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Women are Disrupting the Energy Industry
Like in many other STEM fields, women are underrepresented in the energy workforce, accounting for only roughly 20 to 35 percent of the industry. But this trend is changing—and clean energy is leading...
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Reproductive Justice is Climate Justice: Why I’m Celebrating My IUD This...
Three years ago, on Earth Day, I became the proud owner of an IUD. I didn’t intentionally plan to get the long-acting birth control on a day marked by celebrations of the planet, but it was actually...
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How Women Are Rebuilding Nepal
This week marks three years since a massive earthquake leveled Nepal—killing 9,000 people, injuring an additional 22,000 and affecting roughly one-quarter of the country’s population. The earthquake...
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Female-Friendly Cities: Rethinking the Patriarchy of Urban Planning
“A man got on the train and sat next to me even though there were plenty of other seats available. Once on the way to Hornsby (thus no station stops to exit at) the man started touch himself. It was...
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LISTEN: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha Looks Back at Her Fight for Flint, Michigan
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a physician, scientist and activist who has testified before Congress, named one of TIME magazine’s most influential people in the world and awarded the Freedom of Expression...
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Girls v. the U.S. Government
The Future is Ms. is an ongoing series of news reports by young feminists. This post is made possible by a grant from SayItForward.org in support of teen journalists. It’s not like she’s looking to...
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Politics is on the Menu at Hell’s Backbone Grill
Restaurant owners are making headlines as they navigate the turbulent waters between business and politics: How to handle protesting customers? To serve or not serve Trump’s loyalists? Should...
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Leading the Fight Against Climate Change Like a Woman
Ten years ago, one question had Radhika Lalit re-evaluating her career path. At the time, Lalit was working for a non-profit that devised solutions for sustainable agriculture in the Himalayas. As she...
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Polar Bears Can’t Vote, So You Have To!
Dr. Stephen Petersen, head of conservation and research at Leatherdale International Polar Bear Conservation Centre, has only one word of advice for the environmentally conscious this week: “Vote.” The...
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The Transnational Feminist Fight to Reform Healthcare
Since the Industrial Revolution, greenhouse gases have risen 260 percent. Interestingly, this was about the same time that doctors and the western medical system began gaining a foothold in the United...
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