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‘A Lady Without a Face’: A Trafficking Survivor Shares a Renewed View of Womanhood
Brenda Myers-Powell reconnects with her lost identity in ‘Leaving Breezy Street’
Drowning in Carpools: An Invisible and Significant Burden on Moms
Addressing an aspect of modern city design that hurts women in particular
Margaret Atwood Wonders Why We Can’t Say ‘Woman’ Anymore, and Other News from the Week
Catch up on all the news you might have missed with our handy summary of the week’s top stories.
A Wholistic Feminism for All Women
A new book on wellness celebrates the whole of what it means to be a woman.
Fifth Women's March Focuses on Abortion, and Other News from the Week
Catch up on all the news you might have missed with our handy summary of the week’s top stories.
Are You a Woman, or a “Body with a Vagina?”
How does one define a woman?
On Female Appropriation
If cultural appropriation is wrong, where falls the appropriation of womanhood?
Forgotten at the Front Lines: Women and Girls in Afghanistan
Our fellow Afghan sisters, mothers, workers, and students wait in fear as the world appears to stand idly by.
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Men and Women Don’t Agree on Abortion and Gender Relations
When it comes to gender equality, abortion appears to be hurting more than it’s helping.
Mother and Athlete: The Olympics Story You Haven’t Heard
Olympians are speaking out about abortion pressure.
'Black Widow' Highlights the Tragedy of Forced Sterilization
The record-breaking Marvel film touches on Natasha and Yelena's inability to have children.
Why Planned Parenthood’s Rejection of Its Founder Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Some of Planned Parenthood’s problematic founding philosophies are still alive today
How the Conversation About Transgenderism Affects Our Understanding of Womanhood
To be ‘female’ now means more than it ever did—and also less.
Five Ways You Can Make a Difference This International Women’s Day
Whether we’re combating social ills across the globe or in our backyards, here’s how we can help women now.
Let’s Stop Acting Like ‘Sex Work’ Is Empowering
The commercial sex industry ignores sex trafficking for a reason; it depends on it.
The Feminist Movement Before and After Abortion
How abortion changed women’s rights groups
Renting Wombs, Rending Hearts: The Dark Realities of Surrogacy
To protect women and children, we have to let go of the illusion that surrogacy is anything other than a form of human trafficking.
Title IX, Which Paved the Way for Women’s Sports, Now Threatens Its Gains
When teams include trans women athletes in women’s sports, female-born athletes lose.
Is the Old Dichotomy of 'Working Mom' Versus 'Stay at Home Mom' Obsolete?
Mother(hood) is the necessity of invention.
Seen, Not Heard: The Challenges of Cancel Culture for Women
Our social media climate is becoming toxic for free ideas.
The Side Effects of Birth Control on Women’s Empowerment
It’s no longer possible to ignore the growing chorus of women who have survived adverse reactions to contraceptives
J.K. Rowling Speaks Up on Sex and Gender Issues, and Other Notes from the Week
Catch up on all the news you might have missed with our handy summary of the week’s top stories.
Reflections on Being an Independent Woman from 'Far from the Madding Crowd'
Valuable lessons from Bathsheba Everdene's strengths and weakness