Senate Democrats have added language to the annual defense authorization bill to require women to register for the draft, prompting a backlash from Republicans and social conservatives and complicating the chances of moving the bill on the Senate floor before Election Day. Conservatives led by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are certain to attempt to remove […]
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Democratic Women’s message “Be Very Afraid”
As President Joe Biden casts about for a winning campaign theme (“Dark Brandon,” “Bidenomics,” and whatever that bizarre Andy Rooney–style disquisition on “shrinkflation” was that he delivered on Super Bowl Sunday have not caught fire), perhaps he should take a page from some leading Democratic women, who are honing a message: Be afraid. Be very […]
Women’s gun ownership skyrockets in 2023
Gun ownership among women has skyrocketed over the last few years, and in 2023, women from coast to coast used their firearms to thwart attacks or crimes. Gun sales across the board exploded in 2020, with an estimated 23 million firearms sold and more than 21 million background checks conducted. The numbers smashed records and […]
Can women become Barbie with Ozempic?
The buzzy new drug Ozempic was designed in a lab to treat diabetes, but sometimes it seems like it was also designed in a lab to spark bad-faith corporate conversations about body positivity. Ozempic and its generic name, semaglutide, are such provocations: After years of brands selling feel-good taglines about how all bodies are beautiful, […]
Birth rates drop as women wait to have babies
American women are having fewer babies, and they’re having them later in life, government figures released Tuesday show. Data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s statistic arm — showed a sharp decline in fertility rates in recent years, with most women having an average of […]
Women bear the burden of ‘Emotional labor’ in Holiday season
After two years in which many dialed back celebrations during the Covid-19 pandemic, this holiday season likely will be supersized. Many of us are making up for those missed opportunities with more celebrations with more people. Behind all these celebrations are often some very tired women. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, among […]
Ivanka Trump Booed On International Stage For Calling Dad A Champion For Women
In her first international trip as an official White House adviser, Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, was booed as she attempted to laud her father’s record on women’s rights in front of a mostly female audience. “He has been a tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive,” she said at […]
Clinton Says The “Future Is Female.”
Hillary Clinton late Monday made her first recorded comments on the state of women’s rights following the Women’s March and inauguration last month in a surprise video statement at the 2017 MAKERS Conference. “Despite all the challenges we face, I remain convinced that yes, the future is female,” the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee said in […]
Trump Sued For Defamation By Sexual Harassment Accuser
A former contestant from The Apprentice filed a defamation lawsuit Tuesday against President-elect Donald Trump in a New York court. Summer Zervos came forward in October to accuse Trump of kissing and groping her in 2007 at a Beverly Hills hotel room. When Trump denied the accusations, Zervos’s attorney Gloria Allred demanded a retraction. Since […]
Pope Francis: ‘Catholic Church will probably never have female priests’
Pope Francis said Tuesday that the Catholic Church will probably continue banning women from serving as priests forever, according to journalists who were traveling on a plane with him. But scholars who study the role of women in the church said Francis’s off-the-cuff statement did not close the door on the possibility of women serving […]
Melania Attacks Trump’s Accusers
Two months after she was humiliated when she delivered a plagiarized speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Melania Trump emerged from near-total silence to defend her husband during the worst stretch of his candidacy, calling his behavior toward women “inappropriate” but adding, “We are moving on.” Ms. Trump faced a firestorm of criticism […]