Black and Brown Trans People Have a New Place to Call Home in New York City
A building offering affordable housing now stands as a symbol of trans self-reliance and resilience.
Gender justice
大象传媒 Media鈥檚 coverage of gender justice navigates the tension between the reality that gender is a social construct and that this construct has tangible impacts on people read as women, femmes, transgender, nonbinary, or any other gender presentation deemed 鈥渘on-normative.鈥� We report on efforts to close the wage gap, protect reproductive rights, end gender-based sexual exploitation and violence, and empower those impacted by gender inequality. Our coverage also explores how men and others in socially dominant positions are impacted by鈥攁nd working to uproot鈥攖hese systems of oppression.
Alternatives to Calling the Police for Domestic Violence Survivors
In most cases, calling the police on abusers is unhelpful at best, and at worst makes survivors feel less safe: 鈥淚t鈥檚 really time that we recenter on what the survivors are telling us.鈥�
In Brazil, Women Candidates Find Strength in Numbers
Brazilian women are breaking into politics by joining together in collective candidacies, which allow politicians to build stronger coalitions and push for progressive change.
Overcoming Bias in Voting
鈥淪trategic discrimination鈥� is a subtle yet pervasive behavior that keeps people from voting for women and people of color.
Women in Congress Push Back Against Misogyny
鈥淲e have every right to do our jobs and represent our communities without fearing for our safety.鈥�
鈥淢r. Vice President, I Am Speaking鈥�: A Culture of Interruption
Politics is a realm where men have been given a free hand to interrupt and talk over women. We can change this.
The Key to Achieving Gender Equality in Tech
The tech field failed a 25-year challenge to achieve gender equality by 2020. But the shift can start with a culture change.
Hawai鈥榠鈥檚 Post-COVID Recovery Plan Puts Women First
The Aloha State is working towards establishing a new, more equitable post-pandemic normal for vulnerable communities.
The Supreme Court LGBTQ+ Ruling Is Just the Beginning
Many other things need to change before LGBTQ+ people can thrive in our workplaces, especially those of us who are Black.
Nondiscrimination Against LGBT People Is Now Law鈥攁nd Workplaces Will Benefit
Research suggests that organizations that are more inclusive tend to perform better than those that aren鈥檛.
The Women Who Welcomed Immigrants
A century ago, impoverished European immigrants got health care and practical help from the settlement house movement.
Poets of Color Pave the Way for the Next Generation
Today in the U.S., a number of contemporary poets carry the torch of their work pushing for social change in their communities.
Meeting the Most Famous Black Woman in the World
Mary McLeod Bethune founded a college, defied the Klan, advised presidents, and like my grandmother, was a fierce warrior for justice.
Beyond #MeToo, 3 Movements Making a Difference for Gender Equity
New attention on gender inequality is inspiring new movements and energizing existing ones.
Meet the Women Challenging India鈥檚 Anti-Muslim Law
The leaderless sit-in demonstrations by Muslim women have continued around the clock for the last three months and are now being replicated in cities across the country.
This Trans-Owned Co-op Builds Community and Economic Stability
The trans and undocumented Latinas who started the Mirror Beauty Cooperative want it to be a model for equal pay and worker-ownership.
Meet the Abortion Clinic Escorts Shielding Patients From Harassment
The parking lot of a North Carolina abortion clinic is at the center of a battle between anti-abortion protesters and clinic escorts.
I Turned My Child Marriage Trauma into Activism
Between 2000 and 2010, nearly 250,000 minors were married in the U.S.
Can We Build a Better Man?
Could a mindful masculinity, freed from toxic notions of 鈥渕anhood,鈥� end the gender wars?
Black Trans Women Are Being Killed. Could Paying Them Help Stop This?
A little more financial security could make the difference between life and death for these women, who are often relegated to the margins of society.
Call Katie Hill鈥檚 鈥淪candal鈥� What It Is: Sexual Assault
The Congresswoman resigned after having an affair with a campaign aide, but she鈥檚 also a crime victim, and those two facts don鈥檛 cancel each other out.
Ending Domestic Violence Requires Working With Those Who Harm, Too
The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color鈥檚 Healing Together Campaign aims to end intimate partner violence by advocating for policy changes鈥攁nd seeking healing for both survivors and the people who harm them.
While Supreme Court Waffles, Cities Stand Up for LGBT Workers鈥� Rights
No ruling, even from the highest court in the land, will invalidate state and city-level protections.
Why Aren鈥檛 Fossil Fuel Companies Held Accountable for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?
Resource extraction takes a toll on more than just the economy and the environment.
LGBTQ Migrants Find Community at Mexico鈥檚 鈥淗ouse of Women鈥�
After traveling thousands of miles fleeing violence and discrimination, LGBTQ women find safety and support in Tapachula, Mexico.
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