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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 3d ago

“There’s always been a very powerful political overlap between exploiting anti-LGBT bias and using that to fuel ballot initiatives and to use well-funded campaigns to sow fear. It’s a really sordid history.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Anti-Trans Ballot Questions: A ‘Trojan Horse’ for Regressive Policies - Women’s Media Center

Activists warn that these measures targeting transgender youth are “part of a larger, coordinated effort to roll back the rights for women broadly.”

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 2w ago

The lack of affordable childcare in the United States is having a devastating impact on the economy. It’s also having a devastating impact on women. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

US Childcare Crisis Harms Women’s Financial Security - Women’s Media Center

Demand for affordable, high-quality childcare far outpaces availability, suppressing women’s participation in the workforce. Public investment is needed to quell the crisis.

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. B. P. J. is an affront to all women as it represents the endeavor to systematically deny women — not just trans women, even though the target is trans women — full and equal rights and liberties. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Supreme Court Ruling Solidifies Women’s Second-Class Status - Women’s Media Center

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. B. P. J. is part of a larger mission to reinforce the misogynist belief that “biology is destiny” and that women are “inherently” subordinate to…

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 2w ago

Governments commit to efforts to bring women and girls' meaningful participation into the peace process while overlooking/ignoring a blueprint for success: Colombia’s 2016 Peace Accords. womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/colomb...

Colombian Lawyer Sofía Cabarcas Maciá on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda - Women’s Media Center

The agenda essentially acknowledges that women and girls are distinctly harmed by conflict and deserve meaningful participation in peace processes.

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 2w ago

In 2025, an estimated 316,950 women and 2,800 men were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and nearly 43,000 individuals will die from the disease. But early detection can dramatically change outcomes. womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/breast...

Breast Cancer: A Call to Action for Early Detection and Equal Access - Women’s Media Center

Breast cancer remains one of the most pressing public health challenges in the United States.

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 2w ago

The lack of affordable childcare in the United States costs taxpayers $172 billion a year in lost productivity, earnings, and revenue. And without action from policymakers, it'll only get worse. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

US Childcare Crisis Harms Women’s Financial Security - Women’s Media Center

Demand for affordable, high-quality childcare far outpaces availability, suppressing women’s participation in the workforce. Public investment is needed to quell the crisis.

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 2w ago

The lack of affordable childcare in the United States is having a devastating impact on the economy. It’s also having a devastating impact on women. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

US Childcare Crisis Harms Women’s Financial Security - Women’s Media Center

Demand for affordable, high-quality childcare far outpaces availability, suppressing women’s participation in the workforce. Public investment is needed to quell the crisis.

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 4w ago

Any field of study that offers students an opportunity to rigorously interrogate, critically think, and creatively imagine a more just world is an easy target in Trump’s war on higher education. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Women’s and Gender Studies Under Attack - Women’s Media Center

As a field that helps college students “rigorously interrogate, critically think, and creatively imagine a more just world,” women’s studies has been targeted by both the Trump administration and…

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 4w ago

Iranian women and girls still face institutionalized repression, and the fight for their freedom is ongoing, within the country as well as in exile. womensmediacenter.com/women-under-...

The ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Movement Struggles to Survive War in Iran - Women’s Media Center

Since the U.S. and Israel launched their joint assault on the Islamic Republic of Iran, feminist voices in the “Zan, Zendegi, Azadi” movement (or the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement) have been…

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · last mo.

The Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. B. P. J. is an affront to all women as it represents the endeavor to systematically deny women — not just trans women, even though the target is trans women — full and equal rights and liberties. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Supreme Court Ruling Solidifies Women’s Second-Class Status - Women’s Media Center

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. B. P. J. is part of a larger mission to reinforce the misogynist belief that “biology is destiny” and that women are “inherently” subordinate to…

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · last mo.

While much of Somalia’s news coverage centers on security, politics, and conflict, Bilan, the country’s first and only women-led newsroom, focuses on the everyday realities affecting women and girls. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Somalia’s First Women-Led Newsroom Brings Change - Women’s Media Center

Bilan Media is providing opportunities for women journalists as well as changing who gets to tell stories in the media.

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · last mo.

Reactions to the war among Iranian feminist voices in exile have been diverse, with contradictory and dispersed reactions to war, foreign intervention, and even the future of the movement itself. womensmediacenter.com/women-under-...

The ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Movement Struggles to Survive War in Iran - Women’s Media Center

Since the U.S. and Israel launched their joint assault on the Islamic Republic of Iran, feminist voices in the “Zan, Zendegi, Azadi” movement (or the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement) have been…

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Women’s Media Center@womensmediacenter.bsky.social · last mo.

Before the war, there were thousands of Kashmiri med students in Iran—including women, who must now put their dreams on hold indefinitely. womensmediacenter.com/women-under-...

For Kashmiri Women Students, Iran Offered a Rare Education. Then War Came. - Women’s Media Center

Thousands of Kashmiri students were studying medicine in Iran when the U.S.-Israeli strikes began to rain down on the country in late February—including women. Now, their futures hang in the balance.

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