Unfortunately, very few issues that women of color prioritize—including reproductive rights, equal pay and immigration, but also education and access to health care—will probably intersect with a GOP agenda in the near future.
In the run-up to the Texas gubernatorial election, much hand-wringing was done over the Hispanic lady voter. But it was women like me—married white women, specifically—who failed Wendy Davis—and ourselves, and our families, and Texas families—on Tuesday night.
20 week abortion bans, "personhood", Tennessee Amendment 1, Republican control over filling judicial vacancies and more. Get out there an vote today.
A very happy Halloween to our awesome RHRC community!
Photo: A very happy Halloween to our awesome RHRC community!
We need to not use language like this, and even more importantly, call out this kind of language when we hear it. Especially important for men to do this. Thanks You Don't Say? Campaign.
Photo: We need to not use language like this, and even more importantly, call out this kind of language when we hear it. Especially important for men to do this. Thanks You Don't Say? Campaign.
With education and awareness, adults can help foster girls' participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects by taking steps to break down gender stereotypes—and, in turn, create a more equal workforce in the future.
Despite its ubiquity in our culture, abortion stigma has garnered relatively little scholarly attention. Now, after two years of effort, there's a new issue of the academic journal Women and Health that focuses entirely on abortion stigma.
This is a good step in the right direction. The new rules are the result of months of discussion with campus officials, victim advocates, and students to figure out how to implement the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act of 2013.