As of November, Virginia voters have approved three constitutional amendments protecting reproductive freedom, marriage equality, and voting rights. The November 3 results mark a significant change in Virginia's …
As of November, Wisconsin's political landscape has shifted following the 2026 elections. Democrat David Crowley won the governor's race, and Democrats gained control of both legislative …
As of November, Wisconsin's 2026 election has significantly changed the state's political landscape, creating new possibilities for legislation affecting women's rights. Abortion remains legal …
Julie Slovin is the founder of the Women’s Rights Data Initiative, a fact-based initiative tracking how laws and policies shape women’s rights across the United States.
Anvi Batra studies political science at George Washington University. Her experience includes legal research, political campaigns, and reporting, with interests in reproductive rights and domestic violence. She is a policy research intern for WRDI.
Aparna Parthasarathy
Aparna Parthasarathy studies political science and human rights at Barnard College. Her experience includes legal research and advocacy for survivors of violence, with interests in women’s health and maternal care. She is a reporting intern for WRDI.
Imani Wright is a UNC-Chapel Hill student studying sociology, media, and journalism, with a minor in women and gender studies. Her research examines race and gender in political campaigns. She is a reporting intern for WRDI.
Olivia Sanchez Dunn
Olivia Sanchez Dunn is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate in public policy and data science. She analyzed policy for NC Governor Stein and now studies digital governance as an Austrian Combined Fulbright Scholar. She is a policy research intern for WRDI.
Prasidha Padmanabhan
Prasidha Padmanabhan is a Yale public health graduate student and UNC-Chapel Hill graduate in public policy and data science. Her experience spans reproductive rights, health policy, and legislative research. She is a policy research intern for WRDI.
Pritika Patel
Pritika Patel is a Georgetown University student and editor for The Hoya and Georgetown’s Undergraduate Law Review. Her editorial and legal interests include education policy, Title IX, and family law. She is a reporting intern for WRDI.
Siya Lakireddy
Siya Lakireddy studies public policy and health at UNC-Chapel Hill. Her experience includes legislative work and research on Medicaid and Medicare access, with interests in women’s and maternal health. She is a policy research intern for WRDI.
Across the country, lawmakers, courts, and federal agencies are increasingly defining terms that shape women's rights. One of the clearest examples is fetal personhood—the idea that an …
When Missouri voters approved Amendment 3 in 2024, they established constitutional protections for reproductive freedom, including abortion, and overturned the state's near-total abortion ban.
Yet less than …
Twenty years ago, while working in consumer products marketing, I spent several days listening to women talk about menopause during research interviews.
What struck me most wasn't any …
Earlier this year, someone close to me spent three months caring for a parent facing a major health crisis. During that time, Oregon's paid leave program meant she …
The questions below are designed for town halls, candidate forums, campaign events, debates, local meet-and-greets, and other opportunities where voters may be able to ask candidates directly about …
The 2025 federal spending bill (OBBBA Act) blocked Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood and some other large reproductive health providers for one year, triggering lawsuits and emergency funding responses from …
When the Supreme Court issued its Voting Rights Act ruling on April 29, my first thought was simple: What does this mean for women?
Much of the initial coverage focused …
Black women’s representation in Congress and state legislatures has reached record highs nationwide, but Black women remain significantly underrepresented at nearly every level of government.
Many of the gains …
Redistricting usually happens once every 10 years after the census. But following the Supreme Court’s April ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, multiple states are now revisiting congressional and legislative …
The Supreme Court’s April ruling weakened one of the country’s most important legal protections against racially discriminatory voting maps — raising new questions about how communities maintain political influence …
Maternal health outcomes in Illinois reflect a mix of strong protections, expanded access, and persistent gaps in care.
While the state has taken steps to improve coverage and support services, …
As April turned into May, I had a bit of a visceral reaction to a few of the headlines, including the latest Supreme Court ruling. But more on that later. …
