Indian Women Turn to Ancient Grains to Feed Their Families and Their Futures
As climate change threatens rainfed farming, millets offer a way to achieve food, financial, and environmental security.
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Portraits of Matriarchy: Where Grandmothers Are Still in Charge
Life around Lugu Lake鈥攈igh up in the Himalayas, straddling China鈥檚 Yunnan and Sichuan provinces鈥攈as been changing rapidly. Until relatively recently, the Mosuo, a Chinese ethnic minority of about 40,000 people,
The Feminist Magic of the Older Witch
Witchcraft is having a moment. But look past pop culture's teenaged spellbinders and consider the encouraging example of the unconventional crone.
鈥淢r. Vice President, I Am Speaking鈥�: A Culture of Interruption
Politics is a realm where men have been given a free hand to interrupt and talk over women. We can change this.
In-Home Caregivers in California Could Finally Get Unemployment Benefits
If signed into law, California's AB-1993 would extend unemployment eligibility to more than 119,000 family caregivers, most of whom are low-income women of color.
What Women鈥檚 Suffrage Owes to Indigenous Culture
The example of gender equality in Haudenosaunee society gave 19th-century White women some big ideas.
How Colleges Are Supporting Students Leaving Abusive Relationships
Relationship violence threatens not only students鈥� physical safety and emotional well-being, but also their academic prospects. Some campuses are finding solutions to help keep survivors in school.
For Survivors of Violence and Their Kids, a Push to Prioritize Housing
Domestic violence, the leading cause of homelessness among women and children, is increasing during the pandemic.
How Birth Doulas Are Helping Parents Navigate Coronavirus
Doulas provide emotional and physical support before, during, and after birth. With concerns over the spread of COVID-19, this service has become even more crucial.
How Black Women Are Reshaping Afrofuturism
The science fiction subgenre known for its utopian and liberation themes has become a vehicle for Black women artists.
The Women Who Welcomed Immigrants
A century ago, impoverished European immigrants got health care and practical help from the settlement house movement.
Beyond #MeToo, 3 Movements Making a Difference for Gender Equity
New attention on gender inequality is inspiring new movements and energizing existing ones.
Making Health Care Accessible for Somali Women
Somali health care practitioners are addressing the cultural and medical concerns of women in their communities.
Call Katie Hill鈥檚 鈥淪candal鈥� What It Is: Sexual Assault
The Congresswoman resigned after having an affair with a campaign aide, but she鈥檚 also a crime victim, and those two facts don鈥檛 cancel each other out.
What Do Women Really Want?
One million women and girls around the world offered answers. Now their responses are influencing reproductive health care policy.
LGBTQ Migrants Find Community at Mexico鈥檚 鈥淗ouse of Women鈥�
After traveling thousands of miles fleeing violence and discrimination, LGBTQ women find safety and support in Tapachula, Mexico.
Editor’s Note: The Death Issue
When I learned that my first issue as editorial director of YES! would be on death, I cringed a bit. No one likes to think about death, much less talk about it. In fact, death might be more taboo to discuss than even sex or money. A recent survey found that only about a third of people had discussed making wills with their partners, or their wishes concerning their funerals. It鈥檚 almost as though we believe that dying doesn鈥檛 actually happen. At least not to us.
Why Women鈥檚 Climate Leadership Is Vital
Women鈥檚 leadership won鈥檛 be a panacea for the overwhelming whiteness of climate leadership, but it鈥檚 a starting place.
6 Shows for Some Women-Led Belly Laughs
Time and time again women have proven that viewers are interested in the stories they tell.
The Story of Death Is the Story of Women
鈥nd they want to bring back 鈥淭he Good Death.鈥�
Black Girl Magic: How Tarot Is Helping Women of Color Connect
The Detroit Blk Gurls Do Tarot Facebook group empowers women in traditional spiritualities.
Ursula K. Le Guin Is Still the Radical Feminist We Need Today
adrienne maree brown shares unabashed love for the visionary writer, here and in the new documentary 鈥淲orlds of Ursula K. Le Guin.鈥�
It鈥檚 Not a Woman鈥檚 Job to Protect a Man鈥檚 Virtue
The Mississippi gubernatorial candidate who wouldn鈥檛 allow a female reporter to cover his campaign without a male chaperone is recycling centuries of misogynistic mythology.
Hot Flashes and Killer Whales: The Evolutionary Advantage of Menopause
The patriarchy thinks menopause is a problem. A new book is making waves with the argument that "the change" has value for our species and the women who go through it.
Stop Ignoring Mothering as Work
No one should be forced to mother, but women who choose that journey deserve political, social, and structural support.
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