North Carolina - What to watch in 2026
As of October, North Carolina is a state where recent shifts in political control have directly shaped women's rights policy. Because many protections are established through state law …
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Current Status - Oregon
As of October, Oregon continues to maintain broad protections for women’s rights, but its longstanding vote-by-mail system is facing a significant new federal threat ahead of the …
Missouri - What to watch in 2026
As of October, Missouri voters will decide whether to keep or repeal the reproductive-rights amendment approved in 2024. After voters added abortion protections to the state constitution, lawmakers placed …
Pennsylvania - What to watch in 2026
As of October, Pennsylvania remains a politically divided state where control of government is split, and that balance plays a central role in shaping women's rights. Abortion remains …
Virginia - What to watch in 2026
As of October, Virginia has expanded protections affecting women in 2026, but many of those changes still rely on state law. This November, voters will decide three major constitutional questions …
Current Status - Wisconsin
As of October, Women’s rights in Wisconsin remain politically divided, but the landscape has changed little this summer with the Legislature out of session and little new legislative activity. …
Current Status - South Carolina
As of October, Women’s rights in South Carolina continue to be shaped by a restrictive legal framework and ongoing debates over reproductive healthcare, education policy, and political representation. In …
Current Status - Maryland
As of October, Maryland continues to maintain broad and durable protections for women’s rights. Recently, attention has shifted to federal actions that could affect how some of those protections …
Wisconsin - What to watch in 2026
As of October, Wisconsin remains one of the country's most closely divided states, and where the state goes next will depend largely on the outcome of the 2026 …
Current Status - Massachusetts
As of October, Massachusetts continues to maintain some of the strongest protections for women’s rights in the country, while adding new protections in reproductive healthcare, survivor safety, and education. …
Current Status - Alabama
As of October, Alabama’s women’s rights landscape remains defined by some of the most restrictive reproductive policies in the country, alongside ongoing legal and policy debates that extend …
Current Status - Texas
As of October, Texas continues to enforce some of the most restrictive laws affecting women’s rights in the country. With many of those policies now firmly embedded in state …
WRDI Watch
In early 2025, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) became the focus of sweeping federal policy changes and a wave of corporate announcements. At WRDI, we explored what those changes could …