September 2018 – Women's eNews

Weekly Column: WRighteous

By Amy Ferris ● Commentary ● September 28, 2018

She decided that her life was worth saving, and that she would save it, she alone, and she would help other women save theirs…

Legs Together and Apart

By Linda Stein ● Commentary ● September 26, 2018

I don’t need or want to take up two seats on the train. I just need more freedom and choice within any space that I occupy.

For Green Building Week: How Women Can Fight Climate Change, Starting at Home

By Terri Wills ● Feminism & Sustainability ● September 24, 2018

Women are more likely to be affected by climate change than men, and up to 80% of those displaced by climate change are women.

Weekly Column: WRighteous — Women’s Rights, Men’s Wrongs

By Amy Ferris ● Commentary ● September 20, 2018

On top of apologizing and making excuses, I gave him all the power, and he took it gladly, using it to scare me, to keep me small, to destroy me.

India: Where Pregnant Women are More than Statistics

By Swapna Majumdar ● Health & Science ● September 18, 2018

India has experienced a 22 percent reduction in its maternal mortality rate since 2013. Here’s one major reason why.

3forV: Will You Ask Three People a Day if they are Registered to Vote?

By Editors at Women's eNews ● 3forV ● September 17, 2018

Just imagine how many people will be reached, and registered, by each of us doing our part.

Weekly Column: WRighteous

By Amy Ferris ● Commentary ● September 13, 2018

I have noticed that some women that I support and champion on a pretty regular basis don’t reciprocate in kind. And yes, it keeps me up at night.

The ERA: The Key to Unlocking Women’s Shackles

By Sage Howard ● Black Maternal Health ● September 12, 2018

Incarcerated black woman whose pregnancy ends fatally fall victim to the daunting truth that infants born to black mothers die at twice the rate as those born to white mothers. The ERA can help change that.

Weekly Column: WRighteous

By Amy Ferris ● Commentary ● September 7, 2018

Our rights and our bodies should not be up for grabs.

The Black Infant Remembrance Memorial: Where No Infant is Forgotten

By Kimberly Allers ● Black Maternal Health ● September 3, 2018

Data proves that the US is catastrophically failing black babies. This is no time for silence.