It has been five years since women and girls in Afghanistan have been among the primary targets of the Taliban regime. Their rights to go to school, go to work, and even leave their homes have been taken away. A direct consequence of these restrictions is a crumbling health system, under pressure from a lack […]
The Absence of Affordable Child Care is Keeping Women Out of the Workforce
On September 1, the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing titled “Supporting Working Families: State-Led Child Care Solutions.” The hearing examined how states are addressing the labor and child care crisis and highlighted the growing need for affordable, quality child care and its relation to women […]
The Trump-Epstein Reading Room Hits The Road
A traveling exhibit is forcing the public to confront the Epstein files and the institutions that failed survivors. The exhibit features 3,437 books lining the walls of the rooms, together containing approximately 3.5 million pages of Department of Justice files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room, created […]
Labor Day and the Fight for Women’s Freedom
Labor Day is a time to recognize the workers who built this country, and the movements that fought to make work more fair, safe, and dignified. For women, the labor movement has always been about more than a paycheck. It has been about having the freedom to build a life on our own terms. From […]
Women’s Fight for the Vote: From Suffrage to Today
On August 26, 1920, 19th Amendment was certified as part of the U.S. Constitution, declaring that the right to vote shall not be denied on account of sex. More than a century later, the amendment remains one of the most important milestones in the history of women’s rights in the United States. The 19th Amendment […]
Women’s Tennis Association Introduces Mandatory Sex Testing for All Players
Last month, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) introduced a new policy requiring all players on the professional tour to undergo genetic sex testing. The one-time test must be negative for the SRY gene, the part of DNA typically found on the Y chromosome and plays a major role in initiating male sexual development. Players must […]
Statement of the Feminist Majority Foundation on the Death of Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem, a lifelong champion of women’s equality and co-founder of Ms. magazine, died Sept. 2, 2026, at age 92. For more than half a century, Steinem helped bring feminist ideas, voices and movements into the mainstream through journalism, organizing and activism—and helped build Ms. into what it remains today: not simply a magazine, but […]
Support Is Growing in the Push to Recognize Gender Apartheid as a Crime Against Humanity
The movement for the rights and freedom of Afghan women and girls is picking up momentum in the halls of the United Nations. Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) and other feminist civil society leaders and activists are currently engaged in the historic process of negotiations for a crimes against humanity treaty, which will provide a formal […]
Helpful or Hurtful? The Growing Privacy Debate Over Meta Glasses
As AI becomes increasingly integrated into everyday life, smart glasses have emerged as one of the newest technologies raising questions about privacy and consent. This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly banned employees from wearing Meta smart glasses over privacy concerns. Dubbed “pervert glasses,” Meta glasses are wearable computers, allowing users to take photos […]
New Jersey Expands Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care
On Thursday, August 20, 2026, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed Bill A2218/S2260 into law, strengthening protections for providers and patients seeking reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare. The law creates criminal penalties for individuals who physically block access to healthcare facilities providing reproductive or transgender healthcare or intentionally intimidate people seeking care. Those who cause serious […]
Women’s Equality Day: Many Gains, Still Work To Do
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified, prohibiting the denial of the right to vote on the basis of sex. More than a century later, Women’s Equality Day commemorates that historic victory and the generations of suffragists who fought to secure it. Women have won extraordinary gains in the 106 years since the […]
Trump’s FDA Pick Raises Concerns Over Science, Abortion Access, and Food Safety
On Wednesday, August 19, President Trump announced that he will nominate Dr. Heidi Overton as the new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. Overton’s nomination comes as the country battles a multistate cyclospora outbreak, which continues to raise serious concerns about the health and safety of the nation’s food supply. If she is confirmed, she […]
Idaho Abortion Ban Blocked When Pregnancy Threatens Patient’s Health
On August 13, 2026, a federal district court ruled in Idaho that the 14th Amendment protects the right to abortion when a pregnant person’s life or health is seriously threatened, blocking Idaho from enforcing its abortion bans in those circumstances. The ruling invalidates two Idaho laws to the extent that they prohibit doctors from providing […]
UN Experts: Five Years On, the World Must Not Normalize Taliban Rule
Five years is a short period in a country’s history. For a child, it’s a lifetime. That’s the framing more than two dozen UN human rights experts used in a joint statement marking five years since the Taliban’s return to power. For Afghan women and girls, it’s the clearest measure of what’s been lost – […]
North Carolina State Legislature Advances New Restrictions on Voting
The North Carolina State Legislature is advancing a sweeping overhaul of the state’s election laws that would change how early voting, ballot challenges, voter registration, and election audits are conducted. H.B. 958 passed the NC House 66-47 on June 30 and the Senate 28-13 on July 28, with Republicans voting unanimously in favor of the […]
Massachusetts Expands Later Term Abortion Access
Early Monday morning on August 10, 2026, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act into law, expanding access to abortion later in pregnancy and removing the state’s previous 24-week gestational limit. Under the new law, healthcare providers can determine whether abortion care is medically appropriate based on their professional judgment. […]
The U.S. Maternal Health Crisis Is Preventable. Congress Must Act on the Momnibus
As the United States continues to face a maternal health crisis, health care providers, advocates, and lawmakers are calling on Congress to pass legislation aimed at improving maternal health outcomes and expanding access to maternity care. On Thursday, August 6, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure […]
Tate Brothers Face Growing Legal Reckoning Over Alleged Violence Against Women and Girls
Andrew and Tristan Tate will appear before a U.S. magistrate judge on Thursday, August 13, as they seek release from federal custody while they await potential extradition to the United Kingdom. The Tates’ lawyers have filed to release the brothers, writing that it would be “extraordinarily difficult for [them] to travel undetected or avoid attention.” […]
Why Texas v. Kennedy Matters for Disability Rights and Women
Just days after the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability rights advocates are warning that one of the nation’s foundational civil rights protections is under threat. The lawsuit Texas v. Kennedy challenges federal regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, raising concerns about the future of disability rights […]
FreeBC Offers All Kinds of Birth Control At No Cost
In this age of legal attacks on birth control access and shifting Medicaid coverage, a new online resource has emerged to educate people about the birth control methods available to them—and provide them for no fee. The website FreeBC now offers comprehensive information about every effective birth control method, from pills, patches and rings to […]