Three proposed measures would establish a right to abortion in their states, while one is intended to repeal an established state constitutional right to abortion.

In Afghanistan, where girls are barred from secondary education, an underground network of home-based schools is preparing ...

Misinformation and false claims about the safety of abortion are proliferating and becoming key components in legislation, ...

"The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2021” is comprised of 109 studies and reports, including original research by the Women’s Media Center and aggregated research from academia, industry and ...

The Women’s Media Center’s recently released report on gender and race representation on major TV news programs is the latest danger sign that U.S. journalism is neglecting whole communities of people ...

It should come as no surprise that women continue to be in the minority of nominees for annual Academy Awards. Women in the film industry continue to come up against a proverbial glass ceiling, each ...

Download The Status of Women in U.S Media 2019 here. “The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2019” shows that despite some gains, men still dominate in every part of news, entertainment and digital ...

Title IX, the 1972 federal civil rights law guaranteeing gender equity in federally funded education programs, wasn’t on my radar after our daughter was raped on a 2012 overnight trip, nor was it on ...

What are the roles for women and girls in science fiction and superhero films and television? Are they visible? Are they powerful? Are they inclusive? What does their representation, voice share, ...

As I recently approached the final days of my 16th year as a women’s, gender, and sexuality studies professor in a department that just last year commemorated 50 years of dynamic, interdisciplinary ...

Much confusion swirls around when rape was actually recognized as a war crime. Try Googling “rape as a war crime” and you’ll find the third result is a Huffington Post article declaring that it was ...

I’ve never been a huge Swiftie. That (rarely voiced) opinion has never gone over well with the people around me; as a teenage girl, almost all of my friends adore Taylor Swift, having grown up ...