This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy and foundations exist and work for change within systems pervaded with racism, sexism, homophobia, and ableism, among other harmful “-isms.” In fact, some foundations have amassed their wealth precisely…
It’s 2022, and yet, I and many others who are advocates for diversity and inclusion (D&I), particularly in STEM, still have to push for this movement. Despite visible efforts to…
Women are underrepresented in the mobility sector and systems are not designed for them. These organizations are helping women to re-shape the future.
Over half (58%) of all women in U.S. prisons are mothers, as are 80% of women in jails, including many who are incarcerated awaiting trial simply because they can’t afford bail. Most…
Women in Sub-Saharan Africa who experience recent intimate partner violence are three times more likely to contract HIV, research finds.
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Americans need better access to contraception. In countries where birth control is cheap or free and more easily available to more people, there are much lower rates of unintended pregnancy,…
Does the ‘development discourse’ ignore women? No. Not today. It certainly does not ‘ignore’ women. In fact, the development narrative casts its gaze evenly across a range of women, homogenises…
The COVID-19 pandemic—and resulting upheaval in public education—has undermined decades of feminist gains in the United States workforce, research finds. The research, forthcoming in Gender & Society, draws on new data…
When we’re busy and stressed, the temptation looms to skip anything we deem “extra.”…
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The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave American women the right to vote and was ratified in August 1920. In this the centennial year of this milestone in women’s…
On December 6, the D.C. Council unanimously approved a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, extending crucial recognition and labor protections to thousands of domestic workers. The legislation is expected to pass its…
For decades, there were growing numbers of Democratic and Republican women in Congress, but the number of Republican women has stalled.
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