Women and oppressed genders

Outrage as student rapist gets slap on wrist

Powerful protests, both vocal and silent, punctuated the Stanford University commencement on June 12. Dozens of graduating students expressed their…

June 14, 2016

While states pass anti-abortion laws, Supreme Court sidesteps birth control challenge

The Supreme Court on May 16 separated the consolidated case of Zubik v. Burwell and referred nine similar cases back…

May 23, 2016

Women are already ‘punished’ for abortions

Right-wing, racist, sexist, Republican Party presidential contender Donald Trump stated March 30 that women would need “some form of punishment”…

April 28, 2016

Boston Women’s Fightback Network celebrates IWD

Boston -- Under the banner, "Uphold the Legacy of Women's Resistance," the Women's Fightback Network held a powerful International Women’s Day…

April 5, 2016

Supreme Court weighs women’s access to contraceptives

On March 23 in Washington, D.C., the area in front of the Supreme Court was filled with protesters, as attorneys…

April 3, 2016

1937 Detroit: Women autoworkers ‘hold the fort’

Detroit -- 1937 was the year of the sit-down strike. Hundreds of occupations of plants and other workplaces were recorded,…

March 24, 2016

WWP forums honor women’s struggles

The New York branch of Workers World Party hosted its annual International Working Women’s month forum on March 18. Kira…

March 24, 2016

Women and the Nicaraguan Revolution

Thousands of women fighters transformed gender roles within the context of the Nicaraguan Revolution and the Sandinista National Liberation Front…

March 24, 2016

Workers World Party organizer gives “thanks for fierce activism of Black womyn”

Excerpted from a talk given by Kira-Lynae, Baltimore Workers World Party organizer, at an International Working Women’s Month forum sponsored…

March 21, 2016

‘Suffragette’

March is Women’s History Month. No study of women’s history would be complete without honoring the millions of women who…

March 20, 2016