Advocacy, Politics & Activism

What if we could stop sexual assault before it begins? Jess Ladd and Kristin Hatcher on the Fund to Prevent Sexual Assault and its plan to cut rape by 70%.

What if the problem isn't your confidence, but the system measuring it? Jingjin Liu on power, ambition and why women get misread.

What happens when a 25-year fight for women's health begins with a promise made at a bedside? Robin Cohen on turning isolation into community for women facing ovarian cancer.

We talk about the gender wage gap like it's a single number. What if it's actually a map? Alex Gailey on where inequity hides and how to change it.

The work women naturally do holds up the whole system. Rebekah Pierce has a different word for it: destructive. A conversation about the labor no one sees.

What happens when frustration becomes a lifelong operating system? Jess Ekstrom on advocacy, ambition and getting women paid to speak.

Parenting doesn't happen in a vacuum. Parenting is a political act. Renee Niemann on raising resisters and motherhood in a fraught world.

What happens when your doctor wants to help, but the law says they can't? Dr. Kristyn Brandi on reproductive care in America today.

Martial artist Rachel Honeyman on self-defense, trusting your intuition, and being prepared, not paranoid.

What does equality look like when you're fighting for it from the inside? Lauren Albrecht of Garden State Equality on LGBTQ+ advocacy in politics.

Author Kirsten Miller on turning women's anger into creative fuel, and why books about women keep getting banned.

What happens when the mission ends but the need for connection doesn't? Navy veteran Marina Rabinek on helping women move from service to sisterhood.

Activist Nikki Vinck on how one lawn sign became a 13,000-sign movement, and why conversation still matters.

What if art could save lives? Shaney Jo Darden on turning one art project into the Keep A Breast Foundation's global movement.

HuffPost's Jennifer Bendery on reporting in a divided America and why facts still matter more than ever.

Embody founder Anna Hall on how private your period data really is, and building a privacy-first FemTech company.

Danielle Davies on running for office, losing, and starting a podcast to find a better way to fight for women.

Beyond pink ribbons: Gina Lamanna of The Fondle Project on breast cancer recovery, self-advocacy and reclaiming yourself.