Female Reporters Are Being Turned Away From the House of Representatives for Wearing Sleeveless Tops
One female reporter was prevented from entering the Speaker's Lobby because her shoulders weren't covered.
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Women’s Right to Refuse
(Photo: Melissa Gira Grant) The call went out just weeks ago for a women’s strike in the United States.…
Fixing the Gender Imbalance in the Back Rooms of the U.N. Climate Talks
Women bear the harshest effects of climate change and also hold the keys to solving it. Yet at…
Human Rights in Colombia’s City of Women
An hour from Cartagena, the City of Women is a refuge for Colombia’s displaced — and a model for other…
A Brief History of Menstrual Blood Myths
Humans have long attempted to protect society from menstruating women—at the expense of women’s rights. By Kate Wheeling…
Human Rights Are Women’s Rights, and Neither Is an Objective of the Global Climate Agreement
Climate change affects women disproportionately—yet tensions among Middle Eastern states, and a dearth of women at COP21, mean the final agreement is unlikely to do much for them.
How to Hire More Women in Science
Montana State University STEM departments now hire equal numbers of women and men, thanks to new procedures that raise awareness of gender issues.
Back When the Republican Party Was Endorsing Feminism
Before 1980, it was the Republican party that many feminists were turning to.
Fight Climate Change by Fighting for Women’s Rights
It's time to stop focusing on population growth as the cause of our environmental problems. It’s not the main culprit, and the women of the world are already doing all they can to slow it. They just need more support.
Has Title IX Changed Women’s Lives?
A new study presents preliminary evidence that, for women, participating in sports in high school can instill a sense of independence and self-reliance.