Feminist Majority Foundation https://feminist.org/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:53:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://feminist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-fmf-globe-32x32.png Feminist Majority Foundation https://feminist.org/ 32 32 The EU Cannot Champion Human Rights While Welcoming the Taliban https://feminist.org/news/the-eu-cannot-champion-human-rights-while-welcoming-the-taliban/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:52:33 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88636 The European Union has long positioned itself as a global champion of human rights, democracy, gender equality, and the rule of law. These principles have shaped its foreign policy and underpinned its criticism of governments and non-state actors that violate fundamental freedoms. Reports that the EU recently invited Taliban representatives to Brussels and issued visas […]

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]]> Low-Income Parents Are Making Impossible Choices as Food Costs Rise https://feminist.org/news/low-income-parents-are-making-impossible-choices-as-food-costs-rise/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:01:02 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88634 Eighty-three percent of low-income parents can no longer buy all the food they usually would due to increased food costs. A new national survey commissioned by No Kid Hungry reveals that rising grocery prices and economic pressures are forcing low-income parents to make painful tradeoffs between feeding their families and meeting other basic needs.  The […]

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]]> The Answer to Falling Birth Rates Isn’t More Pressure on Women https://feminist.org/news/the-answer-to-falling-birth-rates-isnt-more-pressure-on-women/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:51:32 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88632 America’s total fertility rate has reached a new low of 1.57 children per woman, a 1% decline from 2024. According to the Wall Street Journal, some organizations warn that declining birth rates could eventually leave too few young people to enter the workforce and help sustain programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.  This […]

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]]> Women in Afghanistan Face Mounting Barriers to Healthcare Under Taliban Rule https://feminist.org/news/women-in-afghanistan-face-mounting-barriers-to-healthcare-under-taliban-rule/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:36:12 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88631 “I begged them, my daughter was dying.” These words were a plea from a mother, Zarin Gul, whose pregnant daughter, Nasrin, was suffering excruciating pains that required immediate attention from a health facility. However, on their way to the health center, they were stopped by a Taliban checkpoint due to a lack of a male […]

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]]> FBI Raids Ohio Voting Rights Group Raising Alarms Over Voter Intimidation https://feminist.org/news/fbi-raids-ohio-voting-rights-group-raising-alarms-over-voter-intimidation/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:07:42 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88629 On the morning of June 11, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC), a grassroots pro-democracy organization focused on registration, civic engagement, and community organizing for marginalized communities.   According to reports, agents seized documents and computer files and questioned staff members for several hours. Investigators […]

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]]> One Year After Medicaid Cuts, Rural Hospitals Face Growing Crisis https://feminist.org/news/one-year-after-medicaid-cuts-rural-hospitals-face-growing-crisis/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:27:16 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88627 It’s been nearly a year since the federal Medicaid cuts took effect, and rural hospitals are feeling the strain.  Almost one-third of rural hospitals in the United States are considered financially vulnerable. Today, roughly 720 rural hospitals across the country are at risk of closure, including 294 that face an immediate threat. The source of […]

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]]> The Fight Over DEI Reaches America’s Law Firms https://feminist.org/news/the-fight-over-dei-reaches-americas-law-firms/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:02:04 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88623 On June 5th, Diversity Lab, the for-profit DEI consultancy firm behind the Mansfield Certification, or “Mansfield Rule,” announced its imminent closure. The decision follows months of pressure from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which began last January when acting Chair Andrew N. Ferguson issued warning letters to 42 prominent U.S. law firms alleging “unfair and […]

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]]> Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage Falls From Recent Highs https://feminist.org/news/public-support-for-same-sex-marriage-falls-from-recent-highs/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:28:46 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88620 On June 26th, 2015, in a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court issued Obergefell v. Hodges, a landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. For over a decade, the ruling has remained in effect under the Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection Clause, and Due Process Clauses.  When Obergefell was decided, 60% of U.S. adults […]

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]]> House Rejects Bill to Advance Plans to Construct American Women’s History Museum https://feminist.org/news/house-rejects-bill-to-advance-plans-to-construct-american-womens-history-museum/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:21:18 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88618 Despite nearly 180 years of Smithsonian history, the United States still does not have a national museum dedicated to women’s history. Congress approved the creation of the American Women’s History Museum (AWHM) in 2021 alongside the National Museum of the American Latino. Yet progress towards building the museum has stalled. Most recently, the House of […]

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]]> E. Jean Carroll Faces Investigation Amid Ongoing Legal Battles With Trump https://feminist.org/news/e-jean-carroll-faces-investigation-amid-ongoing-legal-battles-with-trump/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:18:01 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88615 On May 28, the Department of Justice launched a criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll, a journalist whom President Trump sexually abused in the mid-1990s. The probe is intended to investigate whether Carroll committed perjury during her testimony in two civil lawsuits against Trump. The first case, Carroll I, pertains to his assault of Carroll […]

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