New Series: The Current State of Abortion – State by State
[ad_1] It is still with a shaky hand that I write this, reverberating from Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. I waited 48 hours not because I didn’t have a lot to say, but because I wanted to see how other women’s rights organizations responded first, hoping for comfort…hoping for reassurance…hoping for hope. […]
Saving Small Businesses by being ‘Just Fearless’
[ad_1] It didn’t take long for Kisha Mays, Founder and CEO of Just Fearless and HERstory Connections, to know what she had to do when SCOTUS stripped away 50 years of women’s reproductive rights on June 24th. “People are just talking about how major corporations are providing funding to support employees in banned states who […]
How Overturning Roe will Impact the Economy
[ad_1] Ruth Shaber, MD, the founder and president of the Tara Health Foundation, which promotes health, well-being, and opportunity for women and girls through innovative evidence-informed programs, is also a renowned impact investor and author of the new book, The XX Edge: Unlocking Higher Returns and Lower Risk. In a recent Q&A with Women’s eNews, […]
Apply to ’21 Leaders for the 21st Century’ 2022 (14 Spots Remaining)
[ad_1] Organizations can play a vital role in changing harmful social norms. In operational contexts where gender inequality prevails, they can use their leverage to promote gender equality inside and outside its walls. For example, they may be confronted by situations in which social and cultural norms or practices are commonly characterized by unequal power relationships, […]
Stigmas About LGBTQ+ Disabled Women – A Closed-Minded Perspective
[ad_1] While societal stigmas affect people on a daily basis, this is particularly true when a person is a member of two or more marginalized groups. For example, there is an estimated 20 million LGBTQ+ people in the US, and 39% of them report having a disability. This is particularly problematic since, according to Nami, […]
Our Power is in Our Voice and Our Vote
[ad_1] When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, I was devastated. Yes, I read the oral arguments and the leaked draft. I knew what was coming, but with the final decision, I felt heartsick and abandoned. It took time for the rage and sense of betrayal to rise above my disappointment. […]
Women’s eNews Selects its ’21 Leaders for the 21 Century’ 2022
[ad_1] 21 Individuals and Organizations Advancing Gender Equality (September 12, 2022) – Women’s eNews, the award-winning, non-profit global news organization, is pleased to announce its ’21 Leaders for the 21st Century’ honorees for 2022. ‘Women’s eNews selected these individuals and organizations due for their unwavering and pioneering support for gender equality from the health, technology and business […]
WEEKLY UPDATE: The Current State of Abortion – State-by-State
[ad_1] More than 24.1 million women of reproductive age live in the 14 states that effectively outlawed abortion as of August 1, and more than 12.2 million women live in the 12 additional states that currently ban abortion prior to fetal viability or that have pending litigation concerning their abortion bans. Across all 26 of these […]
Afghan Women and Western Intervention: A Conversation
[ad_1] Girls are banned from secondary education in the vast majority of Afghanistan’s provinces. Women are banned from most employment. Women in universities face harsh new restrictions. Many female teachers have been dismissed. The policy of requiring a mahram, a male family member chaperone, to accompany any woman leaving her home, has not been officially stated, but Taliban officials on […]
‘Proud Men’ vs. ‘Loud Boys’
[ad_1] On Women’s Equality Day, this Man Demands All Men Stand Up and Step Forward! [ad_2]