Racial and Gender Justice
Working to combat economic inequality, achieve climate justice, and build peace requires solutions designed to dismantle systemic racism and patriarchy. That’s why all of our projects seek to intersect and achieve justice across gender diversity, and race, in addition to class.
Latest Work
Endangering Women Human Rights Defenders
USAID spending often means less security and more violence against women, particularly women human rights defenders.
Affirmative Action for Somalia
Only a policy of sustained affirmative action can address ingrained gender imbalances in Somalia.
The Corporate Court’s War on Women
So far, not so good.
Why Women Love John Roberts
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the health care mandate may not stop the war on women, but it surely feels good to win such a decisive battle.
Rocky Road to Gender Equality in Latin America
Women leaders do not by definition implement policies promoting women’s rights.
50% of the 99%
Where are women in the global economic crisis and the Occupy response?
Black Women Make History Too
Coretta Scott King was MLK’s equal partner.
The Drug War’s Invisible Victims
Women bear the burden of the violence that is convulsing Mexico.
Interview with Roe v. Wade Lawyer Sarah Weddington
Nearly 40 years after the landmark Supreme Court decision, Sarah Weddington is still a tireless advocate for women.
The Cost of Congressional Dithering
The Violence Against Women Act isn’t just about women.