Today at Ms. | September 20, 2021


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Angela Merkel Announces She's a Feminist Before She Steps Down—Too Little, Too Late? [[link removed]]

BY CLAUDIA CLARK | Admittedly, Merkel could have done more to advance gender equality, but overall she exhibited behavior and policies which were mostly consistent toward the advancement of women. Of course, it would have been nice if Merkel had classified herself a feminist earlier.
However, what is important is that she does so now, and her admission helps to dismiss the stigma attached to the word when she states, “Everybody should be a feminist.” Her words will go in the history books for future generations of citizens of all genders to read, study and hopefully emulate.

The Taliban Further Tightens Its Grip on Afghan Women and Girls: "These Young Women Have Fought for Themselves” [[link removed]]
BY THE TEAM | As the world watches the Taliban seize and tighten their grip on power in Afghanistan, women’s lives come under greater threat each day. What is the reality for women and girls on the ground in Afghanistan? What do Afghan women stand to lose? How are feminists fighting back?
“Meet those young women. They are the same as the young women in your family and mine. … We see the risk right now of this very new generation of professional young women, not knowing whether they can survive under what comes next, and waiting to see what happens.”

Rally for Reproductive Rights: Women’s March Returns October 2 [[link removed]]
BY THE TEAM | The day after Texas’s new abortion law went into effect, the Women’s March announced its return to Washington and across the nation on October 2 to rally in support of reproductive rights.
Here’s how you can find or organize a march near you.


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Dr. Goodwin is joined by Professor Dorothy Roberts to unpack Texas’ new abortion ban, the Supreme Court’s decision to let it stand, and what the legacies of legislative interference with reproductive decision-making and autonomy mean for women, people who can become pregnant, and for our American democracy.
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