Cartoon: The 'fancy' farce

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Black female police officers reveal they were told to ‘have an abortion or be fired’

At least 10 Black women have filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Washington D.C. for widespread discrimination. Among them is Chanel Dickerson, who, as assistant police chief, is the …

Texas women driving hours, flooding clinics in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Kansas for abortions

Think about this for a moment: American women living in Texas have to drive out of their states, possibly for several hours, arrange for child care and time off from work, all in order to assert their …

A pandemic in a pandemic: Domestic violence calls increase nationwide amid COVID-19

Domestic violence is a worldwide phenomenon that has only gotten worse amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple studies worldwide have found a spike in domestic abuses since the start of the pandemic, …

From memes to bots, TikTok users are determined to crash Texas’ new anti-abortion vigilante site

TikTok’s army is at it again. As news of Texas’ horrendous abortion ban came to light, TikTokers nationwide rallied together to see what they could do—and they found the perfect thing. As an …

Hillary Clinton paid for charter flights for at-risk Afghan women while Erik Prince charged $6,500

As conditions in Afghanistan worsen daily, reports have indicated that individuals are not only eager to volunteer but are showing overwhelming support to welcome Afghan refugees. Organizations and …

New Jeopardy! host apologizes for offensive comments on women, Jewish people, and Haiti

Jeopardy! just hired a new host, but not one without controversy. Mike Richards, a former executive producer of the show who is set to succeed Alex Trebek as host, issued an apology to The Ringer …

Time to remove unscientific restrictions on abortion access for good, first with the 'abortion pill'

Opponents of abortion rights operate on multiple fronts. Beyond simply passing laws to broadly restrict or even ban the procedure—like Texas’ doozy of a bill that offers bounties on those seeking …

Cartoon: She's so fined

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How important are women candidates for the Democratic Party, exactly?

The headline asks how important women candidates are to the Democratic Party. Really, it’s a stupid question, and we all know the answer. And it’s not just women candidates: Women, in general, are the …

Texas doesn't want to enforce its new abortion law, it wants your neighbors to do that

The war on abortion rights continues with GOP officials stopping at nothing to get their way. Republicans nationwide have passed “pro-life” bills subjecting those who miscarry or seek an abortion to …

The countdown is on! Trailblazing female pilot will head to space 60 years after qualifying

Sixty years after killing it in the Mercury 13 program, Marry Wallace Funk, better known as “Wally” Funk, is finally going to space. The announcement comes from Amazon CEO and Blue Origin founder Jeff …

House Republicans introduce racist, misogynistic resolution that targets the Squad

Republicans just can’t get enough of Congress’ squad of boss-women. Throughout Donald Trump’s time in office, he repeatedly targeted Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (nicknamed AOC), in addition …

U.S. added 559,000 jobs in May and unemployment dropped to 5.8%

After a disappointing April jobs report, May looked significantly better with 559,000 new jobs added to the economy, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s still a little short of the …

Deb Haaland brings attention to violence against Native women: ‘Issue has been swept under the rug’

For years, Indigenous women have been facing violence at alarmingly high rates. Not only is homicide the third-leading cause of death among Native American women but Native women are also murdered at …

Pennsylvania to charge for miscarriages, require 'fetal death certificates'

GOP officials just can’t keep their hands off of women’s rights. Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania have once again taken a step backward in reproductive health rights by changing the Keystone …

Reps. Moore and Davids lead bipartisan resolution addressing violence against Native women

Violence against women is not a new phenomenon. Women across the globe are subject to different forms of violence daily. In the United States alone, more than 77% of women had experienced verbal …