By Parul Sehgal — 2020
In her public appearances, Audre Lorde famously introduced herself the same way: “I am a Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.”
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Black women are 37 cents behind men in the pay gap—in other words, for every dollar a man makes, black women make 63 cents.
Women with disabilities are often doubly penalized—for being women and for being disabled.
Writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Dr. Felicia H. Stewart and Dr. James Trussell have estimated that there are twenty-five thousand rape-related pregnancies each year in the United States.
The opposition is cast as one between cis-girl athletes on the one hand and a vast liberal conspiracy on the other.
Body image is particularly important to discuss in the context of the LGBTQIA+ community, due to the prevalence of eating disorders and similar issues that disproportionately impact those who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Legal protections against pregnancy discrimination are one thing. Actual feelings of security are another.
We are told female athletes are paid less than men because they generate less money. But that will always be the case if women’s sports aren’t marketed properly.
On Friday, the US Women’s National Soccer Team sent a powerful message, using the backdrop of International Women’s Day and filing a lawsuit that accused the governing body for US soccer of gender discrimination.
Japan should use the Olympics as a chance to commit to tackling discrimination over gender identity and sexual orientation in sport and prevent physical abuse of youth athletes, activists said on Monday, just days before the start of the Tokyo Games.
All 28 players on the U.S. women's soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit on Friday.