health expertise and deep firsthand knowledge of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the east Af
This is the third of seven introductory articles on the relevance for constitutional law of the “born free and equal” clauses, which appeared in the Declaration of Independence and in six out of 12 st
How members of the Reproductive Freedom Alliance are sharing strategies on shield laws, Medicaid coverage, and building reproductive freedom protections that can survive political and legal setbacks.
Yesterday marked 59 years since the Senate confirmed the nomination of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court, clearing the way for him to become the first Black justice. At the Court On Friday, the T
This piece was done in collaboration with Searchlight New Mexico, a philanthropically supported news nonprofit focused on accountability and investigative journalism. Content warning: This story refer
Some Democrats have retreated from their party’s once-broad support for transgender rights . Not Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey. “The demonization of the trans community requires political leaders to st
Midlife adults are prone to this disorder, especially women.
From Pinterest boards to classroom walls, Mary Oliver’s words have become popular in a way that most poets could only dream. People have even gone as far as to call her “Saint Mary.” But in a new docu
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
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether a ban on transgender service members in the military violates the Constitution. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer c
As a physician, I was trained with the same mantra: that hormone therapy was only for women who were absolutely miserable, and that if we were to prescribe it, it was for the least amount of time at t
Click to expand Image Marie-Thérèse Abena Ondoa, Minister of Women's Empowerment and the Family, at the International Day of Rural Women celebrations in Nguibassal, Centre Cameroon, October 17, 2022.
