Gloria Steinem reflects on chosen family, feminism, resilience and the people who shaped her life in one of her final interviews.

In 1983, Whitney Houston appeared on The Merv Griffin Show to sing “Home.” The performance reveals the bright, complex selfhood Whitney sought to express even in spaces that were framed for her, not…

A Cornell student’s lawsuit has sparked feminist outrage and raised questions about why survivors so need public pressure to make institutions act.

The right to vote was won through generations of feminist activism, and it remains one of our most powerful tools for shaping the future. Here’s how to protect it in the 2026 midterms.

Critics say partnership between Mounjaro maker Eli Lilly and fashion giant suggests thinness is an aspiration

Transcript: 00:00:00 Michele Goodwin: Kathy, the magazine, which is so critically important coming out after the passing of Gloria Steinem, election coming up, so incredibly important, what can our…

Through three Marys across centuries, Katie Cappiello’s play uses sharp humor and heartbreak to ask who gets to decide what happens to a woman’s body. <em>The Body of Mary</em> runs Sept. 8-Oct. 8 at…

As the Trump administration cuts foreign aid and pulls back from international commitments, what happens to the people and countries that have counted on the United States? And what do Americans…

A Cornell student’s lawsuit has sparked feminist outrage and raised questions about why survivors so need public pressure to make institutions act.

Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector…

Kamini Ramani explores how Indian mothers pass down cultural strength and patriarchal expectations—and how women learn which inheritance to keep.

The right to vote was won through generations of feminist activism, and it remains one of our most powerful tools for shaping the future. Here’s how to protect it in the 2026 midterms.

Proposed legislation would strengthen FEMA’s response to gender-based violence, an issue advocates say is often overlooked after natural disasters.

Live Action Young Leaders Summit, Turning Point USA Young Women’s Leadership Summit, Conservative Political Action Conference Women Warriors Summit.

Survivors of abuse face a justice system that often demands impossible perfection, while dangerous men receive leniency and accountability remains out of reach.

No IVF. No surrogacy. No polygenic tests. Emma Waters is leading a national fight against fertility tech—with her hot husband’s permission, of course.

Menopause is mainstream. But who gets heard, who gets care and who gets to shape the movement?

In the mega-consumption era of parenthood, the internet tells new moms that products can solve the hardest parts of having a newborn. All they have to do is add to cart.

From contraception and abortion, to assisted reproduction, five women on how access to reproductive freedom shaped choices, families and futures.

Gloria Steinem reflects on chosen family, feminism, resilience and the people who shaped her life in one of her final interviews.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) issued a new stamp late last month honoring 19th-century writer Sarah Orne Jewett—putting a woman whose work centered on female independence and unconventional lives, in...

The Trump administration has decided to destroy nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives, sparking condemnation from doctors and aid groups.

Study finds more than half of US adults have experienced physical violence and nearly half sexual violence

Heidi Overton’s record reveals an administration intent on dismantling democratic norms. It’s time to push back, speak out and make noise.

Menopause is mainstream. But who gets heard, who gets care and who gets to shape the movement? Not Black women, trans, nonbinary, disabled women

On Saturday, Sept. 26, Alicia Keys will use a special performance at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park to amplify the People’s Bill of Rights 250, a civic initiative asking…

In the Zambian districts where it operated, the five-year Saving Mothers, Giving Life initiative helped reduce the maternal mortality ratio by 41 percent. Its success relied not only on expanding…

The city of Kharkiv lies 19 miles from Russia’s western border. Nestled within this historic and cultural urban center is a small news outlet that symbolizes so much of what Putin intends to erase: th...

Angelica Garcia struggled to feed her family for two months as Arizona overhauled the food program Rep. Juan Ciscomani voted to cut.

Disabled women have long fought for disability justice, yet media narratives about “sickfluencers” continue to fuel medical sexism, ableism and suspicion.

"Jiggle TV," examined through the lens of 1970s shows, all starring women who wore excessively revealing clothing, including Charlie's Angels.

Ms. remembers Dolly Parton while tracking threats to abortion access, voting rights and other hard-won gains for women and democracy.

Nearly 2,400 women were killed by men in 2024, according to a recent Violence Policy Center report. Nearly nine out of 10 knew their killer, and firearms were used in 63.4 percent of these homicides. ...

Menopause increases the risk of UTIs which can lead to sepsis and death in older women. For years, the FDA discouraged the one drug that could help.

LaTosha Brown makes the case for a Department of Democracy, alongside the latest stories on women’s representation in politics and beyond.

Many people will learn CPR using a flat-chested manikin. A 2024 study of 20 models of CPR manikins sold worldwide found that three-quarters were described as male or had no sex specified. Of the 20,…

Ms. remembers Dolly Parton while tracking threats to abortion access, voting rights and other hard-won gains for women and democracy.

At the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level week, governments must turn promises of global cooperation into protections for Afghan women and girls.

Myths and stereotypes about bisexual women feed bi discrimination in the workplace, school and the healthcare industry

If you follow the mainstream press and social media, you would assume that Sydney Sweeney is an amazingly powerful 29-year-old woman. With her new hypersexualized ad for Novig, she stands accused of…

In the Zambian districts where it operated, the five-year Saving Mothers, Giving Life initiative helped reduce the maternal mortality ratio by 41 percent. Its success relied not only on expanding…

Chris Brown recently announced he will be headlining a residency in Las Vegas. He has been accused of physical and sexual violence against women.

Ms. remembers Dolly Parton while tracking threats to abortion access, voting rights and other hard-won gains for women and democracy.

Mainstream legacy media in the U.K. has found a new target: young disabled women. Last week, <em>Telegraph</em> editor Poppy Coburn published “How having a disability became cool,” arguing so-called…

A columnist platforms antiabortion talking points, attacking Massachusetts’ abortion protections while promoting crisis pregnancy center narratives.

“I’ve prepared a lot. I’m taking this very seriously, because it’s still very rare for women to get Netflix specials. I had to have sex with so many executives over there.” So begins comedian Mary…