Category: Activism

Celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 with these twenty inspirational quotes about women and women’s rights! “Let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism. Let us pick up our books and our pens; they are the most powerful weapons.” – Read More

Gender inequality in the United States remains a pressing issue. The gender wage gap is a classic example of this: In the United States, women made on average 80 cents for every dollar men made in 2017. There are many Read More

The female prison population has grown more than 700% since 1980, particularly at the state and local level.  While efforts are being made to reduce the overall prison population, women do not always benefit from these reform initiatives. Incarcerated women Read More

There are over 400,000 kids in the United States child welfare system, more commonly known as foster care.  These children and teens typically face myriad barriers, such as the lack of a permanent and stable family, and limited access to Read More

Every girl has a dream. But all too often, the path is blocked by obstacles such as poverty, violence, and social status. Luckily, there are organizations, like the ones below, that are working hard to help girls overcome these obstacles Read More

It was in a women’s literature class my sophomore year of college that I first learned the shocking fact that the United States Constitution does not have an Equal Rights Amendment guaranteeing equal legal rights for everyone regardless of their Read More

In the United States, a woman is fatally shot by her partner every 16 hours. That is 760 women slain each year – leaving children without their mothers, families without their sisters and daughters, and communities without their colleagues and Read More

It comes as no surprise that people living in poorer countries are more often affected by various health conditions ranging from cardiovascular diseases to cancer. Numerous factors such as non-nutritious foods, financial stress, substance abuse or even environmental pollutants might Read More

“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even if her shackles are very different than my own.” These words by Audre Lorde, a writer, feminist, and civil rights activist, may as well be the motto for the following Read More

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is set to expire on December 7 unless it is renewed by Congress. This monumental legislation was the first federal law to specifically focus on ending domestic violence, providing valuable funding for victim services Read More