Regardless of What Happens with Roe v. Wade, Low Income Women Already Face Multiple Barriers 

Roe v. Wade is fundamental to safeguarding women’s reproductive rights and protecting women’s autonomy over their lives. If Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, women across the nation will be deeply impacted in both explicit and covert ways.   Research reveals that financial constraints are the primary reason that American women seek abortion Read more …

A Feminist State of the Union 

(In response to President Biden’s State of the Union address this year, NOW convened a Feminist State of the Union conversation early this spring.  Here is our version of a State of the Union address).  The past two years have seen seismic cultural and economic changes that have tested our values and threatened to unravel Read more …

“Debate” about Trans Girls and Women in School Sports Spreads Transphobia and Bigotry Through the False Lens of “Fairness”

As of the end of April, fifteen states have passed laws banning transgender women and girls from participating in sports, teams7[CW1]. Supporters of these bills claim that it is about protecting the sanctity and fairness of women’s sports, and wrongly assert that trans women are infringing on the rights of women, instead of acknowledging that Read more …

Justice Alito’s Leaked Opinion Foretells an End to Roe v. Wade

Last night, a draft U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion regarding abortion rights was leaked to the general public. The opinion relates to the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a Mississippi case that places a ban on abortions performed after the 15th week of pregnancy, which was argued before the Court on December Read more …

Large Iced Coffee with Oat Milk and Caramel, and That Will Be All:

The Normalization of Eating Disorder Culture in College Students  TW: Mention of eating disorders, disordered eating, diet culture  “Her body makes me want to go to an outpatient clinic. How am I supposed to eat in front of him!?”  There have been more mornings than not where my friends and I share a laugh over Read more …

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