Dec 06 Push to ratify ERA launched in Utah, eyed in other states By Lindsay Whitehurst, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press A renewed national push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment has come to conservative Utah, where supporters have launched a long-shot bid to become the tipping point state, despite opposition from the influential Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Continue reading
Sep 10 5 things you might not know about the 19th Amendment By Elizabeth Flock The milestone capped off a decades-long campaign by women who demanded that they, too, be involved in public affairs. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 7:45 Why Margaret Atwood saw this as the moment for 'The Handmaid's Tale' sequel By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport “The Testaments" is the greatly anticipated sequel to Margaret Atwood’s hit dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Though it’s fiction, Atwood says she doesn't "put anything in that doesn’t have a precedent in human history.” Jeffrey Brown spoke with Atwood recently… Continue watching
Aug 02 Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent By Jonathan Lemire, Dan Sewell, Associated Press The new laws, a potential game-changer for Saudi women's rights, are to go into effect by the end of the month. Continue reading
Jul 26 Activists see Rosselló's resignation as step for women's rights in Puerto Rico By Gabriela Martinez Many women’s rights advocates see it as the beginning of a longer fight, not the end. Continue reading
Jul 16 Trump abortion rule seen as blow against Planned Parenthood By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration says, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women's rights groups. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 8:11 Why this female Saudi activist has been losing hope for her country's future Manal al-Sharif inspired Saudi Arabian women to defy their country's ban on female drivers by posting a video of herself behind the wheel. The act saw her jailed but was ultimately influential in the 2018 lifting of the ban. Now… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 3:14 Gloria Steinem on keeping the women's movement 'revolutionary' Gloria Steinem is a writer, author, activist and feminist icon who travels widely to raise awareness for the gender equity causes she helped pioneer. At age 85, Steinem says she has no intention of passing on her torch but instead… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 13:36 What controversy around Biden's behavior says about shifting social norms The past behavior of former Vice President Joe Biden toward women has sparked conversation around the boundaries governing physical contact and consent. Biden has said that norms have evolved since he entered the public sphere. To discuss how that may… Continue watching
Mar 11 UN chief warns of 'relentless' pushback on women's rights By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that there is a "deep, pervasive and relentless" pushback on women's rights and called for a fight to "push back against the pushback."… Continue reading