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A Feminist State of the Union

Posted by Kim on 05/27/2022

(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 cu Read more...

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

Posted by Kim on 05/05/2022

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 Read more...

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

Posted by Kim on 05/04/2022

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 perfo Read more...

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

Posted by Kim on 03/29/2022

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 Read more...

Climate Change and Women’s Rights: Intertwined Crises

Posted by Kim on 03/25/2022

Extreme weather events threaten women disproportionately On February 28th, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a grim report on the status of the climate crisis. As conveyed in the IPCC report, experts from aro Read more...