In an all-too-familiar story for working women, Super Bowl cheerleaders are victims of low pay, long hours, zero benefits and near-impossible standards of sexiness and appearance not applied to male-dominated jobs. msmagazine.com/2021/02/04/s...

"I am scared that girls are being redirected from the careers of their choosing and from positions of power within them, and that that loss is too great to quantify." msmagazine.com/2026/01/19/y...

New files released by the Justice Department show Jeffrey Epstein joking about being in a "pariahs club" and discussing the fate of powerful men who had been accused of wrongdoing. via @19thnews.org: 19thnews.org/2026/02/jeff...

Black leaders were critical to the formation of the modern reproductive rights movement. msmagazine.com/2024/02/06/b...

House Republicans have introduced the so-called “Make Elections Great Again” (MEGA) Act, a bill that Democracy Docket called perhaps the greatest threat to voting rights our country has ever seen. More in the latest Weekend Reading: msmagazine.com/2026/02/06/w...

What do you need to know about menopause if you take gender-affirming hormone therapy? #MsReads via @scripthealth.bsky.social www.script.health/article/tran...

Occupation attempts to shrink us, hoping to carry us off in surrender. … Our lives are linked by these systems through their harm, but also by the ways we resist them. msmagazine.com/2026/02/06/m...

The first Trump administration’s crackdown on unaccompanied immigrant minors became the blueprint for today’s post-Dobbs attacks on abortion, contraception and bodily autonomy.

Across the country, healthcare providers say concerns about ICE raids are leading more people to miss prenatal care. Keep score with us:

For decades, survivors have begged for answers and accountability. But they say the latest tranche of documents—many containing unredacted names, contact information and identifying details—have left them retraumatized, exposed and furious.

You’re Not Alone: Normalizing Pregnancy Loss (with Dr. Jessica Zucker and Chari Pere) msmagazine.com/podcast/your...

On 2/17, join us, @msmagazine.com & @oneillinstitute.bsky.social for a timely webinar on how to disrupt the mis- & disinformation reshaping the SRH landscape in the US. Hear from experts @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social, @renee.bsky.social & @kellybaden.bsky.social. RSVP: https://gu.tt/4qud7cF

YouTubers are weaponizing Freedom of Information laws to embarrass young women for clicks. #MsReads via @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...

@karlajstrand.com's February reads feature freedom fighters, champion horse racers, feminist vampires and more. msmagazine.com/2026/02/05/b...

For #BlackHistorynmonth, reboosting a story about reproductive justice’s unsung Black leaders: How Black Leaders Formed the Reproductive Justice Movement msmagazine.com/2024/02/06/b...

I found out yesterday that my friend Suzannah Lessard has died. Here are my thoughts on her work-& how they help us think about the Epstein revelations: Sex, Power and Impunity: Epstein’s Legacy in Historical Perspective msmagazine.com/2025/12/03/t...

LA friends, see extremism expert @milleridriss.bsky.social at @msmagazine.com on Feb 18 at 6:00pm PST! This urgent conversation with Kathy Spillar will focus on her book, Man Up, and the explosion of misogyny driving a surge of mass and far-right violence This is hybrid event: hubs.ly/Q040KTTm0

From weekly birth control to emergency contraception, mifepristone’s future reveals who truly controls women’s bodies.

Between February and July of 2025, Black women lost 319,000 jobs in the U.S. labor market.

It’s impossible to ignore the administration’s blend of violent repression and overwhelming cringe. #MsReads via @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Antiabortion politics are delaying treatments for some of the most common and debilitating conditions affecting women: endometriosis, cancer and chronic illness. From our Winter issue: msmagazine.com/2026/01/21/m...

As false claims and junk science increasingly distort public understanding of reproductive health, leading experts are coming together to confront the growing threat mis- and disinformation pose to access, policy and democracy itself. Join us: msmagazine.com/2026/01/25/s...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has signed an extradition request for California OB-GYN Dr. Rémy Coeytaux for allegedly mailing abortion pills to a patient in Louisiana, where abortion is banned. msmagazine.com/2026/01/30/w...

The DOJ has criminally charged nine people, including two journalists, under the FACE Act for entering a church to speak out against a pastor who is reportedly the acting field director for ICE in Minneapolis.

"Bringing people together on a regular basis is also a reminder that small rituals can add up to something much bigger." #MsReads via @conversationalist.org conversationalist.org/2026/01/06/h...

Survivors who report online sexual exploitation and abuse are often met with no protocol, a lack of survivor-centered practice and no access to accountability, thanks to policy gaps.

The absence of a dedicated international treaty on crimes against humanity has left survivors without clear paths to justice. msmagazine.com/2026/02/03/u...

Author @milleridriss.bsky.social and Ms. executive editor Kathy Spillar unpack the gendered roots of mass violence in a live conversation at the Ms. HQ. Join us: msmagazine.com/2026/01/24/c...

O’Hara built a career on playing characters who believed in themselves completely, and were funnier for it. msmagazine.com/2026/02/02/o...

University leaders also said six courses were canceled, and 48 exceptions were granted under new rules on race and gender.

The shootings of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent and Alex Pretti by Border Control are a predictable outcome of the institutional norms and social hierarchies the administration is valorizing.

I was delighted to see our friends at @msmagazine.com republish a story from Bolts today. In case you missed it, it’s on a bill in Massachusetts that’d help incarcerated survivors of domestic violence. msmagazine.com/2026/01/30/m...

Protection isn’t the only way that gendered narratives mobilize violence. What we are seeing in Minnesota is also about punishment. From our colleagues at @msmagazine.com:

My latest @msmagazine.com: The Cruel and Unusual Killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti msmagazine.com/2026/01/27/r...

Cycles of abuse can often run parallel to cycles of incarceration. It's heartening to see states like Massachusetts providing a pathway home for incarcerated survivors. @msmagazine.com: msmagazine.com/2026/01/30/m...

Last month, San Antonio’s abortion fund became the latest in Texas to shut down due to a new state law banning government funds for people who travel out of the state for abortions.

It's becoming clearer by the day that the deep misogyny prevalent across the administration, including but not limited to ICE and CBP, is neither exclusively directed at nor deadly only to women. msmagazine.com/2026/01/29/t...

The Massachusetts Survivors Act emulates recent resentencing reforms across the country that allow for reduced sentences for people with convictions related to their abuse. msmagazine.com/2026/01/30/m...

Civil rights rollbacks in education are part of a broader effort to reassert patriarchal control over who learns, teaches and works.

A psychologist and an artist collaborate to turn reproductive loss into connection, visibility and healing.

As Afghan women are systematically erased, international law is struggling to catch up.

Make no mistake: The thousands of new recruits to ICE, driven by a $100 million “wartime recruitment” push, were selected with violence in mind. From @milleridriss.bsky.social:

The violence is not a bug- it’s a feature. My latest op ed is now live: msmagazine.com/2026/01/27/i...

Despite their decisive voting power, young women are mocked by the right and overlooked by Democrats who rely on their support.

Trump’s seizure and sale of Venezuelan oil reveal a dangerous bid to shore up dollar dominance amid global challenges to U.S. economic power.

See @milleridriss.bsky.social at @msmagazine.com next month, Feb 18 at 6:00 pm PST, for a hybrid discussion of her book Man Up! With Kathy Spillar, she'll explore the epidemic of misogyny driving a surge of mass and far-right violence and offer strategies to fight this rising tide: buff.ly/fzC3h9d

Join author @milleridriss.bsky.social to uncover the misogyny at the heart of mass violence in a timely conversation at the Ms. HQ next month. RSVP here: secure.ngpvan.com/sDNdQm88_U2Y...

'The Moral Property of Women': Mifepristone, Fibroids and the Stakes of Suppressed Science Mifepristone is more than just an abortion pill. From fibroids to miscarriage care, its medical promise has been sacrificed to antiabortion politics. 📰 msmagazine.com/2026/01/20/t...

When the archdiocese of New York announced plans to raise at least $300 million toward a potential global settlement with childhood sexual abuse survivors, headlines framed it as progress. For those living with the trauma, it feels more complicated.