HAPPENING TODAY: Don't miss out on this mobilizing conversation about the power (and urgency) of peaceful protest—for our communities, our fragile democracy and our precious planet 🌍

See you at 12:30pm EST, on our Instagram Live: www.instagram.com/womensmediac...

Will the César Chávez Revelations Prompt Accountability in the Labor Movement? - Women’s Media Center “Their stories of abuse and sexual violence are heartbreaking. They are not surprising.” But there are existing models that create true accountability.

"A union man warned me early in my career as a labor lawyer: When they can’t question your competence, they’ll question your loyalty. He meant it as a caution. It turned out to be a blueprint." womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Join us for a very special #EarthDay #WMCTalks: long-time social & environmental justice campaigner @anniemleonard.bsky.social joins us to explore the importance of peaceful protest as an essential democratic right.

TOMORROW, 12:30pm EST, on IG Live: www.instagram.com/womensmediac...

In Rural Tamil Nadu, Child Marriage Was Already Rampant. Then Came the Pandemic. - Women’s Media Center Isolated agrarian communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu were hard hit by the pandemic, experiencing increased poverty, the diversion of savings toward healthcare, and prolonged illness,…

Limited employment during the pandemic, increased poverty, the diversion of savings toward healthcare, and prolonged parental illness forced rural Indian families to pull their daughters out of school and marry them off. womensmediacenter.com/women-under-...

Book Bans on the Rise in the US; Librarians, Writers, and Others Fight Back - Women’s Media Center In just three years, the number of book bans in the United States has more than doubled. A broad coalition of activists is working to slow the “relentless tide.”

“It’s not the first time in history that librarians have been brave and bold and acted in the capacity as patriots.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

In 2021, we launched "Unspinning the Spin: The Women’s Media Center Guide to Fair and Accurate Language," a searchable online tool for bias-free words and phrases. Media, we're looking at you: buff.ly/2YJWeD0

A Road Map for Restoring Abortion Access in the US - Women’s Media Center Lessons from movements in other countries can help activists in the United States mobilize to expand access to reproductive rights and care.

"I lived and worked in Ireland when abortion was illegal, and brought a challenge before the European Court of Human Rights to advance legalization. I took away three lessons from that effort to help create a better landscape here in the US": womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Book Bans on the Rise in the US; Librarians, Writers, and Others Fight Back - Women’s Media Center In just three years, the number of book bans in the United States has more than doubled. A broad coalition of activists is working to slow the “relentless tide.”

"What is unfolding in America is more than just a battle over books; it is the conflagration of two warring visions of freedom for the soul of the nation. What is at stake is nothing less than democracy itself." womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Will the César Chávez Revelations Prompt Accountability in the Labor Movement? - Women’s Media Center “Their stories of abuse and sexual violence are heartbreaking. They are not surprising.” But there are existing models that create true accountability.

"Those of us who've spent years inside the labor movement recognize the pattern. When loyalty to a leader and cause displaces accountability to the people the movement exists to serve, labor unions can become enablers of abuse, sometimes of criminal predators." womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Abortion key safes in Malta For immediate release: April 15, 2026: <br />To call attention to the violation of women’s rights in Malta, Women on Waves has placed several abortion key safes across Malta and Gozo. The safes…

To call attention to the violation of women’s rights in Malta, Women on Waves has placed several abortion key safes across Malta and Gozo. www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/7875...

Women-Only Spaces Are Not the Solution to Gender-Based Violence - Women’s Media Center The creation of gender-segregated spaces to ensure women’s safety does not address the root causes of violence.

"Why should women have to rely on other women for protection in the first place?" womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

This Wednesday, join us at 12:30pm EST for our next #WMCTalks, with host Soraya Chemaly in conversation with @tialevingswriter.bsky.social, author of "A Well-Trained Wife."

Meet us on Instagram Live for this unmissable talk here: www.instagram.com/womensmediac...

Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding is unconstitutional www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Tools and Resources - Women’s Media Center Tools and resources for people interested in improving their digital privacy and security or seeking help when targeted online.

The online harassment of women, sometimes called cybersexism or cybermisogyny, is specifically gendered abuse targeted at women and girls online. If you're being targeted, here are some resources at @WMCSpeechProj to support you: buff.ly/3JSWDFO

A Road Map for Restoring Abortion Access in the US - Women’s Media Center Lessons from movements in other countries can help activists in the United States mobilize to expand access to reproductive rights and care.

"I lived and worked in Ireland when abortion was illegal, and brought a challenge before the European Court of Human Rights to advance legalization. I took away three lessons from that effort to help create a better landscape here in the US": womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

In 2021, we launched "Unspinning the Spin: The Women’s Media Center Guide to Fair and Accurate Language," a searchable online tool for bias-free words and phrases. Media, we're looking at you: buff.ly/2YJWeD0

Book Bans on the Rise in the US; Librarians, Writers, and Others Fight Back - Women’s Media Center In just three years, the number of book bans in the United States has more than doubled. A broad coalition of activists is working to slow the “relentless tide.”

Books by LGBTQ+ and racially marginalized authors exploring gender, sexuality, race, and racism "are overwhelmingly targeted," sending a chill through the publishing industry, disproportionately affecting women, queer, and racially marginalized authors. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

ICE Deployments Disrupting Abortion Care - Women’s Media Center The increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the fear of detention and deportation have had chilling impact on access to care.

Advocates and providers report that fear of encounters with ICE agents has meant their clients have been canceling crucial health care appointments or not showing up... in some cases, finding themselves unable to obtain abortion care at all. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Women Are More Fluent in Empathy Than Anger — And That’s a Problem - Women’s Media Center The issue is not that women feel too deeply. It is that we are taught to feel for everyone except ourselves.

"Women are meant to absorb the impact of this understanding. Especially those who have learned the language of feminism early and become fluent in empathy before they are fluent in anger." womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/women-...

Resisting Intensifying Attacks on the LGBTQ Community - Women’s Media Center Solidarity, coalition building, and multifaceted organizing are needed to confront the right wing’s overwhelming campaign against LGBTQ rights.

Marginalized communities across the board are facing a far-right revolution that will not stop unless and until we continue fighting back with conviction and in unflappable solidarity. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

To close out Women's History Month, we present our fourth lecture in the Beverly Wettenstein History Lecture Series: “The Women’s Liberation Movement: A Blueprint for Today,” delivered by Clara Bingham.

Watch the full lecture here: womensmediacenter.com/about/events...

Book Bans on the Rise in the US; Librarians, Writers, and Others Fight Back - Women’s Media Center In just three years, the number of book bans in the United States has more than doubled. A broad coalition of activists is working to slow the “relentless tide.”

“It’s not the first time in history that librarians have been brave and bold and acted in the capacity as patriots.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

A Road Map for Restoring Abortion Access in the US - Women’s Media Center Lessons from movements in other countries can help activists in the United States mobilize to expand access to reproductive rights and care.

"Today, access to reproductive health care is unpredictable and inequitable in half of U.S. states... What we need is an innovative strategy." womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

#ICYMI: Our co-founder and fearless leader @janefonda.com making us proud yesterday www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/a...

Limited employment during the pandemic, increased poverty, the diversion of savings toward healthcare, and prolonged parental illness forced rural Indian families to pull their daughters out of school and marry them off. womensmediacenter.com/women-under-...

Book Bans on the Rise in the US; Librarians, Writers, and Others Fight Back - Women’s Media Center In just three years, the number of book bans in the United States has more than doubled. A broad coalition of activists is working to slow the “relentless tide.”

“It’s not the first time in history that librarians have been brave and bold and acted in the capacity as patriots.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

“I’m often concerned that I’m putting my family in danger; they may face the consequences, but I need to do this work for the women of my country.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Nicki Minaj's Shift to MAGA - Women’s Media Center When her music first started coming out, I never imagined that in the future, she would align herself with the MAGA movement.

"In the early 2010s, when her music first started coming out, I never imagined that in the future, she would align herself with the MAGA movement." womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/nicki-...

Book Bans on the Rise in the US; Librarians, Writers, and Others Fight Back - Women’s Media Center In just three years, the number of book bans in the United States has more than doubled. A broad coalition of activists is working to slow the “relentless tide.”

"What is unfolding in America is more than just a battle over books; it is the conflagration of two warring visions of freedom for the soul of the nation. What is at stake is nothing less than democracy itself." womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Please join us in celebrating our co-founder Gloria Steinem's 92nd birthday today! We're so grateful to continue to be guided by her leadership.