Women’s Rights
Feminism Needs to Take a Day Off
The upcoming Day Without A Woman is a Western feminist conceit.
What We Saw at Women's March on Washington
500,000 people turned out because they see Donald Trump as a threat to social progress.
Support for Legal Abortion at Highest Level Since 1995, But Partisan Gap Widening
The gap between Republicans and Democrats on abortion is at its widest point in nearly 10 years.
Pill-Induced Abortions on the Rise in America. Why That's a Good Thing
At Planned Parenthood clinics, 43 percent of all abortions are now drug-induced, not surgical.
Female Genital Mutilation Remains Widespread in Many Countries
But attitudes are slowly shifting.
Late-Term Abortions Are Rare and 'Partial Birth Abortions' Illegal. Why Do They Keep Dominating the Reproductive-Rights Debate?
A few facts about late-term abortion in America...
Electoral Politics Is a Horrible Context In Which to Talk About Sexual Consent
People excited to see sexual-consent issues dominating cable news probably won't like where this is going.
How the Equal Rights Amendment Succeeded
Even though it never passed, the courts have ruled women and men should be treated the same.
Burkini Ban Busted! French Court Says No to Criminalizing Muslim Swimwear
France's top court struck down a ban on Muslim women's swimwear known as "burkinis."
What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for U.S. Abortion Access
The Supreme Court's ruling in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt could affect laws around the U.S.
Purvi Patel Appeals 20-Year Feticide Sentence for Self-Induced Abortion
Patel was sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking the abortion pill without a doctor's supervision-or at least that's how her supporters portray the situation.
ACLU Sues Over Indiana Law Creating a Protected Class of Fetuses
The new law may also require pregnant women who have miscarriages to bury or cremate their fetal remains.
From '50s Housewives to Girls: How Political Campaign Ads Court Women Then & Now
"I Love the Gov" versus "My First Time"
'Women's Issues' Dominate In 2016 Presidential-Campaign Ads
Equal pay, abortion, and other issues concerning sex and gender are all over TV this election.
Trump Wants Changes to Republican Party's Abortion Platform
Trump told reporters he supports changes to the GOP abortion platform and thinks transgender people should use whatever bathroom they wish.
Muslim Women Who Wear Veils Are Choosing to Be Unequal
Even in liberal democracies, Muslim women who cover their faces relegate themselves to second-class citizenship.
Total Abortion Ban Reinstated in Dominican Republic
Abortion under any circumstances (even when the mother's life is at risk) is a criminal offense in this Caribbean country.
Sloppy U.N. Cyberviolence Report Uses Damsels in Digital Distress to Cheer Censorship
Why did the U.N. feel justified in recommending such illiberal censorship policies while providing such shoddy evidence to back their claims?
Underboob Banned in Springfield, Missouri, After Rally Seeking to 'Free the Nipple'
Mayor opposed law for implying sight of boobs "transforms men into raving sexual predators who rush to the nearest restroom and kidnap children."
20 Week Abortion Ban Fails to Win Enough Senate Support
Only two Republicans voted against the bill and three Democrats in favor.
Fiorina's Feminism Strategy
Fiorina's been playing now-you-see-it, now-you-don't with the so-called gender card. Will it work?
Sex Workers From Around the World Tell Hollywood to Mind Its Own Business
Hundreds of human-rights orgs, sex workers, and allies kindly ask Lena Dunham et al. to STFU about prostitution.
Feminism Loses Its Mind Over Boobs
The push to Free the Nipple and private lactating areas show that the movement is a contradictory mess
Shikha Dalmia on the Confusion of Modern Feminism
The movement wants to Free the Nipple and hide the nipple at the same time
Thousands of Women in Iraq Being Detained and Abused
According to report from Human Rights Watch
Some Saudi Men Help Attempt to End Ban on Women Driving
Risk their own jobs and public backlash
Facing Threats, Saudi Women Drop Driving Protest
Women are banned from driving there
Saudi Arabia Adopts Domestic Violence Law
Country not exactly known for its treatment of women
Sexual Assault "Rampant" at Egypt Protests, According to Human Rights Watch
Nearly 100 women attacked
Rep. Franks: Rape Rarely Leads to Pregnancy
Author of bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks
Israeli Judge Resigns After Saying Some Girls 'Enjoy Rape'
In reference to an incident involving a then-13-year-old
Tunisian Who Posed Topless Flees Family, Country
Her efforts at feminist activism were not well-received
Women's Rights Activists in Mideast Not Happy About Naked Protests on Their Behalf in Europe
Protests over a Tunisian girl arrested for posting a topless photo on Facebook causing more harm than good