Abortion Laws by State: These Are Your Rights The Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, giving states the right to set their own abortion laws. These are the states where abortion is legal—and the states where abortion is restricted. By Sarah Cottrell and Tracy Collins Ortlieb In the landmark 1973 case of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court…
How Abortion Restrictions Impact People Who Miscarry Banning safe abortions will have a substantial impact on miscarriage care. We spoke with an expert to break down how the two overlap. By Sarah Cottrell Few headlines have felt more like a sucker-punch than “Roe v. Wade Overturned” and yet here we are. On Friday, June 24, the Supreme Court struck down…
Cities and towns across the US have seen sustained protests since Dobbs was handed down. By Natasha Ishak Pro-choice activists and reproductive rights supporters have been making their voices heard through mass protests in response to the Supreme Court’s Friday decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which effectively overturned 1973’s Roe v. Wade ruling that gave Americans a constitutional right to…
LGBTQ+ Women Who Made National History In May 2019, the city of New York announced plans to honor LGBTQ+ activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera with a statue. The city of New York claimed the monument will be the “first permanent, public artwork recognizing transgender women in the world.” Johnson and Rivera were prominent figures in uprisings against 1969…
By Anne Branigin In most cases, being named a L’Oréal Paris spokesperson would be quite the glow-up for the honoree—the French cosmetics company has built up an impressive and diverse roster of celebrities to represent it over the years. But take a casual glance through the resume of Jaha Dukureh, a prominent women’s rights activist who was recently named L’Oréal’s…
By Karen Pallarito If you haven’t noticed all the new wearables, mobile apps, self-care gadgets, or tech-enabled services designed for women’s health, well, you’re just not paying attention. Femtech is seeping into daily life. Hands-free breast pumps are a thing; period underwear is everywhere. To many industry leaders, femtech is more than a market sector—it’s a movement. “It’s giving a voice…
One hundred years and one Kamala Harris later, there are still very few TV series about first- (or second-) wave feminism in the vault.
On a day that celebrates equality across all genders, IWD goes beyond just imagining a world where every person is equal and takes action to create change.
To commemorate the centennial of the ratification for the women’s vote, new tours and exhibitions can be found across the country.
Demonstrators gathered in cities, including New York and Washington, to protest climate change, pay equity and other issues.
