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A Year of Inspiration and Motivation: Historic Firsts for Women of Color in Politics
Experts point to signs of a shift in politics this year, crediting increased representation for the spurt of women of color winning mayoral elections.
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Proposed Bill Would Allow Use of Campaign Funds for Childcare
One South Carolina representative is pushing for a change in how campaign funds can be used to help more women run for public office.
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She Wasn’t Allowed in Combat, So They Had Her Train the Fighter Pilots
At age 104, Betty Printz Sims was the oldest female Marine veteran before she died last week
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Report on Sexual Harassment in State Government Reveals Pervasiveness of the Issue
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.
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Missouri Lawmakers Propose Allowing Homicide Charges for Women Who Have Abortions
Some Missouri lawmakers are renewing a call for the state to take an anti-abortion step that goes further than prominent anti-abortion groups want to go and that has not gained much traction in any state so far: a law that would allow homicide charges against women who obtain abortions.
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Historic Waves at Naval Academy, Rear Adm. Yvette Davids Nominated as First Female Leader
History is in the making at the U.S. Naval Academy as Rear Adm. Yvette Davids is slated to become its first female leader since the institution's founding in 1845.
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A Midwestern Hub Joins the Short List of U.S. Cities with an All-Female City Council
When members of the St. Paul City Council are sworn in next month, the two youngest members will be 28 and the oldest 39.
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Women Candidates and the Race for Big Money
Originally published by NPR A woman has never been president. Hillary Clinton has come the closest, but that highest, hardest glass ceiling is still intact. Now Republican Nikki Haley wants to…
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The Glory of Designs by Women (It’s About Time)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute reimagines the record of fashion, celebrating designers known but also those long, and wrongly, forgotten.
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Melinda French Gates: Women Need Safety Nets For The Childcare Cliff
The billionaire philanthropist looks forward to a day when economies around the world are transformed by women unburdened by the necessities of free labor.