News & Commentary about Women's Rights

Today, gender bias continues to create huge barriers for many women. Ongoing struggles include ensuring equal economic opportunities, educational equity, and an end to gender-based violence.

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A technician loads patient samples into a machine for testing at Myriad Genetics

Jun 3, 2019

Who Controls Our Genes? Congress Is Deciding Right Now and It Could Harm Our Health.

Close up of a hand dialing 911 on a cell phone

May 17, 2019

New York Passes a Bill to Ensure No One Loses Their Home for Calling the Police

May 8, 2019

Remembering the Woman Who Renovated the House that RBG Built

Apr 18, 2019

Dialing 911 Can Get You Evicted

Protester holding sign stating "Sexual Harassment: Not on my Watch"

Apr 10, 2019

Seven Years after #METOO, the BE HEARD Act Will Revolutionize Workplace Harassment Protections

Apr 4, 2019

How VAWA Takes on the Systems That Perpetuate Domestic and Sexual Violence

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at an event to advocate for the Paycheck Fairness Act

Mar 26, 2019

Top 5 Reasons Why the House Should Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act

Mar 19, 2019

Facebook Settles Civil Rights Cases by Making Sweeping Changes to Its Online Ad Platform

Mar 12, 2019

Banning Trans Girls From School Sports Is Neither Feminist Nor Legal

Mar 8, 2019

Defunding the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Would Be Terrible for Women