Politics

New CDC Director Erica Schwartz faces a trust test

The first Black woman to lead the CDC will work to restore confidence

Honoring the Black women who quilted a path to freedom

Women lead TIME100 Creators 2026 list

Seattle tragedy speaks to need to invest in our young people

We must create more opportunities for our youth

Young voters more likely to say health care is failing women

EEOC votes to end annual race and gender workforce reporting

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day highlights persistent wage gap

Women’s health groups pitch $20B ‘moonshot’ to Congress

Coalition unveils plan to close longstanding women’s health gap

Ruby Bridges walks into history once again

Global aid cuts strip 1M women and girls of essential services

Advocacy group launches in wake of Swalwell allegations

Texas cracks down on ‘birth tourism’

Women are more pessimistic than men about the future of the U.S.

Watchdog tracks surge in Trump’s attacks on female journalists

New guide reframes midterms as a matter of survival for women

AAUW’s ‘It’s My Vote!’ campaign seeks to mobilize women at all levels of the political process

As her storied career nears its end, Nancy Pelosi looks back, and ahead

The former House speaker reflects on her journey from a ‘shy’ person to a political force and the state of democracy

Social Security is especially important for women

Trump has, so far, snubbed the 2025 WNBA champs

Federal health cuts hit children hard

Washington joins short list of states to enact workplace menopause protections

New Illinois law shields abortion records to ‘ensure patients retain full control’

CDC report highlights health insurance challenges

No woman has ever been elected governor in California

E. Jean Carroll documentary hits select theaters amid DOJ perjury investigation

Death threats, stalking against abortion providers surge