Debunking the Anti-Choice Arguments in NIFLA v. Becerra
California’s Reproductive FACT Act ensures that women are informed about their reproductive health options; yet the anti-choice movement would prefer to keep them in the dark.
Creating a Fair Process to Combat Sexual Harassment Is Essential to Women’s Progress
The backlash focused on due process for those accused of sexual harassment ignores the need for a fairer process overall to address sexual harassment and empower all survivors.
Workers Should Not Have to Choose Between Retirement and Caring for Their Families
A recent parental leave proposal with administration support would require workers to dip into their future Social Security funds to replace income lost during the leave period—and delay their eventual retirement.
Disaster Relief for Puerto Rico Must Accommodate Women’s Needs
As Puerto Rico continues to recover from hurricanes Irma and Maria, relief efforts must emphasize gender equity.
Rhetoric vs. Reality: How Abortion Bans Hurt Women
Abortion bans are unnecessary, based on false information, and impede women's rights and access to critical health care.
Virginia’s Newly Elected Delegates Bring Women’s Issues to the Forefront
Virginia’s newly elected women delegates are now leading the charge in making their voices heard in government.
Building on Women’s Wins in 2017
Recruiting women of color and young women, as well as discussing discrimination, could increase the number of women running for office in 2018.
45 Ways Trump and Congress Threaten the Promise of Roe v. Wade
Under the Trump administration, there has been a particularly ferocious effort to deny women their fundamental rights and limit access to abortion, as well as an array of other reproductive health services.
Suffering in Silence
Women of color experiencing perinatal mood disorders often suffer in silence and lack access to mental health care. Mental health stigma must be dismantled and key interventions implemented at the policy and community levels.
The Unequal Toll of Toxic Stress
There is a pervasive lack of sensitivity to the ways in which girls of color signal emotional distress—a widespread failure on the part of adults that results in too many girls falling through the cracks at school.