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Women On The 2018 Ballot Are Busting Perceptions Of Motherhood And Leadership
May 11, 2018Jill S. Greenlee, Brandeis University Motherhood is taking center stage in U.S. politics. Sen. Tammy Duckworth,...
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GOP Lawmaker Abruptly Resigns With Promise To Pay Back $39K Sexual Harassment Settlement
April 27, 2018GOP Rep. Pat Meehan announced Friday he is resigning from Congress effective immediately in the wake...
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Rosalind Franklin Still Doesn’t Get The Recognition She Deserves For Her DNA Discovery
April 25, 2018Visiting the Institut Curie in Paris recently got me thinking about the distinct lack of famous...
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Toronto Van Attack Suspect Referenced Far-Right ‘4chan’ And ‘Men’s Rights Movement’
April 24, 2018Alek Minassian, the 25-year-old suspect in Monday’s deadly Toronto van attack, referenced the far-right site “4chan”...
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Pence-Era Law Banning Abortions Based On Disability Diagnosis Is Unconstitutional
April 20, 2018A federal appeals court has ruled that a ban on “selective abortions” signed into law in...
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Former First Lady Barbara Bush Has Died At 92
April 17, 2018Former First Lady Barbara Bush has passed away at the age of 92, family spokesman Jim...
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John Oliver Accuses Anti-Abortion CPCs Of Using ‘Coercive’ Tactics To Inflict ‘Emotional Manipulation’
April 9, 2018“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver is accusing crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) of using “disingenuous and...
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The Center for Reproductive Rights Sues Mississippi Over ‘Unconstitutional’ 15-Week Abortion Ban
April 9, 2018The Center for Reproductive Rights, an abortion rights group, is suing the state of Mississippi over...
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All 22 Female Senators Unite To Demand Sen. McConnell Allow Vote On Sexual Harassment Reform Bill
March 29, 2018All 22 women in the Senate signed onto a letter Wednesday demanding that Senate Majority Leader...
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35 And Counting: A Record Number Of Black Women Are Running For Office In Alabama
March 23, 2018More than 35 African American women are running for Democratic office across the deep-red state of...
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Miss. Gov. Replaces Retiring GOP Senator With 1st Female Senator In State History, Deep South
March 21, 2018Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) has replaced retiring Sen. Thad Cochran (R) with Cindy Hyde-Smith, the...
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Historic Number Of Native American Women Are Running For Office In 2018
March 21, 2018Nearly 40 women have set a record for the most Native American women to ever run...
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Mississippi Lawmakers Mark International Women’s Day By Passing Nation’s Most Extreme Anti-Abortion Bill
March 8, 2018Mississippi lawmakers passed the nation’s most restrictive anti-abortion ban on Thursday, concurrent with International Women’s Day....
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Michelle Obama’s Advice To Girls: ‘Do Not Be Afraid To Fail’; ‘Be Supportive Of Each Other’
March 8, 2018When asked what advice she had for future female leaders on International Women’s Day, Michelle Obama...
