105 years ago, on August 26th, 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified, granting women the right to vote – at least on paper. In reality, this victory just benefitted white women, while women of color continued to face systemic disenfranchisement. Since that historic day, women have made tremendous progress in political, economic, and social spheres […] The post This Women’s Equality Day, the Fight Continues appeared first on Feminist Majority Foundation. No related posts.| Feminist Majority Foundation
Mississippi has declared a public health emergency in response to an alarming surge in infant mortality, a crisis that now claims nearly 10 infants per 1,000 live births in the state, almost double the national average. The declaration marks the first time the state has used its emergency powers to address maternal and infant health, […] The post Mississippi Declares Public Health Emergency as Infant Mortality Soars appeared first on Feminist Majority Foundation. Related posts: Policy Shift...| Feminist Majority Foundation
A new national JAMA study found a 4% drop in OB-GYN practitioners per 100,000 reproductive-age women in the states with the most restrictions on reproductive healthcare, compared to no decline in states without new restrictions. Since the Dobbs ruling in 2022, increasingly restrictive abortion laws have caused alarming rates of OB-GYNs from affected states to […] The post New Study Shows Abortion Bans Are Driving Doctors Out appeared first on Feminist Majority Foundation. Related posts: Hou...| Feminist Majority Foundation
Despite rapidly escalating cuts to reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed a groundbreaking new act that will expand and add protections to reproductive and transgender healthcare. The bill, S.2538, takes several actions to safeguard patients, providers, insurers, tech companies, and others from federal investigations related to reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare. S.2538, […] The post Massachusetts Expands Protections for Repr...| Feminist Majority Foundation
August 15 marks four years since the world watched as the Taliban swept back into Kabul and reclaimed power in Afghanistan. The U.S. withdrawal marked the end of a twenty-year chapter, but for Afghan women and girls, it began an era of relentless rollbacks that has touched every part of their lives. What began as […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Photo by *rboed* In a historic move, four countries — Canada, Germany, Australia, and the Netherlands — are taking Afghanistan, under the Taliban regime to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over their severe violations of women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan. The announcement at the UN General Assembly marks a significant international response to what […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women’s equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. Our organization believes that feminists of all genders are the majority, but this majority must be empowered.| Feminist Majority Foundation
In an abrupt reversal of recent policy, the current administration announced a proposed regulation on August 4, 2025, that would severely restrict veterans’ access to abortion. The bill, which was published in the Federal Register under the heading “Reproductive Health Services,” would forbid abortion coverage in almost all situations and only allow it in cases […] The post Abortion Rights for Veterans Under Fire appeared first on Feminist Majority Foundation. Related posts: Trump Rev...| Feminist Majority Foundation
Between 2017 and 2022, Uber received a report of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in the United States almost every eight minutes. That adds up to 400,181 reports in just five years, far higher than the 12,522 “serious” incidents Uber had publicly disclosed. These findings, revealed by Emily Steel in a New York Times investigation […] The post Every Eight Minutes: The Crisis of Sexual Assault in Uber Rides appeared first on Feminist Majority Foundation. No related posts.| Feminist Majority Foundation
Today in Afghanistan, public squares and sports stadiums have become sites of fear, humiliation, and state-enforced cruelty. Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have revived one of their most archaic and oppressive tools of control– public flogging. Men and women alike are whipped in front of crowds, often accused of “moral crimes” or […] The post Flogged into Silence: Taliban’s Public Brutality Targets Afghan Women and Society appeared first on Feminist Majority Foundatio...| Feminist Majority Foundation
The U.S. government is preparing to destroy a $9.7 million stockpile of USAID-purchased contraceptives originally intended for global aid. The contraceptives in the stockpile could provide at least one year of coverage to over 650,000 women and longer-term protection for even more. The State Department has confirmed these plans, which would cost $167,000 of taxpayer […] The post $9.7 Million in Contraceptives Set for Destruction as Aid Freeze Continues appeared first on Feminist Majority ...| Feminist Majority Foundation
On July 23, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that the current administration violated federal law earlier this year by delaying and withholding nearly $825 million in Head Start funding. This jeopardized access to early childhood education and care for hundreds of thousands of low-income families across the United States. The GAO […] The post Funding Delay Disrupts Head Start Access for Low-Income Families appeared first on Feminist Majority Foundation. Rela...| Feminist Majority Foundation
With the rapid expansion of data centers driven by artificial intelligence, the tech economy is repeating historical patterns of environmental racism. Once again, marginalized communities are left to bear the costs of America’s “progress.” Civil rights leader Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. defines environmental racism as the deliberate targeting of predominantly BIPOC and low-income communities […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Just before their Memorial Day recess, the House passed President Trump’s sweeping $2 trillion tax and spending package, advancing his dangerous policy agenda and raising the debt ceiling by $4 trillion. The bill passed by a razor-thin margin, 215-214, with all Democrats and two Republicans voting against it. At the heart of the bill is […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Oklahoma public schools are implementing new curriculum standards, which include changes to how schools teach students about the 2020 election. The new high school social studies curriculum consists of a standard that requires students to “identify discrepancies in 2020 elections results by looking at graphs and other information, including the sudden halting of ballot-counting in […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
The Feminist Majority Foundation has signed on to a letter authored by the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), opposing continued funding for and reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill. The NCPE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening public […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Female congresswomen across the aisle came together on Monday, July 21 to strongly urge for the financial support of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. In 2020, the House passed a bill with bipartisan support to establish the museum, but funding has remained stalled for the past five years. Multiple attempts to move new bills […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
The war on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), fueled by two of the current administration’s Executive Orders, has sharply increased unemployment among Black women. A Financial Times commentary from mid-2025 warns of a steadily declining U.S. job market, citing slowing job growth and shrinking labor force participation. While the national unemployment rate hovered around 4.2% […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In the latest crackdown on Afghan women’s basic freedoms, the Taliban have launched a sweeping campaign of arrests, abductions, and abuse across Kabul—targeting women and girls for their clothing, visibility, and defiance. Human rights defenders are calling the campaign a calculated assault on dignity and a defining feature of Afghanistan’s entrenched system of gender apartheid. […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In the United States, whether or not you can access abortion often comes down to one question: can you afford it? The Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act aims to fix that. Introduced by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), the bill would end decades of federal restrictions […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In a move that has sparked sharp criticism from public interest advocates, the U.S. Senate this week approved a White House request to cancel approximately $8 billion in foreign aid and $1 billion in funding for public broadcasting, including public media staples like PBS and NPR. The vote of 216-to-213 included all but two Republicans […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
An Oklahoma anti-abortion nonprofit received a lucrative payout from the State Department of Health in 2024 and is now reporting its impact. The Oklahoma Life Foundation (OKLF) advocates for anti-abortion policies and services. Supporting crisis pregnancy centers, also known to abortion rights activists as “fake clinics,” OKLF perpetuates misinformation about pregnancy and contraception. Oklahoma’s Choosing […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In a deeply troubling move, the U.S. Department of State has notified Congress that it will eliminate the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE), which is the only dedicated office tasked with supporting Afghans left behind following the Afghan evacuation in 2021. This change is set to take effect July 1, 2025, unless Congress intervenes. […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has struck down one of the country’s oldest abortion bans, a major win for reproductive rights in a state where access has been under legal threat for years. In a 4–3 decision released July 2, the court’s liberal majority ruled that the 1849 statute banning nearly all abortions is no longer enforceable. […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In a decision that will profoundly reshape the federal judiciary, the Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. CASA de Maryland (2025) that district court judges can no longer issue nationwide injunctions, orders that stop a federal policy from being enforced across the entire country. The 6–3 ruling, authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, dramatically curtails […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
On June 27, University of Virginia President Jim Ryan resigned under direct political pressure. One president’s resignation might sound like local drama, but it reveals a dangerous shift that should have all of us paying closer attention. Jim Ryan announced his resignation on June 27 after sustained pressure from members of the Virginia Board of […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Across the United States, families are braced for a loss they never expected. For years, after-school and summer programs had given kids a safe place to go when the final bell rang or when school let out for the summer, a lifeline for hard working Americans juggling multiple jobs just to keep food on the […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
The Department of Veterans Affairs has made a quiet but significant change to its hospital bylaws, removing language that explicitly protected patients from being denied care on the basis of political affiliation, marital status, and other personal traits. The change came in response to a January 2025 executive order issued by President Trump, titled “Defending […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, mifepristone has become the focal point of current abortion debates, and now, the FDA itself is may be moving to restrict or eliminate access to this safe, widely used medication. The FDA, under influence from the US Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr., has […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
This Memorial Day, like so many others, was filled with quiet moments of reflection, flags waving, wreaths laid, heads bowed in remembrance. But too often, when we honor those who have served and sacrificed, we forget about the women who were there as well. Women have been part of the U.S. military for more than […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
On Wednesday, May 21, a federal judge in Louisiana struck down regulations that require most U.S. employers to provide their employees with time off and other accommodations for abortions. Abortions are one of many pregnancy-related medical conditions covered under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which passed in December 2022 with the goal of improving the […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
“Our mission has always been to help build families, and in times like these, we are reminded of just how fragile and precious life is,” the American Reproductive Centers (ARC) Fertility clinic, located in Palm Springs, California, wrote in response to the recent bombing attack they faced. No members of the clinic were injured, nor […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In Georgia, 30-year-old nurse and mother, Adriana Smith, has become the latest victim of extremist abortion laws that dehumanize women under the guise of protecting life. After suffering a massive brain hemorrhage while nine weeks pregnant, Smith was declared brain-dead in February. But due to Georgia’s restrictive six-week abortion ban, she has remained on life […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
The overturning of Roe v. Wade three years ago has had far-reaching consequences beyond restricting access to abortion. As outlined in a report by the National Abortion Federation (NAF), there has been a drastic increase in violence against abortion providers, including but not limited to arson, burglaries, and death threats. Since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In the past year, we have seen many states take advanced legislative action to ban abortions across the country. Fortunately, access has remained relatively stable in states that have not yet implemented increased restrictions. In 2024, approximately 1,038,100 abortions were provided nationwide, an increase of less than 1% from 2023, according to the Guttmacher Institute. […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
On April 14, the Feminist Majority Foundation signed onto a letter led by the National Partnership for Women and Families and the Democratic Women’s Caucus, which emphasized the importance of the Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau. Organizations that signed the letter also asked Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer not to close the agency or reduce its […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
“If we haven’t won, we’re not done!” For over five hours on April 2, allies and advocates for Planned Parenthood and reproductive justice gathered outside the Supreme Court from across the country, echoing various chants and hearing from an impressive array of speakers. This demonstration intentionally coincided with oral arguments in the Medina v. Planned […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Since returning to power, the Taliban has tried to consolidate their power by taking control of foreign embassies and consulates. According to AP News, The Taliban has said that they “no longer recognize Afghanistan’s diplomatic missions set up by the former, Western-backed government and that they will not honor passports, visas and other documents issued […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion restrictions have spread across the country with devastating consequences. Nowhere is this crisis more apparent than in Texas, where one of the nation’s most extreme abortion bans has turned pregnancy into a life-threatening condition for many. New data from ProPublica […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Photo on Unsplash On January 3rd, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5) introduced House Resolution 7 in the 119th Congress, titled “Recognizing the importance of access to comprehensive, high-quality, life-affirming medical care for women of all ages.” Despite appearing to support women’s healthcare, the wording, particularly “life-affirming,” raises significant concerns. The phrase “life-affirming medical care” isn’t as […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
President Jimmy Carter ceremoniously signing the Equal Rights Amendment extension with FMF President Ellie Smeal behind. As we join the world in mourning President Jimmy Carter’s passing, the Feminist Majority Foundation is also honoring his steadfast dedication to human rights, equality, and justice. Among his many contributions, President Carter’s unwavering support for the Equal Rights […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In a statement released on December 17th, the Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, and the Deputy Archivist, William J. Bosanko, clarified their position on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the constitutional process for ratifying amendments. The press release highlighted their legal responsibilities and the current limitations preventing the ERA from being […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Photo by Omar Lopez Italy’s recent ban on international surrogacy, spearheaded by the far-right party led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has ignited controversy and raised concerns about LGBTQ+ rights in the country. This legislation expands upon an existing domestic surrogacy ban, further limiting options for couples seeking to have children through this method. The move […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
When Trump descended the escalator at Trump Tower in 2015 to announce his presidential campaign, he tapped into something that had been brewing in online spaces for years. What made Trump unique wasn’t just his message, but his ability to speak the language of internet culture – his unfiltered tweets, his willingness to be politically […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In 1973, after decades of racist policies by South Africa’s National Party, the United Nations ratified a document that officially defined racial apartheid. This convention defined the crime of apartheid as “inhuman acts committed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group of persons over any other racial group of persons […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
In March of this year, the Taliban’s Supreme Leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, announced that the Taliban regime would resume the public stoning of women for crimes like adultery. The Taliban argues that this is “in line with Sharia and Islamic law” and will also punish other “moral crimes” in a similar fashion. Since the Taliba […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Photo by by United Nations Photo On June 18, the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, presented a mandated report to the U.N.’s High Commissioner for Human Rights. The report states that the “phenomenon of an institutionalized system of discrimination, segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
