4 Champions of Women’s Equality You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Read on to learn about fighters for gender equality in outdoor education, labor, suffrage, health care, and politics.
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2022 Media Highlights
In 2022, the Network was cited in the media 8% more often than in 2021 in publications like Time, Vice, Politico, The Wall Street Journal, and more. Read on for the best of our contributions to national news and thought leadership in 2022.
Since You Asked: I often find myself being talked down to by my health care providers. How can I be more assertive when interacting with my providers?
The Pandemic is Disproportionately Affecting Women — Here’s Why
Women appear to be less susceptible to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. But even as women face less risk from the disease itself, they face much more risk from the social and economic devastation that the disease has wreaked, highlighting the deep inequalities in our economic, social, and health care systems.
Do Women Always Need a Man’s Consent to Get a Hysterectomy?
No state mandates spousal consent for this procedure, and any such proposals would almost certainly be found to be unconstitutional. That’s because hysterectomy can be considered to be a sterilization procedure, since pregnancy cannot occur afterwards.