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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 41m
Thousands of Cornell Students Protest for Accountability in Rape Case truthout.org/articles/tho...
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Thousands of Cornell Students Protest for Accountability in Rape Case
In a 2025 survey, 35 percent of undergraduate women reported experiencing sexual assault during their time at Cornell.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 1h
Students have fought sexual violence for years. They want to know when universities will care. 19thnews.org/2026/10/corn...
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Students have fought sexual violence for years. They want to know when universities will care.
Allegations by two women that Cornell and LSU took insufficient action after they were assaulted on campus have reignited national outrage over how schools respond to sexual violence.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 4h
Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds
Researchers looked at pain around the world and across the human lifespan, finding steepest rise happens before age 55
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 7h
The Difference Between His Safety and Hers msmagazine.com/2026/10/07/c...
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The Difference Between His Safety and Hers
I recently saw a social media post that I can’t stop thinking about: “If a man was severely intoxicated around seven women, he would actually be in the safest place he could possibly be. He'd be…
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 21h
A Year After a Virginia University Cut Trans Youth Care, Its Own Scholars Publish Study on Harms of Transphobia www.them.us/answers-and-...
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A Year After a Virginia University Cut Trans Youth Care, Its Own Scholars Publish Study on Harms of Transphobia
A year after Virginia Commonwealth University hospital ended its gender-affirming care program for transgender youth, researchers from the same institution have released a new study on anti-trans…
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Abortion Foes Plan to Push Pill Restrictions in the States rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/10/08/a...
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Abortion Foes Plan to Push Pill Restrictions in the States
Even if the FDA preserves telehealth abortion, they want mandatory ultrasounds, waiting periods and in-person visits. As they await a federal decision on a potential nationwide ban on telehealth…
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Teaching College Men About Rape www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Teaching College Men About Rape
Institutions and national fraternities must do more to teach men about consent, sexual violence and other aspects of manhood.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trans Youth Aren’t the Only Ones Suffering in Trump 2.0. So Are Their Affirming Parents www.them.us/parents-tran...
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Trans Youth Aren’t the Only Ones Suffering in Trump 2.0. So Are Their Affirming Parents
A new study shows that the weeks after Trump’s second inauguration caused significant spikes in anxiety and depression.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Opinion | The Gender Gap Has Taken a Strange Turn www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/o...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/opinion/gender-identity-gap-voting-polarization.html
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
One Vulnerable Group Is Again in the Supreme Court’s Crosshairs More Than Others slate.com/news-and-pol...
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One Vulnerable Group Is Again in the Supreme Court’s Crosshairs More Than Others
Across those cases, a troubling pattern emerges.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
These State Supreme Court Races Could Decide Abortion Access and Trans Rights rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/10/07/s...
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These State Supreme Court Races Could Decide Abortion Access and Trans Rights
Ohio, North Carolina, and Michigan have open seats on their state supreme courts. These hotly contested races will influence how those courts rule in several high-stakes cases.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
At the Cornell Campus Protests, Students and Faculty Demand Answers www.teenvogue.com/story/cornel...
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At the Cornell Campus Protests, Students and Faculty Demand Answers
“The more you try to silence us, the louder we will be.”
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Who Gets to Warn Women About Crisis Pregnancy Centers? Texas AG Ken Paxton Takes Yelp to Court. msmagazine.com/2026/10/06/t...
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Who Gets to Warn Women About Crisis Pregnancy Centers? Texas AG Ken Paxton Takes Yelp to Court.
Search Yelp for "pregnancy care" and you may encounter a crisis pregnancy center (CPC)—an organization that may advertise as a full-service clinic but does not provide abortions or referrals to…
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Addressing the Economic Costs of Sexual Violence: The Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act - Feminist Majority Foundation feminist.org/news/address...
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Addressing the Economic Costs of Sexual Violence: The Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act - Feminist Majority Foundation
On September 15, 2026, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), and Rep. Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the Survivors Rights Restitution Act. This legislation would…
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Imagine Getting Billed for Surviving Assault www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a7...
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Imagine Getting Billed for Surviving Assault
The cost of sexual assault for Cornell University’s Jane Doe—and for countless others—is life-altering.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The 'Chi Phi Actives' Group Chat and the Digital Bystander Effect, Explained www.teenvogue.com/story/chi-ph...
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The 'Chi Phi Actives' Group Chat and the Digital Bystander Effect, Explained
The bystander effect has extended into—and become exacerbated by—digital spaces.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
‘There’s always been a belittling of African women’: honouring history’s invisible heroines www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘There’s always been a belittling of African women’: honouring history’s invisible heroines
Congolese photographer Pamela Tulizo uses costume and vivid scenery to celebrate women’s strength and give a new perspective on slavery
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
You Deserve Better Menopause Care. Here’s How to Demand It. msmagazine.com/2026/10/05/m...
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You Deserve Better Menopause Care. Here’s How to Demand It.
In an excerpt from <em>When in Menopause</em>, lawyer and writer Jennifer Weiss-Wolf explains how to find an informed clinician, prepare for appointments and recognize when dismissal is a reason to…
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The insidious, fascinating, and utterly infuriating reason that women’s health care is worse than men’s www.vox.com/the-highligh...
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The insidious, fascinating, and utterly infuriating reason that women’s health care is worse than men’s
How the medical system literally devalues women’s bodies.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Seven million more women than men work without paid leave www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
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Seven million more women than men work without paid leave
New data reveals how far we haven’t come on an old problem.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Americans of All Ages Want More Federal Help With Childcare Costs. Gen Z Most of All. rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/10/05/a...
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Americans of All Ages Want More Federal Help With Childcare Costs. Gen Z Most of All.
New polling from The 19th and YouGov found that support for child care spending was particularly strong among Gen Z, reflecting how affordability shapes their future family planning.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why Federal Data on Campus Sexual Assault Is Still Missing www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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Why Federal Data on Campus Sexual Assault Is Still Missing
The Cornell allegations have reignited discussion about campus sexual assault, and advocates say a nationwide climate survey would help address the persistent issue.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Economist Betsey Stevenson breaks down the gender gap in recent hiring reports www.npr.org/2026/10/03/n...
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Economist Betsey Stevenson breaks down the gender gap in recent hiring reports
The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected last month and unemployment ticked up to 4.2%. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'Jane Doe' solidarity posts flood social media after Cornell rape lawsuit apnews.com/article/corn...
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https://apnews.com/article/cornell-rape-allegations-online-solidarity-35350970e5112469f884dac9f6b87cbd
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We live in a rape-prone society. The horrific Cornell case reveals what that looks like | Rebecca Solnit www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We live in a rape-prone society. The horrific Cornell case reveals what that looks like | Rebecca Solnit
Public outcry to punish the alleged perpetrators in the Cornell case misses the point – the only solution is political, legal and cultural equality of women
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
More celebrities are embracing grey hair. For other women, it can come at a cost www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...
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More celebrities are embracing grey hair. For other women, it can come at a cost
Olivia Colman and Lisa Bonet are among the stars going silver – but workplace ageism means many women still fear ditching the dye
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
For rural women in Liberia, digital and economic empowerment go hand-in-hand | UN Women – Headquarters www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
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For rural women in Liberia, digital and economic empowerment go hand-in-hand | UN Women – Headquarters
With the help of UN Women and the Orange Foundation, women like Ma Nowai Kaine are gaining the necessary skills – and confidence – to manage their money in the digital era.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Young Women at Cornell Speak Out: ‘Unfortunately, Jane Doe Is Not One Story' www.teenvogue.com/story/young-...
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Young Women at Cornell Speak Out: ‘Unfortunately, Jane Doe Is Not One Story'
Six students talked to Teen Vogue what it's like on campus right now.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Anti-Abortion States Ask Supreme Court To Nullify Shield Laws in Blue States rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/10/02/t...
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Anti-Abortion States Ask Supreme Court To Nullify Shield Laws in Blue States
The laws protect providers who mail abortion medication to patients in other states. Plus, Arkansas' abortion ban is in court, and medical society urges OB-GYNs to protect their high-risk pregnant…
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Antiabortion Politics Blocks Research on Fibroids, Endometriosis and Breast Cancer. The Media Is Finally Paying Attention. msmagazine.com/2026/10/01/a...
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Antiabortion Politics Blocks Research on Fibroids, Endometriosis and Breast Cancer. The Media Is Finally Paying Attention.
Mifepristone is known as the abortion pill, but it has other uses most Americans have never heard about. For more than three decades, scientists have known this medication could do far more than end…
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The tax change that could help the child care workforce hechingerreport.org/child-care-w...
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The tax change that could help the child care workforce
Early educators who buy their own supplies can now use the educator expense deduction
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Beyond the Threshold www.theeduledger.com/institutions...
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Beyond the Threshold
As Hispanic enrollment climbs nationwide, colleges reaching HSI status are learning the designation was never the finish line; even as the federal support behind it grows less certain.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cornell 7 case puts a spotlight on fraternity misconduct – and the limits of universities’ power to stop it theconversation.com/cornell-7-ca...
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Cornell 7 case puts a spotlight on fraternity misconduct – and the limits of universities’ power to stop it
While universities can suspend and expel students for committing sexual violence and other kinds of illegal misconduct, they face logistical and financial limits to preventing such behavior.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Post–Me Too Generation Gets Its Me Too Moment nymag.com/intelligence...
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The Post–Me Too Generation Gets Its Me Too Moment
The “Cornell Seven” case is changing what my generation thought we knew.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Americans of all ages want more federal help with childcare costs. Gen Z most of all. 19thnews.org/2026/10/poll...
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Americans of all ages want more federal help with childcare costs. Gen Z most of all.
New polling from The 19th and YouGov found that support for child care spending was particularly strong among Gen Z, reflecting how affordability shapes their future family planning.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Supporting Student Parents in Rural America www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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Supporting Student Parents in Rural America
A new report finds that student parents make up a larger share of enrollments at rural colleges than at institutions over all, but rural colleges face gaps in childcare, transportation and data.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Here’s what’s driving the Gen Z gender gap 19thnews.org/2026/10/poll...
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Here’s what’s driving the Gen Z gender gap
The youngest voters have been shaped by an end to a federal right to abortion, the #MeToo movement and social media, a new poll shows.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Beyond MLK: On the Women Who Made the March on Washington lithub.com/beyond-mlk-o...
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Beyond MLK: On the Women Who Made the March on Washington
Lula Patterson was feeling rebellious. It was the summer of 1963, and Lula, a reporter for the Baltimore Afro-American, had received a story assignment that was as intriguing as it was insulting: S…
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why Black Women Are More Likely To Die of Breast Cancer: An Oncologist Explains rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/10/01/b...
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Why Black Women Are More Likely To Die of Breast Cancer: An Oncologist Explains
Here's what you need to know to talk to your doctor about your breast cancer risk and available screening options.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fifty Years of Hyde Is Enough. Abortion Belongs in Pregnancy Care. msmagazine.com/2026/09/30/h...
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Fifty Years of Hyde Is Enough. Abortion Belongs in Pregnancy Care.
Fifty years of the Hyde Amendment have deepened racial and economic inequities by denying abortion coverage to those least able to pay.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why Trump’s plan to cut Head Start regulations could undermine services for the country’s poorest families theconversation.com/why-trumps-p...
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Why Trump’s plan to cut Head Start regulations could undermine services for the country’s poorest families
There is research showing that there are numerous benefits for a low-income child to attend a Head Start program, though these effects are less clear as the child ages.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Women will change situation": Delhi students protest recurring rape, gender violence, restrictions on freedom in the name of safety maktoobmedia.com/post?id=1165...
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"Women will change situation": Delhi students protest recurring rape, gender violence, restrictions on freedom in the name of safety
Hundreds of women students in Delhi took to the streets against recurring sexual violence and policies that restrict women’s freedom in the name of ensuring the...
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...
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What's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize
The report is the agency's latest effort to chip away at trust in established health care models for transgender people. Critics say it frames transgender identity as illegitimate or even dangerous.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
South African leader urges men to speak up on gender-based violence after series of killings www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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South African leader urges men to speak up on gender-based violence after series of killings
President announces measures amid anger at authorities over recent murders of women
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Too many women face a "diagnostic odyssey" at the doctor's office. This $20 billion plan could change things. www.cbsnews.com/news/society...
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Too many women face a "diagnostic odyssey" at the doctor's office. This $20 billion plan could change things.
Women live longer than men, but they also spend more time being sick. The Society for Women's Health Research is trying to change that.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Life after Roe www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Life after Roe
How the Dobbs decision gave rise to legions of pill smugglers and abortion abolitionists.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Cornell Faces Outcry Over Handling of Rape Allegations www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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Cornell Faces Outcry Over Handling of Rape Allegations
Local prosecutors said Monday they reopened the criminal investigation, and Ithaca’s mayor wants to temporarily ban any Greek life and student group gatherings.
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
STUDENT VOICE: Higher education was never built for nontraditional students like me. Here’s why it can and should be hechingerreport.org/student-voic...
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STUDENT VOICE: Higher education was never built for nontraditional students like me. Here’s why it can and should be
After six years in the Navy and an undiagnosed medical condition, I finally found a way to graduate
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Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) @socwomen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Education Department takes 2024 Title IX rule off the books www.k12dive.com/news/educati...
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Education Department takes 2024 Title IX rule off the books
The move formalizes court decisions that had already blocked the Biden administration's anti-sex discrimination rule protecting LGBTQ+ students.
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