To Love and Worship Freely: Young Muslim LGBTQ Activists Stand Up
These people are fighting the good fight because LGBTQ+ Muslims shouldn鈥檛 have to sacrifice one identity at the expense of the other.
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.
Women in Male-Dominated Harvest Industry Help Each Other
HarvestHER establishes a community for women, recognizing stresses and loneliness of life in conventional agriculture.
I Was Catcalled by 11-Year-Old Boys and Wish I鈥檇 Responded in the Moment
Their coach, with his young son on his lap, just sat there and laughed. Here鈥檚 what happened next.
Men, We Can Do Better
Survivors of sexual assault like Christine Blasey Ford deserve our support, not our opposition.
4 Black Female Judges Use Their Courtrooms to Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Inspired by Ava DuVernay鈥檚 documentary 鈥�13th,鈥� and their own experiences, these women mentor youth to keep them out of the criminal justice system.
Making Healthy Habits Accessible for Every Body
These safe spaces offer fitness for people of color and queer folks, the big-bodied and fat-identified, the low-income and differently abled.
Maternity Care Gets a Racial Justice Focus
Black birth workers give mothers of color healthier, safer options for labor and recovery.
Why Childbirth and Abortion Are Not Separate Issues
While we debate abortion, women are dying in childbirth.
Why We Need to Stop Saying 鈥淢an Up鈥�
This outdated, gender-specific, and illogical phrase is disrespectful and avoids the real issue.
For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless
A mostly female crew constructs a village of emergency shelters in north Seattle, and finds camaraderie along the way.
Lawyers Turn to Activism as Civil Liberties Come Under Attack
A new generation of social justice attorneys has risen to defend against the hard-line policies of the Trump administration, from immigration and abortion access to voting and gender rights.
Democratic reforms | Local power | Citizens United | Native rights | Immigration | Reproductive rights | Activism
How to Reclaim the Narrative鈥攁nd Power鈥攊n Post-Truth America
Hope plus action and investment equals revolutionary muscle. Now is the time for the progressive majority to set the terms of the conversation.
Women of Color Face Significant Barriers When Running for Office. But They鈥檙e Finding Support
How winning campaigns are working to overcome the sexism and racism that nonwhite candidates face.
Black Pride Gives Queer People of Color a Place to Honor Their Identity
LGBTQ celebrations all over the U.S. recognize the interests of those who haven鈥檛 found a place within the mainstream community.
To Build These Homes, We Chose an All-Women Crew
The Mudgirls collective redefines expectations about what a construction site is supposed to look like鈥攃hild care, breastfeeding breaks, and all.
Women鈥檚 Rights Are Center Stage in One Kentucky Community
A local theater group tackles stigma and prompts conversations in a state where abortion is steadily under attack.
What Came Before #MeToo: The Himpathy That Shaped Misogyny
Kate Manne鈥檚 鈥淒own Girl鈥� describes the origins of a punitive social system that keeps women in their place by rewarding compliance and punishing resistance.
When Girls Take the Lead on 大象传媒: 5 Stories
They started a troop focused on girls of color, exposed a human smuggling operation, and generally stepped up when adults didn鈥檛.
Demystifying Female Anatomy with Street Art
The chalk drawings aim to educate and surprise.
鈥淵ou Taught Me How to Shout Out Loud鈥�: A Love Letter to My Fellow Activists
Together we saved lives and sparked changes in the healthcare and social support systems that were crumbling around us.
Where Birth Control Is Scarce, Young Women Create Sex Education Outside the Classroom
A Kentucky program trains women to advocate for their reproductive health.
Real Gender Equality Includes Femininity (and the Color Pink)
As feminist parents, we tell ourselves we鈥檙e trying to break down the gender binary. But what鈥檚 wrong with skirts and baby dolls?
Just One State Stands Between Women鈥檚 Rights and the Constitution
Movements such as #MeToo and #SheShouldRun have re-energized the Equal Rights Amendment.
In Gaza, a Focus on Creating IT Jobs For Women
A social enterprise starts up in one of the world鈥檚 most difficult environments, but one bursting with human capacity.
Kids Say #MeToo After Each Performance of This Play
As sex education steadily loses federal funding, this program teaches kids about personal body safety鈥攁nd that abuse is never their fault.
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