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Today at Ms. | April 27, 2022
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SNEAK PEEK: Ms.’s Spring Issue Takes You to the Front Lines of the War on Women [[link removed]]
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BY KATHY SPILLAR | In the Spring issue of Ms ., we examine the backlash against feminist progress in the U.S.—from increasing restrictions on abortions at the state level, to restrictions on voting rights, to attacks on LGBTQ rights, and more. Researchers Erica Chenoweth and Zoe Marks investigate how threats to women’s autonomy and civil liberties impact and mirror larger political trends—from Texas to Afghanistan and beyond. They conclude free and empowered women are a threat to authoritarianism worldwide—and the autocrats know it.
When the fate of women’s rights is tied to the fate of democracy—and when both are in dire straits—how can we help secure both?
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Climate Change Is Forcing American Women From Their Homes [[link removed]]
BY JENA BROOKER | In 2020, disasters displaced people 1.7 million times in the U.S., according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. The center projects that figure will grow by about a quarter of a million each year, as wildfires, storms, floods, heat waves and droughts become more frequent and intense.
And women bear most of the burden. According to the United Nations, 80 percent of those displaced worldwide by climate change are women and children. Experts say the same factors that make women vulnerable to climate change globally, namely poverty and caregiving responsibilities, are present in the U.S.
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Keeping Score: Capitol Statues Honor RBG and Sandra Day O’Connor; Military Survivors Launch Campaign to Address Sexual Assault [[link removed]]
BY SOPHIE DORF-KAMIENNY | In every issue of Ms ., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in this biweekly round-up.
This week: Michigan governor appeals to state Supreme Court to enshrine abortion rights in constitution; track star Allyson Felix plans to retire; Florida and Oklahoma move to criminalize abortion; Ukrainian refugees face a lack of sexual and reproductive healthcare; U.N. funds Bilan Project to give a voice to female journalists in Somalia; and more.
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In March, we tuned in to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's hearings in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, what were Republican senators signaling? What’s ahead for the First Amendment? Criminal Justice? LGBTQ equality? Are senators signaling the desire to do away with fundamental constitutional protections and why? What issues should we be concerned about?
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