Domestic violence, the leading cause of homelessness among women and children, is increasing during the pandemic.
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Doulas provide emotional and physical support before, during, and after birth. With concerns over the spread of COVID-19, this service has become even more crucial.
The science fiction subgenre known for its utopian and liberation themes has become a vehicle for Black women artists.
A century ago, impoverished European immigrants got health care and practical help from the settlement house movement.
New attention on gender inequality is inspiring new movements and energizing existing ones.
Somali health care practitioners are addressing the cultural and medical concerns of women in their communities.
The Congresswoman resigned after having an affair with a campaign aide, but she’s also a crime victim, and those two facts don’t cancel each other out.
One million women and girls around the world offered answers. Now their responses are influencing reproductive health care policy.
After traveling thousands of miles fleeing violence and discrimination, LGBTQ women find safety and support in Tapachula, Mexico.
When I learned that my first issue as editorial director of YES! would be on death, I cringed a bit. No one likes to think about death, much less talk about it. In fact, death might be more taboo to discuss than even sex or money. A recent survey found that only about a third of people had discussed making wills with their partners, or their wishes concerning their funerals. It’s almost as though we believe that dying doesn’t actually happen. At least not to us.
Women’s leadership won’t be a panacea for the overwhelming whiteness of climate leadership, but it’s a starting place.
Time and time again women have proven that viewers are interested in the stories they tell.
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