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Letter From the Editor: Welcome to 2026! Women Are Shaping What Comes Next.
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (159+ words) To put this in perspective, if men had been the only citizens allowed to vote in both elections, Trump-backed anti-women's rights candidates would be the incoming governors in both states. Both Spanberger and Sherrill are strong feminists, winning elections where…...
Fourteen Big Feminist Wins in 2025 - Ms. Magazine
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (949+ words) As 2025 comes to a close, we're taking a moment to honor the wins'large and small'that reminded us progress is still possible. Here are a few feminist victories worth celebrating. The league holds a special place in the hearts of the…...
In Norfolk, Va., Parents and Community Members Took Children’s Education and Safety Into Their Own Hands
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (732+ words) In Norfolk, Va., parents were worried about their children's safety while getting off school buses, after noticing an uptick in gun violence that coincided with school dismissal times. In response, community members'organized by nonprofit advocacy group New Virginia Majority'launched the…...
Ms. Magazine’s Top Feminists of 2025
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1269+ words) In a year marked by democratic backsliding, cultural reckoning and organized resistance, these feminists reshaped power, through law, leadership, art and collective courage. As governor of Massachusetts'and first out lesbian governor in U.S. history'Maura Healey has positioned her state as a…...
Women’s and Girls’ Wrestling Is Ready for Its Modern Era
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (592+ words) If you were to ask 100 random Americans what the nation's fastest-growing high school sport is, few would come up with the correct answer: girls' wrestling. The release of the documentary All American, which chronicles the challenges on and off the…...
Sneak Peek: What’s in the Winter Issue of Ms.? Groundbreaking Reporting on Women’s Health and Power
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (161+ words) Yet despite the drug's promise, its development has been repeatedly stymied by abortion opponents who fear wider availability would weaken their attempts to suppress abortion access." The result? Women are left in needless pain and subject to invasive and unnecessary…...
It’s Been a Hell of a Year for Feminists
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (209+ words) Since Trump's inauguration in January, we've seen a barrage of attacks on the rights of women, immigrants and undocumented people, people of color and LGBTQ+ people. The cruelty that the administration has shown has been astounding to witness. We promise…...
A Very Bad Year for Women’s Health
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (212+ words) This story was originally published on'The Contrarian. When I started writing for The Contrarian, a funny-not-funny inside joke was whether there would be enough fodder for a weekly democracy column that overtly centers gender. I think you already know the…...
The Best and Worst Quotes of 2025, By and About Women
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1515+ words) A collection of this year's most inspiring and infuriating things said by and about women. Some quotes hit like a shot, others a palate cleanser. Here they are in alternating fashion." "Let me just tell you, you are an obnoxious'a…...
Checking in on the State of America’s Kids: Hunger, Censorship and Fear (with Becky Pringle)
1+ week, 1+ day ago (371+ words) Listen, Rate, Review and subscribe on: We weren't just feeding the kids." Wow, Michele, that's a question many of us struggle to answer from day to day with every 15 minutes " It did go on and on. It is a lot…...