Iowa Lawmakers Just Passed a Bill to Ban Abortion After Six Weeks
Shutterstock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Early Wednesday morning, the Iowa legislature passed a so-called “heartbeat” bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually about six weeks into a pregnancy. Iowa Democratic lawmakers say the bill is “intentionally unconstitutional” and will certainly be challenged in court. For now, Iowa’s current…
More Than 60 Female Media Professionals Pen Letter In Support of Tom Brokaw Amid Sexual Harassment Claims
Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Nearly 65 female media professionals have signed a letter in support of famed NBC Nightly News host Tom Brokaw amid recent allegations that he acted inappropriately towards two female co-workers in the 1990s. “As professional women, we fully endorse the conversation around abuse of power in the…
You Can Be a Powerful Feminist and Love to Bake Pie
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Cecile Richards is not a woman who messes around—she’s best known as outgoing president of Planned Parenthood, her time as deputy chief of staff to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and her work for her mother Ann Richards’ campaign for governor of Texas. What’s less…
Texas Women Prisoners Can Learn How to Type and Cook. Men Can Get a Master’s.
mediaphotos/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If you’re locked up in Texas and want to earn a master’s degree, you’re out of luck unless you have a penis. That’s right: Although the state incarcerates more women than any other, its prison system denies female inmates access to educational programs offered…
A New Study Shows Men in Science Classes Really Are Arrogant Bastards
Shutterstock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As any woman in science can tell you, it’s an uphill battle. For decades, guys have been told they’re better at, and more “naturally inclined,” to be good at science, math, and engineering. And now, shockingly, a new study reveals that dudes may actually believe…
309 Women Are Now Running for Congress. That’s a Record.
Protesters at the Women’s March in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2017Michael Nigro/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A record-setting number of women are running for seats in the US House of Representatives, a new analysis by the Associated Press finds. The 309 women who so far are seeking House seats…