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Japan Is Set for Its First Female Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s embattled governing party, paving the way for her to become prime minister of the coalition government.
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After Centuries, A Woman Will Lead the Church of England
Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, has been appointed archbishop of Canterbury. She has been a vocal supporter of the rights of women in the church.
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Campaign Legal Center, the League of Women Voters and Common Cause Urge SCOTUS to Uphold Decades-Long Protections Against Big Money in Campaigns
Originally published by Campaign Legal Center Yesterday, Campaign Legal Center (CLC), alongside the League of Women Voters (LWV) and Common Cause, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme…
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Hegseth Wants ‘Male Standard’ for Combat Roles
Originally published by Adriana Gomez Licon and Thomas Beaumont for AP News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address Tuesday to the military’s top leaders waded back into a…
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Intense and Intentional Training Is Helping Democratic Women Gain State Lawmaking Seats
Democratic women have made gains in state legislatures and are now nearly equal in number to Democratic men in state legislatures since 2016, according to the The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University
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Inside a Chaotic Day at SC Election Agency
Originally published by Ted Clifford and Lucy Valeski for The State For the past week, the South Carolina Election Commission has been rocked by chaos and uncertainty. In…
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Most SC Lawmakers Are Men. Can Women Inch Closer With 4 Special Elections?
Originally published by Lucy Valeski for The Herald There are zero Republican women serving in South Carolina’s Senate, but an upcoming special election could slightly shift the General Assembly’s demographics. Despite women outnumbering…
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Let Women Lead and the World Will Benefit
Originally published by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Sahle-Work Zewde for The Guardian This year, as the United Nations convenes for its 80th general assembly and the world watches, we…
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America is An Increasingly Dangerous Place for Women and Girls
Originally published by Carrie Baker for the Daily Hampshire Gazette In America’s hyper-macho, gun-drenched culture, growing up female has never been safe. But under the Trump administration, America…
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The Black Women Who Knew That Civil Rights Were Human Rights
Originally published by Keisha N. Blain for Time Black women’s contributions to human’s rights history are too often overlooked in our nation’s history books. Yet these women played…