Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
05/29/2021
Minnesota is first state to stop separating moms in prison and babies
Roughly 20 inmates each year give birth while incarcerated in Minnesota and are then separated from their infants.
06/01/2021
In 17 Years, I Will Still Know My Own Heart
05/25/2021
How Vienna Built a Gender Equal City
In the Austrian capital, all aspects of public life, including transportation and language, are impacted by Vienna's aim of being an inclusive and gender-neutral destination.
05/14/2021
‘A game-changing moment’: Chile constitution could set new gender equality standard
Chileans to elect 155-strong assembly made up of equivalent men and women to set out new framework and enshrine equal rights
05/18/2021
The woman who unseated Samoa’s prime minister of 20 years
Samoa is set to get its first female prime minister, marking the end of unprecedented political drama in the small Pacific island nation of 200,000 people.
05/10/2021
German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban
Germany's Catholic progressives are offering same-sex blessings at services in about 100 churches this week in defiance of a recent Vatican pronouncement against them.
05/10/2021
U.S. Lutheran Church Elects Its First Openly Transgender Bishop
The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected to lead a synod that includes about 200 Lutheran congregations in Northern and Central California.
05/02/2021
The Professional Women Who Are Leaning Out
The competing demands of work and motherhood have some white-collar women choosing part-time work—and loving it.
04/21/2021
Manhattan to Stop Prosecuting Prostitution, Part of Nationwide Shift
The district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., moved to dismiss thousands of cases dating back decades, amid a growing movement to change the criminal justice system’s approach to prostitution.
04/02/2021
A Chinese ‘Auntie’ Went on a Solo Road Trip. Now, She’s a Feminist Icon.
Tired of housework and an unhappy marriage, a 56-year-old woman has been on a six-month jaunt across China that has challenged deep-rooted gender norms.
04/16/2021
Max Boot, Feminist Icon
04/16/2021