“We need to get serious about educating our young people about sex.”
Pro-Choice Democrat Wins Virginia Attorney General Race
Pro-choice state Senator Mark Herring (D) is the new attorney general of Virginia, defeating State Senator Obenshain (R) who conceded the race – after a vote recount – yesterday.
The Affordable Care Act Makes the Gift of Health Insurance Possible
My mom sat down, went on Healthcare.gov, discovered that she qualified for a tax credit to help her afford quality health insurance, and then found 86 health plans from which to choose. All in less than 10 minutes.
Report: Police Harassment May Worsen LA Aids Crisis
Louisiana has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the US, and the state’s AIDS death rate is over two times the national average.
Senator Warren Introduces Equal Employment for All Act
“Families have not fully recovered from the 2008 financial crisis, and too many Americans are still searching for jobs. This is about basic fairness—let people compete on the merits, not on whether they already have enough money to pay all their bills.”
Register at Early Bird Rates for the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference!
We’re looking forward to seeing a diverse array of feminists at the conference this year, and we hope you’ll join us in celebrating a decade of young feminist action and leadership across the nation.
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Founding Feminists: December 18, 1912
“The weather shall not daunt us. We are going to Albany, and the road lies ahead.”
Court Allows New York Catholic Groups to Refuse Contraceptive Coverage
The ACA guarantees that all new health insurance plans cover FDA-approved contraceptives, including the pill and IUDs, without co-pays or deductibles.
ACLU Sues On Behalf of Pregnant Worker Forced Out of Job
“It’s unfair to make me choose between earning a living and protecting my health and the health of my baby when I could still perform my job without doing any heavy lifting.”
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Founding Feminists: December 17, 1912
“Suffrage Army” troops are pushing on toward Albany on Day Two of their march!
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Founding Feminists: December 16, 1912
On to Albany!
College Settles Pregnant Student’s Discrimination Complaint
Brandi Kostal was two weeks away from completing her masters and doctorate-level classes when she began having medical issues with her pregnancy and required an emergency C-section.
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Michelle Bachelet Wins Chilean Presidency
Feminist Michelle Bachelet is once again the president of Chile, winning 62 percent of the vote – the largest victory for any presidential candidate since the country resumed democratic elections in 1989. As president, Bachelet will address the profound gap between the rich and poor in Chile. The country has the highest level of income […]
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ACA Helps Women Obtain Contraceptives With No Out-of-Pocket Costs, Study Shows
A recently released study by the Guttmacher Institute reveals that the proportion of US women who paid zero dollars out-of-pocket for birth control significantly increased after the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive coverage guarantee went into effect in August 2012. The proportion of women paying zero dollars for oral contraceptive pills increased from 15 to […]
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Protests Follow India Supreme Court’s Reinstatement of Gay Sex Ban
India’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to reinstate a ban on gay sex. Their decision overturned a 2009 Delhi High Court decision finding that Section 377 of the penal code, the 153-year-old colonial-era law criminalizing gay relationships, was discriminatory and violated human rights. Violating the law can be punished with up to 10 years in jail. […]
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Founding Feminists: December 12, 1932
If you’ve been thinking that women seem to be losing jobs even faster than men since the current Depression began and that women who are still employed are being exploited far more than before, there is now solid evidence to back up that impression.
Michigan Will Require Extra Abortion Insurance Fee
“This body made up of 80 percent men will make a decision that will impact 100 percent of women.”
FAMILY Act Introduced Today
If passed, the act will help millions of workers afford take time off to address their own serious health condition or to care for an immediate family member or new child.
Senate Confirms Two Women To DC Circuit Court
The US Senate confirmed Patricia Millett and Nina Pillard to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit this week, making this the first time the court has had five active female judges.
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Founding Feminists: December 11, 1921
The campaign for a 20th Amendment, to assure equal rights for women, is quickly taking shape!