"Today is a win, but it is only the first step in what will undoubtedly be a long and difficult fight," said one pro-choice advocate.
‘Five-alarm fire’: Anger, resolve as thousands rally nationwide for reproductive rights
"Beyond protests, we will need mass meetings to plan next steps for the movement including direct action and even strikes."
Texas abortion law reflects GOP turn towards citizen enforcement
Is this the highest-profile example of a growing push by Republicans to give supporters broad power to sue over issues important to their base?
A chill wind: Texas unleashes bounty hunters on women
Texas' latest abortion ban deputizes ordinary citizens to hunt down and sue anyone who helps a woman get an abortion after 6 weeks (e.g. clinic staff, taxi drivers, someone who provided money for the procedure).
Trade policy won’t work for workers till it works for women
The Biden administration needs to adopt a gender and social inclusion framework for future trade negotiations and agreements.
Federal judges blocks Arkansas abortion ban
This law “is categorically unconstitutional, and plaintiffs have demonstrated that they are likely to succeed on the merits.”
#FreeBrittney and all Saudi women too!
If any woman can relate to Brittney’s struggle to free herself from her father’s rule, it is Saudi women’s rights activist Samar Badawi.
Billie Jean King, foremother
And still in the game...
Male voices dominate the news. Here’s how journalists and female experts can turn this...
You might expect the gender ratio of people quoted in the news would mirror the gender split of our society. But that's not the case.
Women’s pain is routinely underestimated, and gender stereotypes are to blame—new research
A new study has found gender stereotypes are particularly decisive in the estimation of patients’ pain.
Lessons from the past: Protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19
Little attention has been paid to women and girls in humanitarian settings, those whose safety has already been reduced due to conflict, natural disaster or displacement.
WHO finds violence against women ‘remains devastatingly pervasive,’ affecting 1 in 3 worldwide
"Violence against women is endemic in every country and culture, causing harm to millions of women and their families, and has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic."
#MeToo
Women power
NationofChange was founded by Board President, Donna Luca. We make women’s rights issues a priority, and we feature the voices of powerful women.
