Recent data shows the gender pay gap widened again in 2025, in both hourly and salaried occupations, continuing a concerning shift after years of slow progress.
Women earned about 82. …
As of March 2026, Arizona’s women’s rights landscape is defined by a combination of voter-approved protections and ongoing legislative and legal challenges.
In 2024, voters approved Proposition 139, …
Note from Julie
Hi — I’m Julie, founder of the Women’s Rights Data Initiative.
I started WRDI because I was struggling to understand what was actually happening to women’ …
Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment in November 2023 protecting the right to make decisions about contraception, pregnancy, and abortion. While that protection remains in effect, abortion access in Ohio …
Washington, DC can pass its own laws, but Congress has the power to block or overturn them. This structural reality shapes nearly every area of women’s rights in the …
In late 2025, Wisconsin lawmakers advanced two abortion-related bills that point in opposite directions. One proposal (SB 556) would expand legal recognition of fetal personhood, potentially restricting reproductive care and …
There’s been a flurry of conversations about how LinkedIn’s algorithm treats women’s content. Journalists, analysts, and everyday users have started looking closely at gender differences in reach …
In early 2025, the removal of federal DEI requirements and the rollback of corporate DEI programs dismantled key workplace equity infrastructure. For years, DEI functioned as hidden infrastructure: the audits, …
In November, the U.S. Department of Education proposed a definition change that could reshape access to graduate programs in several essential and female-dominated fields. Here’s what to know: …
A new Wisconsin proposal (AB 718) takes a different approach to restricting abortion — instead of focusing on patients or providers, it frames abortion pills as an environmental hazard. Here’s …
Washington, DC, has some of the strongest legal protections for reproductive care in the country, strengthened further after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Abortion remains legal, self-managed abortion is …
Last updated: March 5, 2026
Update: Supporters of a proposed ballot initiative to restore abortion access in Idaho continue to collect signatures in an effort to qualify the measure for …
In November 2024, Maryland voters approved a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom, including access to abortion and contraception. The amendment was formally certified and took effect in 2025, placing reproductive …
Last updated: March 5, 2026
Update: Missouri voters are expected to decide whether to keep or repeal the reproductive rights amendment approved in 2024. State lawmakers placed a competing constitutional …
In 2024, Maryland enacted a new grant program to expand abortion access and strengthen provider capacity across the state. The program directs state funds toward staffing, training, and service expansion, …
