When Time Magazine named Taylor Swift their Person of the Year, they weren't just anointing a cultural hero who has the power to break and re-make the human heart with her art, move economies, and tell a fully-immersive, narcotically deep-veined story you wouldn't leave even if you could. They were correctly identifying the woman whose life's work embodies the famously difficult endeavor for a woman to own her own voice.
The bill co-sponsored by the Prince George’s lawmaker this fall was straightforward: a procedural change that would allow County Council members to vote virtually if they are experiencing illness, parental leave or “a significant or unexpected factor or event” outside their control.
Originally published by Kathy Spillar for Ms. Magazine As 2023 comes to an end, we’re looking forward to the new year, and the feminist battles that lie in store. From Capitol…
The former South Carolina governor is vying to become the first woman to win the Republican nomination, but she faces long odds in a party that has been slower to elevate women into some of the most prominent elected offices
A new report released by the National Women’s Defense League titled “Abuse of Power: Uncovering a Decade of Sexual Harassment in State Government” reveals that sexual harassment by sitting state lawmakers over the last decade is pervasive and ongoing. The report makes clear that sexual harassment by state lawmakers isn’t a single-party issue or an anomaly–it’s a systemic and underregulated abuse of power in every statehouse across the country.