5 Ways You Can Help Black Moms Take Back Breastfeeding
Insufficient support and stigma make Black women the least likely to breastfeed of any group.
Women鈥檚 History Month
Why Police Violence Against Women of Color Stays Hidden
Data show more Black men are killed at higher rates than women, but police-misconduct attorney Andrea Ritchie says that doesn鈥檛 tell the whole story.
The 麻豆社事件 Education, the Wider the Gender Pay Gap鈥擶ait, What?
Seattle women make less than men, but especially those with advanced degrees.
How Horror Films Are Bringing 麻豆社事件 Gender Equality to Hollywood
A new study finds that horror is the only film genre where women appear and speak as often as men.
The Women of Color Out to Reclaim Marijuana Culture
Most commercial pot shops are owned by rich white men. This all-female art collective wants to remind us of the drug鈥檚 community and healing roles.
How Low-Income Mothers Are Breaking Into the Tech Industry
Two-thirds of low-wage workers are women, often mothers. These programs are giving them better access to high-wage careers.
For All the Single Ladies Not Ready to Have Babies, Here鈥檚 an Option
Apple and Facebook offer egg freezing in their employee health benefits. But what about the rest of us?
Just So We鈥檙e Clear: Black Mothers Aren鈥檛 to Blame for High Infant Mortality
When famous midwife Ina May Gaskin suggested that Black mothers should make better lifestyle choices to have healthier babies, the Black birth world decided they鈥檇 had enough.
Why Women Are Skipping Work and Wearing Red Today
U.S. organizers of International Women鈥檚 Day urge women to find creative ways to strike on March 8.
10 Nasty Women Who Shaped American History
Before Trump ever called Clinton a 鈥渘asty woman,鈥� these fierce ladies were getting it done鈥攊n the face of B.S. from the boys.
A Mom鈥檚 Plea for Library Books Brought in 15,000鈥擜nd Transformed Her Small Town
Lit lovers from all over the country sent books to reopen the rural school library.
How to Win Workplace Equality? Invest in Neighborhoods Where Women Need It Most
Women make up nearly half of the workforce, yet old-fashioned policies keep them unequal partners. To remedy this, we must first ensure basic opportunities鈥攍ike making sure girls can get to school.
Female Migrant Farmworkers Push Back Against Machismo and Abuse in California鈥檚 Wine Country
In Sonoma County, women are coming together to support one another and advocate for the safety of undocumented fieldworkers who often work in isolation.
What the Abortion Bans Have to do With Poverty and Race
As I weighed my options and briefly flirted with the idea of becoming a parent, I thought about the life that I would be able to provide my child.
Meet the Jeans-Wearing, Nature-Loving Nuns Who Helped Stop a Kentucky Pipeline
As fewer women enter the convent, what will become of Kentucky鈥檚 tradition of socially and environmentally engaged religious women?
5 Japanese-American Women Activists Left Out of U.S. History Books
A herstory lesson about five women whose World War II internment inspired them to action.
10 Black Women Innovators and the Awesome Things They Brought Us
From a better hairbrush to modern 3D technology, ten things that might never have existed without the invention or innovation of black women.
Unsung Black Heroines Launched a Modern Domestic Workers Movement鈥擯owered By Their Own Stories
The struggle for labor rights started decades ago among private household workers, mostly African-American women, whose stories inspired a powerful nationwide movement for dignity.
How Women-Led Movements Are Redefining Power, From California to Nepal
In the face of corporate domination, economic injustice, and climate change, movements led by women offer a revolutionary path.
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