Turning Grief Into Healing
A mother, author, and advocate reflects on her own journey out of domestic violence in hopes of helping others break free.
Women
Embracing Financial Protections for Abuse Survivors
Even after leaving a domestic violence situation, survivors are often saddled with mountains of debt incurred by their abusers. Can a new California law offer protections?
Doulas Work on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
As trusted community figures, doulas are increasingly helping their clients stay safe during heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires, all of which put pregnant people at higher risk.
Beyond BMI: A New Book Embodies Fat Liberation
Evette Dionne鈥檚 new and highly personal book pushes back against cultural and medical fat shaming.
Intersectional Activism in a Post-Roe World
Abortion bans tend to disproportionately impact vulnerable populations in low-income, rural communities. Here鈥檚 how young people of color are fighting back.
The Underground Economy of Unpaid Care
More than 40 million people provide unpaid care for adults. My mother was one of them.
Restorative Justice Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence
Given the escalation of this problem during the pandemic, it鈥檚 time to fund more effective responses to domestic violence that truly make our families and communities safer.
How I Found Hope in the Black Madonna
Christena Cleveland on her pilgrimage to find the sacred Black feminine.
Garment Workers Organize to End Wage Theft
A historic victory over the fashion industry in California is creating ripples for global change.
A Tribute to Indigenous Mothers by Their Indipino Children
Indigenous and Aboriginal women on Bainbridge Island had to hide their identity. Now, their adult children embrace it.
Overturning Roe v. Wade Isn鈥檛 Just About Abortion
The likely outcome of the Dobbs decision will have far-reaching effects on women鈥檚 health, both physiological and financial.
What I Learned When I Came Out to My Asian Mother
鈥淲e all have a story to share, and I believe knowing someone鈥檚 story creates connection.鈥�
Does the Supreme Court鈥檚 Power Pose a Threat to Its Legitimacy?
A court seen as becoming increasingly politicized in ways unpopular to the majority of Americans risks decades of reputational damage.
What About Work-Life Balance for Low-Wage Women of Color?
Talks of work-life balance often exclude low-wage women workers of color. Including them means investing in basic policies like equal pay and paid time off.
How the Women of Standing Rock Inspired the World
鈥淎 nation isn鈥檛 defeated until the hearts of the women are on the ground.鈥�
For Black Women, Self-Care Is a Political Act
鈥淭o thrive, we must embrace both our strengths and our vulnerabilities, and give ourselves permission to be human.鈥�
The Pandemic Is Forcing Women to Leave the Workplace. What Will It Take to Undo the Damage?
It鈥檚 going to require government investment in both women employees and entrepreneurs.
It Takes a Village. After an Accident, I Found One
Sonora Jha was new to America and on her own with a 6-year-old when she was injured in a car accident. But she found a new community willing to help out鈥攚ith songs, play dates, and kimbap.
How One Woman Convinced a Community to Love a Bad Omen
An Indian biologist went door-to-door, listening and helping people develop livelihoods, to ultimately save an endangered species.
What Would a White Woman Do?
Whenever I am faced with emotional ambivalence, or a sense of duty to others is in competition with my own emotional needs, I ask, 鈥淲hat would a white woman do?鈥�
How Organizers Are Fighting an American Legacy of Forced Sterilization
The U.S. has a history of sterilizing women without their knowledge or permission, but states are working to make up for past mistakes.
Not Just Angry White Men: White Women Stormed the Capitol, Too
The women who took part in the siege of the Capitol are part of a long history of women鈥檚 participation in extremist violence, both in the United States and abroad.
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�
President Trump, My Father, and the American Love of Patriarchal Violence
I managed to rebuild my sense of self and safety starting the day I ran away from my father鈥攐nly to then watch 鈥渉im鈥� win the White House in the guise of Donald Trump.
Indian Women Turn to Ancient Grains to Feed Their Families and Their Futures
As climate change threatens rainfed farming, millets offer a way to achieve food, financial, and environmental security.
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