To Build These Homes, We Chose an All-Women Crew
The Mudgirls collective redefines expectations about what a construction site is supposed to look like—child care, breastfeeding breaks, and all.
Gender justice
YES! Media’s coverage of gender justice navigates the tension between the reality that gender is a social construct and that this construct has tangible impacts on people read as women, femmes, transgender, nonbinary, or any other gender presentation deemed “non-normative.” We report on efforts to close the wage gap, protect reproductive rights, end gender-based sexual exploitation and violence, and empower those impacted by gender inequality. Our coverage also explores how men and others in socially dominant positions are impacted by—and working to uproot—these systems of oppression.
Women’s Rights Are Center Stage in One Kentucky Community
A local theater group tackles stigma and prompts conversations in a state where abortion is steadily under attack.
What Came Before #MeToo: The Himpathy That Shaped Misogyny
Kate Manne’s “Down Girl” describes the origins of a punitive social system that keeps women in their place by rewarding compliance and punishing resistance.
When Girls Take the Lead on Social Justice: 5 Stories
They started a troop focused on girls of color, exposed a human smuggling operation, and generally stepped up when adults didn’t.
Demystifying Female Anatomy with Street Art
The chalk drawings aim to educate and surprise.
“You Taught Me How to Shout Out Loud”: A Love Letter to My Fellow Activists
Together we saved lives and sparked changes in the healthcare and social support systems that were crumbling around us.
Where Birth Control Is Scarce, Young Women Create Sex Education Outside the Classroom
A Kentucky program trains women to advocate for their reproductive health.
Real Gender Equality Includes Femininity (and the Color Pink)
As feminist parents, we tell ourselves we’re trying to break down the gender binary. But what’s wrong with skirts and baby dolls?
Just One State Stands Between Women’s Rights and the Constitution
Movements such as #MeToo and #SheShouldRun have re-energized the Equal Rights Amendment.
In Gaza, a Focus on Creating IT Jobs For Women
A social enterprise starts up in one of the world’s most difficult environments, but one bursting with human capacity.
Kids Say #MeToo After Each Performance of This Play
As sex education steadily loses federal funding, this program teaches kids about personal body safety—and that abuse is never their fault.
If a Queer Woman of Color Can Check Her Wealth Privilege, So Can You
Wealth accumulation has its roots in stolen land, stolen labor, and stolen lives. But you can organize other privileged people with compassion.
Beyond Fasting: What We Can All Learn From Ramadan
It’s a holiday intended for introspection and community, something Muslims and non-Muslims alike can benefit from.
Me Too Creator Tarana Burke Reminds Us This Is About Black and Brown Survivors
There’s another “me too” story, about a movement that began a decade before it was a hashtag.
The Problem With “Silence Breakers” as TIME’s Person of the Year
I decided to search for two words on the article’s web page: “patriarchy” or “misogyny.” Zero results.
Why Police Violence Against Women of Color Stays Hidden
Data show more Black men are killed at higher rates than women, but police-misconduct attorney Andrea Ritchie says that doesn’t tell the whole story.
What Reproductive Rights Advocates Can Learn From Texas (Yes, Texas)
How folks in conservative states are responding—and have been responding for years—to infringements on their civil rights.
5 Ways to Support Your Sisters
Here’s how to show other women that you have their back.
A Woman in Trump’s America: 5 Simple Ways to Support Your Sisters
Here’s how to show other women you have their backs.
To Women Marchers: Just Because You Don’t Feel Welcome Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Belong
Issues that impact the womanhood of any one of us—directly or indirectly—impact all of us.
3 Maps Show Where Legal Abortions Are Hardest to Get—and Who Lives There
1 in 3 women will have an abortion by age 45.
Sex in the Wild (a First-Hand Account)
What I learned about love from a hermaphrodite, a cannibal, and a dizzyingly diverse array of sea creatures.
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