Women and oppressed genders

Philadelphia tribute to Black women killed by racism and sexism

Philadelphia Over 100 demonstrators gathered at North Broad and Cecil B. Moore Avenue near Temple University on Aug. 3 to…

August 26, 2016

Partial victory for reproductive justice in Indiana

Purvi Patel’s 20-year sentence for "feticide” was overturned by the Indiana Court of Appeals on July 22. Ruling there was…

August 1, 2016

Attack on Women’s, African-American studies

At the conclusion of the spring semester, the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees announced that degree programs in African…

July 15, 2016

Supreme Court ruling: Victory for women’s right to choose

With a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court affirmed June 27 in the case of Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt that…

June 28, 2016

Outrage as student rapist gets slap on wrist

Powerful protests, both vocal and silent, punctuated the Stanford University commencement on June 12. Dozens of graduating students expressed their…

June 14, 2016

While states pass anti-abortion laws, Supreme Court sidesteps birth control challenge

The Supreme Court on May 16 separated the consolidated case of Zubik v. Burwell and referred nine similar cases back…

May 23, 2016

Women are already ‘punished’ for abortions

Right-wing, racist, sexist, Republican Party presidential contender Donald Trump stated March 30 that women would need “some form of punishment”…

April 28, 2016

Boston Women’s Fightback Network celebrates IWD

Boston -- Under the banner, "Uphold the Legacy of Women's Resistance," the Women's Fightback Network held a powerful International Women’s Day…

April 5, 2016

Supreme Court weighs women’s access to contraceptives

On March 23 in Washington, D.C., the area in front of the Supreme Court was filled with protesters, as attorneys…

April 3, 2016

1937 Detroit: Women autoworkers ‘hold the fort’

Detroit -- 1937 was the year of the sit-down strike. Hundreds of occupations of plants and other workplaces were recorded,…

March 24, 2016