Sometimes resistance is attending a protest, and sometimes it’s wearing our braids to work in defiance of white, eurocentric ...

Sometimes resistance is attending a protest, and sometimes it's wearing our braids to work in defiance of white, eurocentric beauty standards that are enforced in our workplaces.

Women’s eNews is pleased to announce that Julia Anderson, Canada Strategy Lead at The Gates Foundation, has been added to Women’s eNews’ list of Champions for Human Rights (2026), and will be honored ...

Stimming, in all its forms, reflects our shared need for grounding, an expression of the connection between body and mind.

(WOMENSENEWS)–Shahla Sherkat, the award-winning journalist and one of the pioneers of the women’s rights movement in Iran, is re-launching on May 29 her feminist magazine shut down by hardliners in ...

A federal judge in New York has ordered the city to reform its welfare system after finding that it illegally prevents aid and food stamps from reaching battered immigrant women and their children, ...

MEXICO CITY (WOMENSENEWS)–The second time Deborah Alvarez was deported from the United States in 2005, after she was detained for prostitution solicitation tickets, she knew she would have to stay in ...

The focus is shifting away from whether women should lead towards whether prevailing leadership approaches reflect how women choose to lead. For years, efforts to increase the number of women in ...

Thriving in college is hard. The US News and World Report reports that only 62% of American college students graduate from a university within six years’ time. The reasons range from academic to ...

Throughout human history people have feared and been discomfited by “the other.” As a life-long optimist, I don’t believe we’re doomed but I believe we’re in extremely serious trouble and must unite ...

Restricted and repetitive behaviors, along with strong preferences for sameness in both behavior and environment, are noted as hallmark features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Structured routines ...

The fact that medical professionals seldom ask women whether they served in the military upon assigning them a diagnosis is just one of the reasons why many female veterans fail to receive the ...