activism
On International Youth Day, 8 young women share how they’re taking action in their communities
These are the leaders the world needs
For the mother whose daughter died at the Charlottesville rally, there’s still hope
Sunday marks one year since counterprotester Heather Heyer was killed
August 10
August 10
After eight months in Israeli prison, Palestinian teen protester Ahed Tamimi is released
The 17-year-old was arrested after she was filmed kicking and slapping Israeli soldiers
July 30
July 30
How women around the world are fighting oppression with ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Women in Argentina are the latest
July 26
July 26
The violence and threats against Maxine Waters are rooted in misogynoir
The congresswoman has been the target of the president’s tweets
July 25
July 25
‘These are all our kids’: Why these 8 women attended the Families Belong Together rally in D.C.
More than 30,000 people marched to protest the ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy
July 2
July 2
‘We care’: 575 arrested at a D.C. women’s rally to protest Trump’s immigration policy
The protesters cheered as they were arrested and led out by police
June 29
June 29
A Girl Scout’s letters spurred companies to cut down on using plastic straws
She’s also trying to get California to adopt a ‘No-Straw November’ resolution
June 26
June 26
Women in Saudi Arabia can drive starting Sunday. Feminists there are still labeled traitors.
Nationalism and feminism have a complicated relationship in the nation
June 22
June 22
This Juneteenth, commemorate the end of slavery and remember the families still torn apart in this country
This is what America has done to families of color for centuries