A rebuke of sexism in Congress from AOC has opened up a necessary conversation in the larger society. Rep. Ted Yoho has been removed from the board of Christian charity over the incident and Twitter is inundated with personal accounts of women who report how they were not raised by their families to object to the men of their households.
Say Her Name: A movement to recognize women’s worth
The recognition that black women are not accounted for even in their deaths – even in the aftermath of unjust and illegal killings – is something the protest movements have adequately drawn our collective attention to.
Shirley Chisholm: The Original Boss Lady of American Politics
As we celebrate Black History Month, it only becomes imperative to locate the erasure of Shirley Chisholm’s contributions as a pattern – of how dominant party nominations have systematically fallen short of according the rightful spaces to women and people of color.
U.S. Women’s Soccer Players bring glory; receive less
Women soccer players earn a maximum of $99,000 in total during the course of a 20-games season – $4,950 per game, while the payout for the male players is an average of $263,320, or $13,166 per game.
Elizabeth Warren’s new proposals to ensure reproductive rights are radical, and necessary
Elizabeth Warren’s new proposals to ensure reproductive rights are timely, radical, and necessary.