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fromDefector
3 hours ago

Carolyn Swords Sees The WNBA Becoming The League She Hoped For | Defector

Basketball has evolved into a significant part of life, showcasing skill and organized labor, especially through the success of the Aces in the WNBA.
Women in technology
fromwww.dw.com
2 days ago

Boosting women's role in politics, Dutch-style

Fatuma Muhumed's election as a local councilor highlights the impact of strategic preferential voting on women's representation in Dutch politics.
#trans-rights
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 days ago
LGBT

Is 2026 still a year of hope for LGBTQ+ people? - LGBTQ Nation

Trans rights have faced significant setbacks in 2023, with multiple states enacting anti-trans legislation and the Supreme Court ruling against protections.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 days ago

Is 2026 still a year of hope for LGBTQ+ people? - LGBTQ Nation

Trans rights have faced significant setbacks in 2023, with multiple states enacting anti-trans legislation and the Supreme Court ruling against protections.
Careers
fromFast Company
3 days ago

This invisible career ceiling is holding women back

Chronic illness significantly impacts women's career potential, with many making difficult decisions to accommodate their autoimmune diseases.
fromHoodline
6 days ago

Carol Greitzer, Greenwich Village Reformer, Dies At 101

Greitzer helped launch the Village Independent Democrats and quickly became a key strategist in the local insurgency that chipped away at Tammany Hall's machine in the early 1960s.
NYC politics
#women-in-politics
Women in technology
fromwww.dw.com
2 days ago

Hacking women's political underrepresentation, Dutch-style

Fatuma Muhumed's election as a local councilor highlights the impact of strategic preferential voting on women's representation in Dutch politics.
#womens-rights
Women
fromOpen Culture
5 days ago

9 Things a Woman Couldn't Do in 1971

Women in the U.S. have historically faced significant legal barriers, including credit access, pregnancy discrimination, and jury service.
Women
fromOpen Culture
5 days ago

9 Things a Woman Couldn't Do in 1971

Women in the U.S. have historically faced significant legal barriers, including credit access, pregnancy discrimination, and jury service.
fromAdvocate.com
5 days ago

Advocate newsletter 4/9/26

Two Republican congressmen from Georgia, known for their anti-LGBTQ+ views, were found to have participated in drag during high school, as revealed by newly unearthed photos.
LGBT
#abigail-adams
#wnba
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago
Women

A New Era for Women's Basketball

WNBA players ratified a historic seven-year collective-bargaining agreement, significantly increasing salaries and revenue sharing.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
Women

The WNBA's historic deal teaches girls everywhere to advocate for themselves | Etan Thomas

The WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement significantly improves player conditions, but challenges regarding respect and leadership persist in women's sports.
Women
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

WNBA's labor deal is a structural shift for women's sports

The WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement marks a significant advancement in player empowerment and revenue sharing in women's sports.
Women
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

A New Era for Women's Basketball

WNBA players ratified a historic seven-year collective-bargaining agreement, significantly increasing salaries and revenue sharing.
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The WNBA's historic deal teaches girls everywhere to advocate for themselves | Etan Thomas

The WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement significantly improves player conditions, but challenges regarding respect and leadership persist in women's sports.
#womens-history
London
fromianVisits
2 weeks ago

A century of campaigning: Women's Library marks 100 years with new exhibition

The Women's Library, celebrating its centenary, showcases the history of the women's movement through a diverse collection of documents and exhibitions.
Women in technology
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

100 Years of Women Who Changed History

The New York Times obituaries desk re-examines women's deaths across generations to reveal what was emphasized, minimized, or omitted in their original coverage, offering fuller life stories through historical distance.
London
fromianVisits
2 weeks ago

A century of campaigning: Women's Library marks 100 years with new exhibition

The Women's Library, celebrating its centenary, showcases the history of the women's movement through a diverse collection of documents and exhibitions.
Women in technology
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

100 Years of Women Who Changed History

The New York Times obituaries desk re-examines women's deaths across generations to reveal what was emphasized, minimized, or omitted in their original coverage, offering fuller life stories through historical distance.
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Op-ed | The Gender-Motivated Violence Act at 26: How New York City finally closed the institutional accountability gap | amNewYork

The Morrison decision left a void for survivors of gender-based violence, as it invalidated the federal Violence Against Women Act's civil remedy provision, eliminating federal civil remedies.
NYC LGBT
#abortion-care
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are inextricably linked

Abortion care and gender-affirming care restrictions share similar tactics and target vulnerable young populations facing significant barriers to access.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
6 days ago

Connecting the dots: Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are inextricably linked

Abortion care and gender-affirming care restrictions share similar tactics and challenges, particularly affecting young people with limited resources.
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

How the SAVE Act Seeks to Undermine the Right to Vote

Republican supporters of the SAVE America Act describe the law as a commonsense measure to prevent voter fraud, yet it represents a blatant defiance of common sense and a fraudulent seizure of ballot access.
US politics
fromArtnet News
3 weeks ago

At the Every Woman Biennial, Joy Becomes a Form of Resistance | Artnet News

Founded in 2014 as a tongue-in-cheek alternative to the esteemed Whitney Biennial, the Every Woman Biennial has evolved into an intergenerational showcase that mixes emerging talent with established feminist art stars while maintaining the scrappy, activist energy that inspired it in the first place.
Arts
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Pushing Systemic Change in Elected Office

That was my freshman bill. The following year, the state passed my bill to expand housing assistance vouchers from three to six months for people released from prison.
Social justice
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

'Women's health must be taken more seriously'

We are now realising we deserve more and for me it's teaching women what to say so they get taken seriously. Women on the whole - I wasn't - aren't very good at standing up for ourselves.
Cancer
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

The right to exist: Voter identification, democracy and creating an infrastructure of citizenship | amNewYork

The right to vote is often described as the cornerstone of American democracy. Yet the ability to exercise that right depends on something more basic: whether citizens possess the practical means to participate in the systems that govern their lives.
NYC politics
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Women's Final Four on repeat as UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina fight for title

UConn, UCLA, Texas, and South Carolina reach the women's Final Four for the second consecutive year, marking a rare repeat of teams in this event.
#gender-gap
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago
Women in technology

There are more women in the workforce than men-again

Women have regained and surpassed men in workforce participation, driven by job growth in sectors like healthcare.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago
Women

How We Present the Political Gender Gap Matters

Framing the political gender gap as men's overrepresentation (71%) intensifies perceptions of injustice, increases anger, and motivates women to pursue change.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
4 weeks ago

"We're in something new": Susan Stryker says the trans tipping point is over...But the fight is far from finished - Queerty

Susan Stryker's updated third edition of Transgender History documents trans activism and history while addressing current political backlash, providing essential resources for understanding ongoing struggles and building community resilience.
Women
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

WNBA star Breanna Stewart: Women 'know what it means to step up to the plate'

Women and girls have made significant strides in sports since the passage of Title IX in 1972, leading to greater visibility and opportunities.
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Women's March Madness: Unbeaten UConn win 54th game in row to reach Final Four

UConn defeated Notre Dame 70-52, advancing to their 25th Final Four, while UCLA also secured a spot by beating Duke.
#womens-history-month
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
Left-wing politics

Nancy Pelosi visits Bronx for Women's History Month chat, hosted by Ritchie Torres | amNewYork

Rep. Ritchie Torres hosted Nancy Pelosi at a Women's History Month event celebrating groundbreaking female leaders in New York politics and government.
fromForbes
1 month ago
Women in technology

The Hidden Cost Of Celebrating Women's History Month With Hashtags

Superficial Women's History Month gestures without substantive action erode trust and undermine genuine commitment to gender equity and inclusion.
Women in technology
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Women's History Month: More Necessary Now Than Ever

Women's History Month originated to highlight women's contributions, but current trends threaten to undermine the progress made in understanding gender relations and history.
Women in technology
fromEntrepreneur
4 weeks ago

How to Advance and Support Women at Work All Year Long

Companies are scaling back Women's History Month initiatives despite persistent gender equity challenges in workforce retention, leadership advancement, and caregiving policies.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Nancy Pelosi visits Bronx for Women's History Month chat, hosted by Ritchie Torres | amNewYork

Rep. Ritchie Torres hosted Nancy Pelosi at a Women's History Month event celebrating groundbreaking female leaders in New York politics and government.
Women in technology
fromForbes
1 month ago

The Hidden Cost Of Celebrating Women's History Month With Hashtags

Superficial Women's History Month gestures without substantive action erode trust and undermine genuine commitment to gender equity and inclusion.
NYC LGBT
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Maloney leads rally at City Hall Park calling for Congress to pass Equal Rights Amendment | amNewYork

NYC Council Women's Caucus rallied at City Hall to urge Congress to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, seeking to extend the ratification deadline and make it the 28th constitutional amendment.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

After US Tennis kicked trans women out, these women came together to create an inclusive club - LGBTQ Nation

A trans-inclusive tennis league was created in Las Vegas after the U.S. Tennis Association banned trans women from women's events.
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Every Woman Biennial is here to dazzle, disrupt, and dance in the streets of the East Side | amNewYork

The Every Woman Biennial showcases 400 women and non-binary artists across multiple mediums with the theme Spectalia, emphasizing carnivalesque, colorful, and joyful work in a historic gallery space.
SF parents
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago

Remembering Cynthia Brantly Pierce, who fought to close gender gaps from California Legislature to Congress

Cynthia Marie Brantly Pierce dedicated her career to electing Democratic pro-choice women to federal, state, and local office, helping double the number of women serving in the California Legislature.
US politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

How the Abortion Rights Activists Found Their Radical Imagination

President Obama called Nancy Keenan early morning to pressure NARAL Pro-Choice America's support for healthcare reform despite anti-choice Democrats' abortion coverage concerns tied to the Hyde Amendment's decades-old taxpayer funding restrictions.
#international-womens-day
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

International Women's Day website owners urged to stop exploiting' day

Over 900 people signed an open letter accusing internationalwomensday.com of exploiting International Women's Day for profit while ignoring structural issues the movement addresses.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why do we need International Women's Day? Apart from misogyny and Christian nationalism, you mean? | Zoe Williams

International Women's Day has become primarily a marketing opportunity, while religious texts reveal how women historically lacked recognition, identity, and agency compared to men.
Women
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Photos: These bold women stand up for justice, rights ... and freedom

International Women's Day on March 8 honors a 1917 Russian women's strike that led to the Czar's abdication and women's voting rights, celebrating women's ongoing achievements and activism worldwide.
Women
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Independent Women 2026 The Influence List

The Independent publishes an annual International Women's Day influence list celebrating 50 women who have significantly impacted British society through excellence in sport, arts, public service, and advocacy.
East Bay (California)
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Rally crowds begin gathering for International Women's Day events

Bay Area residents rallied on International Women's Day to support immigrant women and protest Trump administration deportation policies and U.S. military action against Iran.
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | Sojourner Truth didn't have to travel far to find injustice.She started right here | amNewYork

Sojourner Truth became the first Black woman to successfully sue a white man in America, winning her son's freedom from illegal slavery in 1828 Ulster County.
Fundraising
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

International Women's Day: Free Panel + Networking (Moraga Library)

Women entrepreneurs gather to celebrate International Women's Day through networking, panel discussions, and community building focused on generosity, reciprocity, and mutual business growth.
Women
fromJezebel
1 month ago

Guess Which Country Voted 'No' on Advancing Women's Rights at the U.N.?

The United States was the sole country voting against the UN Commission on the Status of Women's 70th session agreed conclusions, while attempting to insert anti-DEI and anti-trans amendments into the women's rights document.
Law
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Op-Ed | #MeToo is not over | amNewYork

New York City extended the Gender Motivated Violence Act, allowing survivors to sue perpetrators and enablers for past gender-motivated violence through March 1, 2025.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Supermodel says only women can be bisexual: "Double standards exist for us all" - LGBTQ Nation

Jessica White's statement that bisexuality is acceptable for women but not men sparked controversy and amplified biphobic attitudes, with experts attributing such stigma to toxic masculinity and rigid gender expectations.
fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 month ago

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Is Known as the Woman Behind the Suffrage Movement. A New Book Reveals the Story Behind Her Tenacity

Born in 1815after the death of a much-desired baby boy, Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up with the painful knowledge that her father had longed for a son, and later recalled how, as a child of 11, she'd watched him grieve the death of another son, the only one of his five sons to survive infancy; young Elizabeth climbed onto his knee-only to hear him murmur, "Oh, my daughter, I wish you were a boy." Stanton later described the moment as decisive.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Furious female Labour MPs urge Starmer to make a woman his de facto deputy

But it's easier to say let's change culture than to make it happen. The first secretary role would turbocharge the government's pledge to halve violence against women and girls over the next decade, she said. It would deal with culture change, but it would also hold every government department accountable for what they are doing on women, and empower the work on women that's happening in each of those departments.
UK politics
Washington DC
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is ending her reelection campaign for Congress

Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, filed to end her reelection campaign, likely retiring after 35 years as Washington, D.C.'s long-serving congressional delegate.
Brooklyn
fromPolitics NY
2 months ago

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Top legislative priorities include affordable family living, veterans' care, and protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; local offices provide broad constituent services and SNAP assistance.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Women Who Wanted to Be 'Hell on Wheels, or Dead'

Female journalists of the 1930s-40s overcame exclusion and access barriers to pioneer resourceful reporting methods and stylistic innovations that shaped modern journalism.
#gender-equality
Women in technology
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Toronto organization hosts rally, march to honour International Women's Day | CBC News

International Women's Day Toronto's 115th annual rally emphasized gender equality, pay equity, and strengthening public services to address systemic inequities and affordability crises affecting women.
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago
Women

'It's marvelling how much power a host of women can conjure. It's part of why they burned us at the stakes' - meet the Irish women advocating for other women

Women in technology
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Toronto organization hosts rally, march to honour International Women's Day | CBC News

International Women's Day Toronto's 115th annual rally emphasized gender equality, pay equity, and strengthening public services to address systemic inequities and affordability crises affecting women.
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago
Women

'It's marvelling how much power a host of women can conjure. It's part of why they burned us at the stakes' - meet the Irish women advocating for other women

US politics
fromJezebel
2 months ago

Memories! 107 Years Ago, Suffragettes Burned an Effigy of Woodrow Wilson for Being a Shitty President

In 1919 National Woman's Party members burned an effigy of Woodrow Wilson outside the White House and were arrested protesting his delay on women’s suffrage.
Women in technology
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

International Women's Day: Workplace equality needs action

German couples aspire to equal work and household sharing, but traditional gender roles persist due to wage gaps, tax incentives, and systemic barriers that discourage women's career advancement.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month ago

Admiring Our Heroes for International Women's Day: Celebrating Women Who Have Received EFF Awards

Carolina Botero and Karisma helped connect indigenous peoples to the internet and made it possible to contribute content to Wikipedia in their native language, expanding access to both history and modern information. They built alliances to combat disinformation, pushed for legal tools to protect cultural and heritage institutions from digital blackholes, and were, and remain, a necessary voice speaking for human rights in the online world.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi

If there is something about protecting women' in the title, for example, then it's probably actually about controlling women or bullying transgender people. The same is true of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (Save) Act, which would change the way US citizens register to vote. The purpose of the bill doesn't seem to be to safeguard democracy but to help destroy it through stealth disenfranchisement.
US politics
History
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 month ago

From factory floors to the ballot box: Women's WWI revolution

World War I expanded women's roles in medical, industrial, and support work, enabled combat service in Russia, and helped secure women's suffrage in several countries.
Women
fromApp Developer Magazine
1 year ago

Give to gain empowering women on International Womens Day 2026

International Women's Day 2026 theme 'Give to Gain' encourages investing in women through time, networks, and resources, multiplying opportunities and strengthening teams, industries, and economies.
Women
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

The queer suffragette known for scandalous affairs, bold protests & writing famous operas - LGBTQ Nation

Ethel Smyth was a prominent suffragette and queer musician who actively participated in the women's voting rights movement in 1910s Britain, including direct action campaigns and imprisonment.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Democrats reintroduce Trans Bill of Rights as "a moral commitment" to trans people - LGBTQ Nation

Federal legislation would codify protections and access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security for transgender and nonbinary people by amending civil rights law.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Progressive Democratic women take the lead in reviving 'abolish ICE' messaging

Half of American women now support abolishing ICE after a high-profile fatal shooting, revealing growing partisan and intra-party debate over immigration enforcement.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

One year in, the Gender Liberation Movement is fighting for trans rights

Gender Liberation Movement led nationwide civil disobedience in its first year to defend transgender rights, bodily autonomy, and access to gender-affirming care.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Activists abandon major campaign to legalize LGBTQ+ rights, but don't say why - LGBTQ Nation

In an Instagram post, Equal Rights Oregon announced that "after thoughtful consideration," it was moving forward with the "difficult decision" not to pursue Initiative Petition 33, known as the Equal Rights for All measure. The measure would have let Oregon vote on adding a constitutional amendment stating that equal rights "shall not be denied or abridged" based on "a) pregnancy/pregnancy outcomes and related health decisions; b) gender identity and related decisions; c) sexual orientation, including the right to marry."
LGBT
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Abigail Spanberger becomes VA's first woman governor, honoring history and diversity in inaugural speech

Abigail Spanberger was inaugurated as Virginia's 75th governor, becoming the first woman elected to the office amid a Democratic sweep of top statewide offices.
Women
fromDefector
1 month ago

How Can You Not Be Romantic About Women's Basketball? | Defector

Women's sports novels explore girlhood as a fleeting period where athletics provide refuge from desire, grief, and the urgency of growing up.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Anti-trans protestors embarrassingly can't even name 5 women pro athletes - LGBTQ Nation

Opponents of trans athletes at the Supreme Court struggled to name five current women pro athletes, suggesting performative concern for women's sports.
Women
fromJezebel
1 month ago

It's a Gorgeous Day to Stream a 19th-Century Suffragist Banger

The 1882 suffragist song 'Keep Women in Her Sphere' uses the 'Auld Lang Syne' melody to mock anti-suffrage men and advocate women's voting rights.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

She was fired for acknowledging trans people exist. Now she's fighting back. - LGBTQ Nation

Melissa McCoul filed a lawsuit alleging Texas A&M violated her First Amendment and due process rights after firing her for teaching that transgender people exist.
Women
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

When feminists feared the 'lavender menace' of lesbians - and how those lesbians fought back

Betty Friedan and mainstream feminists expelled lesbians to avoid stigmatization, prompting lesbian activists to fight back and challenge exclusion within the movement.
Women
fromFast Company
1 month ago

These Olympics show a clear demand for gender equity

Women are the central drivers of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, commanding viewership, excitement, and visibility across multiple sports.
Women
fromwww.ocregister.com
2 months ago

A look at how gender equality is changing the Olympics

Women's participation in Winter Olympics grew from 4.3% in 1924 to 47% in 2026, with expanded events and leadership representation.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

26 Social Burdens Women Shoulder That Are Completely Exhausting

Putting on makeup. Like, we're supposed to disguise ourselves; otherwise, people think we didn't take this outing seriously, didn't care enough, or didn't act professionally. In some ways, beauty standards are social obligations. Keeping up with nails, clothes, hair, etc., that's almost an expectation in some relationships.
Women
Women
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

UConn, UCLA lead early reveal of NCAA women's top 16 seeds

UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Vanderbilt are projected as the No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA tournament.
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