Today at Ms. | August 23, 2021

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‘A Moral Obligation’: How Agencies Help Afghan Women Who Can Escape

BY MARIEL PADILLA | As the evacuation continues, resettlement agencies in the United States are working overtime to find new homes for those fleeing the Taliban.

While there is an intentional effort to protect women, the exact number of women who have been evacuated isn’t publicly available—making it nearly impossible to assess the success of those efforts, several resettlement agencies say.

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Rally for ERA on Women’s Equality Day: No Time Limit on Equality

BY KATHY SPILLAR | On Thursday, Aug. 26, leaders and activists working for the Equal Rights Amendment will gather in front of the Supreme Court, across from the U.S. Senate, to rally for the ERA.

"As we witness the renewed attacks on women’s fundamental rights in Afghanistan and remember how quickly women’s rights in this country were rolled back during the Trump administration, we are reminded how critical it is that we secure final ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. Constitution."

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Why Vaccine Equity is a Feminist Issue

BY PRITI KRISHTEL | Currently, 81 percent of vaccine doses have gone to wealthier countries, while less than 3 percent have gone to low-income ones. On our current course, most low-income countries will have to wait until 2023 for widespread access. That whole time, the economic, education, health and social devastation to women and girls will get worse and more entrenched.

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The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been rife with controversy—from rulings targeting Black athletes like Sha’Carri Richardson, to COVID protests taking place just outside the stadium, to transphobia directed at the first openly trans athletes to ever compete on this highest international stage. Is the Olympics an uneven playing field?

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