Nov 08 Watch 3:43 Vice President-elect Harris’ win brings many historic firsts By PBS NewsHour Kamala Harris gave her victory speech wearing all white on Saturday night after her glass ceiling-shattering win as Vice President-elect. Barbara Perry, Director of Presidential Studies and co-chair of the Presidential Oral History Program at the University of Virginia's Miller… Continue watching
May 01 Women and minorities shoulder front-line work during pandemic By Mae Anderson, Alexandra Olson, Angeliki Kastanis, Associated Press An Associated Press analysis of census data shows that the burden of keeping the country open has been borne unevenly across gender, racial and socioeconomic lines. Continue reading
Jan 02 2019 was a record year for female filmmakers, study finds By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Last year, women directed more of the most popular movies than any year before. Continue reading
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
Nov 01 Watch 6:36 How this Nashville women’s recovery home blends business with bonding By John Yang, Leah Nagy Nashville’s Thistle Farms is no ordinary business -- it’s a nonprofit staffed by women who have survived addiction, sexual abuse or trafficking. The organization’s two-year program offers participants housing, free therapy and medical care, as well as opportunities to work… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 6:31 A groundbreaking exhibition finally tells the stories of Native women artists By Jeffrey Brown, Kira Wakeam “Hearts of Our People” is the country’s first ever exhibition devoted solely to the works of Native American women. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts assembled the retrospective, which is currently at Nashville's Frist Art Museum and will visit Tulsa and… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 2:49 How these 2 astronauts took a giant leap for womankind By William Brangham NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conducted the first all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Friday. The occasion represented a momentous milestone for the space program, which long disregarded women. Meir and Koch held a news conference… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 16:54 Hillary Clinton: Trump’s actions ‘direct threat’ to national security As an impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s actions on Ukraine begins, Hillary Clinton says that it appears "that there is evidence of abuse of power and obstruction of justice and contempt of Congress." The former secretary of state and daughter… 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
Mar 08 Saudi app criticized for feature to control women’s travel By Rachel Lerman, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The Saudi government app implements existing law by including a setting where Saudi men can grant or deny their spouses, daughters and minor sons the ability to travel abroad. Continue reading