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November 24, 2021 at 11:00 PM

How will you navigate political discussions this Thanksgiving?

How to Have a Thanksgiving Conversation on Immigration That's Unifying, Not Polarizing | A Hungry Thanksgiving For Too Many Military Families | This Thanksgiving, Think About Who Put Your Food on the Table MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | November 24, 2021 …
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November 24, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights

November 24, 2021 | House Passes Build Back Better Act Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights   November 24, 2021   With so much at stake for women and for equality, Ms. will be reporting on policy initiatives and progress within Congress and the Biden-Harris admini…
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November 23, 2021 at 11:03 PM

The Justices Have No Robes

The Justices Have No Robes | The Kids Who Grew Up On Social Media Will Be the Ones to Fix It | Sex and the Single Woman at 66: Ageism and Sexism be Damned MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | November 23, 2021   With Today at Ms.—a daily newsletter fro…
  Ruth McFarlane, Ms. Foundation for Women · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 8:19 PM

We are greater together

Ms. Foundation for Women       We can achieve greater gender and racial equity together. Dear John, Less than 2% of philanthropic support goes to women-led organizations fighting for gender justice. Only ½ of 1% goes to organizations led by women and girls of color. This…
  Gloria Steinem · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Pass it on.

Be a friend, send Ms. MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Dear John,   Out of sight should not mean out of mind and heart. But the tragedy for women in prison is that it often does.   This invisibility keeps us from realizing how much women in prison may resemble you and me. …
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November 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Abortion Clinics are on the front lines

New Episode of Ms.’s On The Issues With Michele Goodwin Podcast: American Terrorism: Abortion Clinics on the Front Lines (with Diane Derzis, Dr. Monica McLemore and Frances Kissling)   New Episode of "On the Issues" — American Terrorism: Abortion Clinics on the Front Lines  …
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November 22, 2021 at 11:02 PM

Paid family leave and guaranteed income benefit everyone

Investing in Social Infrastructure Provides a Recovery Path for All—But Especially Low-Income Families | Women’s Land Rights Are Necessary to Build Climate-Resilient Futures | When “Six Weeks” Is Actually Two: Understanding Periods Is Essential to Fighting Abortion Bans MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, …
  Gloria Steinem · [email protected]
November 20, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Send Ms. to Women in Prisons and DV Shelters

We need your help. MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Dear John,   Out of sight should not mean out of mind and heart. But the tragedy for women in prison is that it often does.   This invisibility keeps us from realizing how much women in prison may resemble you and me.   D…
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November 20, 2021 at 2:03 PM

This Week's Ms. Must-Reads

Weekly Digest | November 20, 2021 | Everything you missed at Ms. magazine this week. Weekly Digest   Letter from an Editor | November 20, 2021   Dear John, On Friday, we were thrilled when the House passed President Biden’s Build Back Better (BBB) Act, which inclu…
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November 19, 2021 at 11:00 PM

House passes Build Back Better—despite GOP obstruction

House Passes the Historic Build Back Better Act: "A Giant Step Forward" | Critical Race Theory Debates Are Drowning Out Learning Experiences for Students | Weekend Reading on Women's Representation: Ranked-Choice Voting Gives Women More Power; Could Vermont Elect Its First Woman Congress Member? …
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November 18, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Michigan ends tampon tax

Michigan Lawmakers End the Tampon Tax: The Case for Bipartisan Period Legislation | “White Torture”: Why We Must Oppose Solitary Confinement | What Happens When the Law Fails Those Who Are Learning to Protect It? MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | November 18, 20…
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November 17, 2021 at 11:00 PM

Birth control can change lives—but not everyone has access.

Birth Control Is a Journey Everyone Should Have Access to | First Federal Legislation on Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Reintroduced in Congress: “No More Silence, No More Complacency” | Abortion Funds Enable Access: The Time to Invest in Direct Aid Is Now MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOV…
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November 17, 2021 at 2:15 PM

Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights

November 17, 2021 | Most Americans want Roe v Wade to stay. Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights   November 17, 2021   With so much at stake for women and for equality, Ms. will be reporting on policy initiatives and progress within Congress and the Biden-Harris …
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November 16, 2021 at 11:00 PM

By a 2 to 1 margin, Americans support Roe v. Wade

Wide Majority of Americans Approve of Roe v. Wade and Disapprove of New Texas Abortion Law | Women Climate Leaders Aren’t Satisfied With COP 26. You Shouldn’t Be Either | Texas’s Abortion Bans and Voter Suppression Laws Let Citizens Do “Dirty Work” of Opposing Constitution MORE THAN A MAGAZIN…
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November 15, 2021 at 11:00 PM

Why do anti-trans bills not mention trans people?

The Word Missing From the Majority of Anti-Trans Legislation? "Transgender.” | Here and Queer in Rural America | The Search for Gay Genes: Should Queer People Support It? MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | November 15, 2021   With Today at Ms.—a dai…
  Gloria Steinem · [email protected]
November 14, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Help reach out to Women in Prisons and DV Shelters

Be a friend, send Ms. MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Dear John,   Out of sight should not mean out of mind and heart. But the tragedy for women in prison is that it often does.   This invisibility keeps us from realizing how much women in prison may resemble you and me. …
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November 13, 2021 at 2:01 PM

This Week's Ms. Must-Reads

Weekly Digest | November 13, 2021 | Everything you missed at Ms. magazine this week. Weekly Digest   Letter from an Editor | November 13, 2021   Dear John, As we wait for Supreme Court and state court rulings that will determine whether Texas’s S.B. 8 abortion ban…
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November 12, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Who is really being silenced on college campuses?

Who’s Silencing Whom on University Campuses? | The Case for Canceling Party Primaries; Remembering Jeannette Rankin, the First Woman Elected to Congress | The Power of State Courts in Securing Abortion Access: “It’s Time to Give Them Center Stage” MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   …
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November 11, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Texas abortion advocates take their case to state court

Texas’s Six-Week Ban Has Been In Effect for Over Two Months. Is There an End in Sight? | ‘Our Job Is Not Done’: Women Veterans in Congress Continue To Help Afghan Refugees | Miscarriage of Justice: The Danger of Laws Criminalizing Pregnancy Outcomes MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT  …
  Gloria Steinem · [email protected]
November 11, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Find out how to send Ms. to Women in Prisons and DV shelters

We need your help. MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Dear John,   Out of sight should not mean out of mind and heart. But the tragedy for women in prison is that it often does.   This invisibility keeps us from realizing how much women in prison may resemble you and me.   D…
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November 10, 2021 at 11:01 PM

How did women fare in last week’s elections?

2021 Election Scorecard: The Women Who Won | The Media Gender Gap: Gender and Racial Inequality Persist in the Newsroom | A Vocal—and Wealthy—Minority Is Controlling Abortion Access MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | November 10, 2021   With Today at…
  Ms. Magazine · [email protected]
November 10, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights

November 11, 2021 | Abortion is essential to democracy. Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights   November 10, 2021   With so much at stake for women and for equality, Ms. will be reporting on policy initiatives and progress within Congress and the Biden-Harris admi…
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November 9, 2021 at 11:02 PM

Why is abortion essential to democracy?

The Government Has a Long History of Controlling Women—One That Never Ended | The “Invent-Your-Own-Facts Approach”: Many Abortion Laws Use Medically Incorrect Language | Religion Must Not Substitute Science in the Abortion Debate MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. …
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November 9, 2021 at 2:01 PM

What's it really like to be Black in public office?

New Episode of Ms.’s On The Issues With Michele Goodwin Podcast: Being Black in Public Office: Challenges, Demands and Staying True (with Aaron D. Ford and Rep. Leslie Herod)   New "On the Issues" — Being Black in Public Office: Challenges, Demands and Staying True    Th…
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November 8, 2021 at 11:00 PM

Want to fight climate change? Listen to women.

We Must Listen to Women to Tackle Our Changing Climate | Paid Leave Is Necessary to Truly Support Families | Abortion Finder Tool Now Includes Telehealth Providers: "It’s All About Access” MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | November 8, 2021   With To…
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November 6, 2021 at 1:01 PM

This Week's Ms. Must-Reads

Weekly Digest | November 6, 2021 | Everything you missed at Ms. magazine this week. Weekly Digest   Letter from an Editor | November 6, 2021   Dear John, On election day this past Tuesday we saw major wins for women candidates across the country. We celebrated Mic…
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November 5, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Who’s blocking Build Back Better?

Big Oil Is Blocking Build Back Better—With Help From Manchin and Sinema | The Anti-CRT Movement: El Paso and Our Communities Deserve Better | Women of Color Won Big in This Week's Elections MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | November 5, 2021   With T…
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November 4, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Did you know the U.S. is the only industrialized nation without federal paid leave?

Paid Leave: If It’s Good Enough for Members of Congress, It’s Good Enough for the American People | Build Back Better's Transformative Childcare and Early Learning Policies | Abortion After Roe: Long Road Trips and Crowded Clinics MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms…
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November 3, 2021 at 10:00 PM

Boston elects a woman of color mayor for the first time

For the First Time, Boston Residents Elect a Woman of Color as Mayor | We Can’t Achieve Climate Justice Without Gender Justice: A Response to the Glasgow Talks | Build Back Better Would Achieve Feminists’ Long-Deferred Dream of Affordable Childcare MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   …
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November 3, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights

November 3, 2021 | Advocates tell Congress: ERA now. Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights   November 3, 2021   With so much at stake for women and for equality, Ms. will be reporting on policy initiatives and progress within Congress and the Biden-Harris administ…
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November 2, 2021 at 10:01 PM

It’s Election Day -- What will it take to increase women’s political representation?

EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler on the Importance of Women Running and the Path Ahead | Where Is Election Day a Holiday? | Building Back Better for Women and Families MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | November 2, 2021   With Today at Ms.—a da…
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November 1, 2021 at 10:00 PM

Supreme Court hears arguments in Texas abortion case

Supreme Court Hears DOJ Challenge to Texas Abortion Ban, Considers Revival of a Jim-Crow-Era Tactic to Circumvent Constitutional Rights | Most Powerful Moments and Takeaways From the Congressional Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment | While Courts Battle Over S.B. 8, Who's There for College Stu…
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October 30, 2021 at 1:00 PM

This Week's Ms. Must-Reads

Weekly Digest | October 30, 2021 | Everything you missed at Ms. magazine this week. Weekly Digest   Letter from an Editor | October 30, 2021   Dear John, This week, we’ve kept our eyes on negotiations around President Biden’s Build Back Better proposal and the neg…
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October 29, 2021 at 10:03 PM

Fake abortion clinics outnumber real ones 3 to 1 nationwide.

Crisis Pregnancy Centers Endanger Women’s Health—With Taxpayer Dollars and Without Oversight | From the Vault: Anita Hill Sizes Up Sexual Harassment in "The Nature of the Beast" | Weekend Reading on Women's Representation: Women Must Play a Key Role in Climate Solutions MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, …
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October 28, 2021 at 10:05 PM

Who does investing in care work benefit? Everyone.

Trickle-Up Economics: The Macroeconomic Impact of Investing in Care Work | Guaranteed Income Helped Me Survive the Pandemic and Find "Moments of Joy" | Stop Treating Violence Against Asian American Women as Just a Racism Problem MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. |…
  Ruth McFarlane, Ms. Foundation for Women · [email protected]
October 28, 2021 at 5:03 PM

October E-News: Ms. Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women       Dear John, As debate continues around paid leave, abortion access, and more – issues which shouldn’t even be up for debate – are impacting the lives of real women and girls every day. So, this month we were encouraged that the Biden-Harr…
  Kathy Spillar, Ms. Magazine · [email protected]
October 28, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Abortion & Supreme Court: Ms. reports

Become a monthly supporter and get Ms. MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Dear John, When Ms. started in 1972, abortion was illegal.   In our very first issue, 53 prominent women signed their names to a public manifesto declaring that they had had illegal abortions and calli…
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October 27, 2021 at 10:00 PM

These states see the most women killed due to domestic violence.

How Do Rates of Women Killed by Men Vary, State by State? | Sexual Abuse Survivors and Advocates Ask NJ Governor for More Time to Sue Perpetrators | Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Targets Trans Kids with “Hateful” Sports Ban MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | October 27,…
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October 27, 2021 at 1:01 PM

Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights

October 27, 2021 | 50 years after initial passage, advocates continue to push for ERA. Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights   October 27, 2021   With so much at stake for women and for equality, Ms. will be reporting on policy initiatives and progress within Congr…
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October 26, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Investing in American families isn’t “reckless.”

When It Comes to Family Policies, the Public Doesn’t Want to Pick and Choose | U.S. Military's Male-Dominated Culture Harms More Than Just Women | Britney Spears and the Right to Reproductive Justice: Regulation and Conservatorship in the Child Welfare System MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT…
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October 26, 2021 at 1:02 PM

One year after RBG's death, where does SCOTUS stand?

New Episode of Ms.’s On The Issues With Michele Goodwin Podcast: A Year After RBG’s Death, What’s Next For The Court? (with Irin Carmon)   New Fifteen Minutes of Feminism: A Year After RBG’s Death, What’s Next For The Court?   This new episode is now available. Subscribe…
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October 25, 2021 at 10:00 PM

Why is paid family and medical leave essential?

Families Depend on Congress to Pass Paid Family and Medical Leave—Mine Included |Sens. Manchin and Sinema Should Consider the Cost of Failing to Invest in Care Infrastructure | Three K-12 Teachers Weigh In on the Consequences of Critical Race Theory Bans MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT …
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October 23, 2021 at 1:00 PM

This Week's Ms. Must-Reads

Weekly Digest | October 23, 2021 | Everything you missed at Ms. magazine this week. Weekly Digest   Letter from an Editor | October 23, 2021   Dear John, Did you know women still aren’t equal under the law?  It’s not for lack of trying — feminists have been on the…
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October 22, 2021 at 10:17 PM

50 years after its passage, advocates call for ERA now

House Committee Holds Historic Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment | Supreme Court Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Ban, Agrees to Hear Two Cases Challenging the Law | CRT for K-12: Feminists Team Up to Create a Curriculum on Critical Race Theory for Students of All Ages MORE THAN A MAGAZINE…
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October 21, 2021 at 10:01 PM

It takes 10 extra months for Latinas to earn the same as white men.

57 Cents to the Dollar: The Wage Gap for Latinas Is Hurting Our Communities | A Devastating Supreme Court Decision on Sexual Assault Shows Why the U.S. Needs the ERA Now | Fifty Years After Passage, the Equal Rights Amendment Is More Important Than Ever MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT …
  Kathy Spillar, Ms. Magazine · [email protected]
October 21, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Reporting on the abortion wars

Become a monthly supporter and get Ms. MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Dear John, When Ms. started in 1972, abortion was illegal.   In our very first issue, 53 prominent women signed their names to a public manifesto declaring that they had had illegal abortions and calli…
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October 20, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Abortion is healthcare. Medicaid should cover it.

Pennsylvania Medicaid Abortion Coverage Ban Challenged Under State ERA: "Sex Discrimination, Pure and Simple” | The Department of Education is Failing Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault | Are Women Human Beings? MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | October 20, 2021…
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October 20, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights

October 20, 2021 | Women and caregivers need the Build Back Better plan. Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights   October 20, 2021   With so much at stake for women and for equality, Ms. will be reporting on policy initiatives and progress within Congress and the B…
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October 19, 2021 at 10:02 PM

Call gender-based killing by its name: femicide.

Femicide: The Need To Name Gender-Based Killing of Women in the United States | Paid Leave to Save Your Life | The Danger of Plea Deals in Sexual Assault Cases MORE THAN A MAGAZINE, A MOVEMENT   Today at Ms. | October 19, 2021   With Today at Ms.—a daily newsletter…
  Ms. Foundation for Women · [email protected]
October 19, 2021 at 6:22 PM

Tomorrow: Legacy Giving Webinar

Ms. Foundation for Women       Dear John, We would love to have you join Ruth McFarlane, long-time Ms. Foundation donor Ginny Corsi, and Jeffrey K. Woods tomorrow, October 20 at 1 pm ET/10 am PT for Donor Impact through Legacy Giving, an engaging and informative 50-mi…