In Massachusetts tonight, eight thousand women are preparing to stand their shifts 100 feet from the polls tomorrow.
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35th Anniversary of the PDA Calls for Celebration, Improvements
Protections for pregnant workers are vitally important.
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Founding Feminists: October 31, 1915
“In the face of this great calamity of war, how can men say that government could be made worse by the participation of women?”
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Over 7 Million Births to Girls in the Developing World Each Year
Twenty thousand girls under age 18 give birth every day in the developing world, adding up to 7.3 million births each year. Of that number, 2 million births occur to girls under age 15, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) which released its 2013 report on the State of World Population yesterday. Entitled […]
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Founding Feminists: October 30, 1915
From elevated stages to down in the subways, “Votes for Women” advocates seemed to be everywhere, as did the color of “suffrage yellow.”
Survivors and Advocates Call on Congress to Pass Gun Law Reform
For many victims of domestic violence, whether their abusive partner has a gun or not is a question of life or death.
New York Women Rally for Pregnancy Discrimination Protections
Currently only a handful of states provide protections for pregnant workers.
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Outrage Over Kenya Rape Grows
People around the world are calling for justice for a 16-year-old Kenyan girl who was brutally beaten, gang-raped, and thrown into a 20-foot latrine by six men in June. The girl, whom media outlets are calling “Liz,” was walking home from her grandfather’s funeral in Kenya’s northwestern county of Busia when the men attacked her. […]
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Founding Feminists: October 29, 1915
Of course, no amount of confidence will lead to any slackening of efforts between now and November 2nd.
Judge Rules Part of Texas Abortion Law Unconstitutional
“Today’s decision has averted a catastrophic health crisis for women across the state of Texas.”
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Afghan Journalist Honored with Courage in Journalism Award
Afghan journalist Najiba Ayubi will be honored with a 2013 Courage in Journalism award at a second awards ceremony hosted today by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) in Los Angeles. Najiba Ayubi is the managing director of The Killid Group in Afghanistan, a public media group made of eight local radio stations and two […]
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Founding Feminists: October 28, 1915
Founding Feminists is FMF’s daily herstory column. Standing in the large, cheering crowd at 59th Street and 8th Avenue tonight watching the torchlight suffrage parade, it’s hard to imagine how the New York campaign could possibly get any more intense than it has been up until now. But that’s exactly what’s about to happen in […]
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NC GOP Official Resigns After Racist Interview on Voting Laws
A North Carolina GOP activist and county GOP executive committee member resigned after making racist comments in an interview on The Daily Show last week. In the interview, Don Yelton unabashedly makes racist comments and reveals that the true purpose of the state’s new voting laws is not protection against voter fraud but voter suppression. […]
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US Ranked 23rd in Women’s Equality in Global Gender Gap Index
The World Economic Forum recently released its 2013 Global Gender Gap Report, which ranks the US 23rd in women’s equality. The Global Gender Gap Index is a framework for depicting gender-based disparities around the world and tracking progress on gender parity by using economic, political, education- and health-based criteria. Each country’s ranking is determined by […]
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Saudi Women Campaign Against Driving Ban
Over 60 women claimed to have driven in Saudi Arabia this weekend in an ongoing campaign to obtain the right to drive. Some 35 women filmed and uploaded videos of themselves driving on Youtube. Although there is no official traffic law that bans women from driving, women are not allowed to get licenses, and the […]
Take Action TODAY and Stand With Saudi Women for Freedom!
We’ve just learned that the Saudi Ministry of the Interior has issued a threatening warning to women planning to drive on Saturday despite the Kingdom’s de facto ban on women driving. The Ministry compared women driving openly in the streets to “disturbing the public peace and opening venues to sedition” and stated, that the women […]
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Founding Feminists: October 24, 1915
With just nine days left until three big Eastern States vote on woman suffrage referenda, the battle for women’s equality at the polls goes on in large cities as well as small towns, and is being waged by both women and men.
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Founding Feminists: October 25, 1915
Just eight days to go until New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts vote on woman suffrage, so the campaign in the Empire State, like everywhere else, is reaching its peak.
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Number of Homeless Students in US Has Increased, Hit Record
New information released by the United States Department of Education reveals that a record high number of public school students were homeless last year. Over 1.1 million students enrolled in preschool or K-12 during the 2011-12 school year were homeless, comprising two percent of all public school students. The data (see PDF) shows a 10 […]
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Head of US Global AIDS Program to Step Down
United States Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby is expected to step down from his position by the end of the year. As the head of the US Global AIDS program, Ambassador Goosby leads the implementation of PEPFAR – the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – which funds HIV/AIDS programs around the world. PEPFAR […]