By expanding abortion access, California bucks the national trend of passing legislation that restricts abortion access.
President Obama Nominates Janet Yellen to Lead Federal Reserve
Yellen signaled that if confirmed, she would focus on strengthening the economy by focusing on jobs and controlling inflation.
Registration to Run in Afghanistan Elections Closed This Week
Registration wrapped up on October 6 for both the Afghanistan presidential and provincial council elections. Twenty-seven candidates have registered for the presidential race, and 2,327 candidates registered to run for the provincial council, including 240 women. Every one of the country’s 34 provinces has one or more women candidates running in that election. Of the […]
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Nebraska Supreme Court Denies 16-Year-Old Foster Child an Abortion
The Nebraska Supreme Court refused on Friday to grant a 16-year-old foster child’s request to get an abortion without parental consent.
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Feminist Majority Hosts Women, Money, Power Summit Tomorrow
The 2013 Summit will feature House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi who will highlight the House Democrats’ economic agenda for women and families, When Women Succeed, America Succeeds, and pay tribute to Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, a champion for equal pay for women.
Founding Feminists: October 4, 1911
A war of words as papers and activists publish pieces about the merits of suffrage.
Federal Suit Challenges Pregnant Woman’s Arrest Under Personhood-Like Law
Beltran was arrested after she sought early prenatal care and told health care workers about her prior use of painkillers and her attempts to stop use on her own.
Wendy Davis Announces Run For Texas Governor
Wendy Davis announced yesterday that she will run for Texas governor in the November 2014 elections.
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Supreme Court To Consider Scope of Domestic Violence Gun Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to consider the scope of a federal law that bans people who have been convicted of domestic violence from owning a gun.
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Texas Health Care Providers File Lawsuit To Protect Abortion Access
Last week over a dozen women’s health care providers in Texas filed a joint lawsuit to immediately block two provisions of a law that would reduce women’s access to safe and legal abortion. Texas House Bill 2 gained national spotlight after Texas state Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) held a marathon filibuster to defeat the […]
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Founding Feminists: October 2, 1918
Yesterday’s defeat has only served to make suffragists in all States even more determined to flex their political muscles in the upcoming election.
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NYC Council Passes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employers will now be required to provide reasonable accommodations for a worker’s needs related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
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Afghan Human Rights Leader Sima Samar Named in Top 10 Most Influential Women List
Dr. Sima Samar, head of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), has been named one of the Top 10 Most Influential Women in South and Central Asia for 2013 by Central and South Asia Business. As chairperson of the AIHRC, Dr. Samar oversees the progress of human rights education programs across Afghanistan, the implementation […]
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Founding Feminists: October 1, 1918
The speeches by pro-suffrage Senators today were as eloquent and impassioned as they had been during yesterday’s debate.
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Health Insurance Marketplaces Open Today
“Don’t be fooled by the scare tactics. If you have insurance, you won’t lose it, but for the 50 million who do not, this is a great deal.”
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US Justice Department To Sue NC Over Voting Law
The US Justice Department sued North Carolina yesterday over the state’s new restrictive voting law. The lawsuit challenges four parts of the new law: the photo identification provision, the shortening of the early voting period, the elimination of same-day voter registration during the early-voting period, and the prohibition on counting provisional ballots cast by voters […]
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Impact of Government Shutdown Felt by the Most Vulnerable
The US government shut down today after the Democratic-controlled Senate rejected the Republican-controlled House of Representatives’ measure that would keep the government operating for 10 weeks in exchange for a delay in implementing parts of the Affordable Care Act. As a result, over 800,000 federal workers will be furloughed and a variety of government services […]
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Founding Feminists: September 30, 1918
It was a truly stunning moment when President Wilson came into the Senate at 1:00 this afternoon and spoke eloquently and unequivocally about the need for women’s suffrage.
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NJ Court Orders State to Allow Gay Marriage
A New Jersey court ruled on Friday that state officials must allow same-sex couples to marry beginning October 21, stating that the current civil union system deprives same-sex couples of equal protection under the law. A spokesman for Republican Governor Chris Christie said the state would appeal the decision, but did not say whether it […]
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Advocates Around the World Mobilize for Abortion Access
On September 28, advocates mobilized in over 50 countries for the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion. A flash mob in Indonesia, a pro-choice picnic in New Zealand, and a silent march in Kenya are examples of the variety of events organized by sexual and reproductive rights organizations and women’s […]