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How Republicans’ Plans to Cut Medicaid Will Hurt Young Women

House Republicans proposed an $880 billion cut.

Women's Sports Is Having Its Moment, But the Trump Administration Could Stop All That Progress

One of Trump's proposed policies could mean more discrimination for girls and women's sports.

We’re Already Seeing High Early Turnout From Young Voters

Especially young women of color.

I Went to an Adult Summer Camp for Women: Here’s How It Went

Camp Social is meant for women 21 and up who want to make friends and relive their childhood camp dreams.

JD Vance Doesn't Want All Women to Be Trad Wives, Just White Women (and Maybe His Wife)

This trad wife vision relies on the labor of women of color, particularly Black women.

12 Women’s Sports Documentaries You’ll Want to Stream Immediately

Watch these talented athletes navigate amazing highs and heartbreaking lows.

Celebrating International Women’s Day As Women’s Rights Crumble

Platitudes don't replace progress

These Female Astronauts Are Making Space Travel More Inclusive

“I've always held out that women could be anything they want to be.”

Why Seeing Smart Girls Onscreen May Actually Make for a Better World

Charithra Chandran calls for more education for girls across the world, arguing that the arts can help us get there.

Why Teen Girls Have Always Been on the Vanguard of Social Progress

Their stories had been excised from the historical record.

There’s A Dark Side to Some of Those Cottagecore Influencer Accounts

Nostalgia isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be.

When Your Loved Ones Go Missing and Authorities Don’t Care

“We have no idea where she could be.”

Have a Surgery Coming Up? You May Have to Take a Pregnancy Test.

Given the repeal of Roe v. Wade, these tests could have dangerous implications in some states.

The Incredibly Sexist Roots of Administrative Professionals Day

The way secretaries used to be treated was wild.

What It’s Like to Give Birth While in Jail

"We cannot train or reform our way out of the systemic cruelty" of mass incarceration.

Our Jobs Have Always Made Us Sick

From the Radium Girls to nail salon workers.

I Almost Died Because Doctors Didn’t Believe My Symptoms Were Real

Women are too often dismissed for exaggerating their health issues.

A Post-Roe America Demands Guaranteed Income

If states can force people to have children, we must force states to financially provide for them.

Black Women Made the March on Washington Possible

But at the march, men were front and center.

Before My Incarceration, I Was Just a Depressed College Student

Many women like me share similar experiences of abuse and childhood abandonment.