Women and oppressed genders

Michigan rolls back women’s reproductive rights

Detroit — Michigan has definitely been in the public eye recently. The biggest story, of course, has been the Detroit…

January 2, 2014

Marissa Alexander released on bail, granted new trial

Marissa Alexander, the 34-year-old African-American woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for defending herself against her abusive…

December 3, 2013

Right to abortion is denied in Texas, affirmed in Albuquerque

Two polar opposite events affecting women’s right to choose abortion took place on Nov. 19. One was a 5 to 4…

November 26, 2013

Courts strike 1-2 punch at reproductive rights

Reproductive justice took a one-two punch in unrelated court decisions on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. One court allowed a…

November 6, 2013

‘After Tiller’: A powerful defense of women’s right to choose

The documentary movie “After ­Tiller” chronicles the profoundly important story of four doctors in the U.S. who risk their lives…

October 6, 2013

San Diego activists: ‘Free Marissa Alexander’

An hour-long rally was held in City Heights Park in San Diego on Sept. 14, in support of Marissa Alexander,…

September 26, 2013

Women speak out against U.S. intervention in Syria

The following is a statement from the International Women’s Alliance, of which the Women's Fightback Network, New York Chapter, is…

September 6, 2013

The struggle continues for women’s equality

The date of Aug. 26 was named Women’s Equality Day in 1971 because that’s the day in 1920 when women,…

September 4, 2013

South Africa commemorates National Women’s Day

August 9 was the anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March on Pretoria, an event that attracted 20,000 women to protest…

August 18, 2013

All Women’s March in San Diego, Calif., makes history

Women and men from all over San Diego County gathered at the Tubman/Chavez Center on June 29 for San Diego’s…

July 11, 2013