Last updated: May 12, 2026
Nebraska is a state where many policies affecting women’s rights are already restrictive, particularly around reproductive healthcare. In 2024, voters approved a constitutional amendment …
As of May 2026, Texas continues to enforce some of the most restrictive laws affecting women’s rights in the country, with many policies deeply embedded in state law. In …
As of May 2026, women’s rights in Georgia continue to be shaped by an increasingly contested legal and political landscape, where court rulings, legislative proposals, and election dynamics all …
Highlights policies affecting transgender women, transgender men, nonbinary people, and other gender-expansive individuals whose rights intersect with women’s-rights issues.
In 2025, North Carolina enacted a law that defines sex in binary terms across state policy, affecting how rules are applied in schools, healthcare, and public programs. House Bill 805 …
Wisconsin’s 2025–2026 legislative session has ended earlier than expected, leaving many proposed changes to women’s rights unresolved. While some policies moved forward—particularly in maternal and preventive …
In 2026, Arizona lawmakers are advancing a series of proposals that would reshape how schools address gender identity, health education, and student participation. These include efforts to restrict how students …
On February 18, 2026, Kansas enacted Senate Bill 244, a law defining sex in state law based on biological characteristics at birth and requiring state agencies to apply that definition …
Governor Youngkin’s October 2025 directive instructs Virginia state officials to create new rules restricting transgender students’ access to girls’ sports and school facilities. Many school divisions had already rejected …
In July 2025, a statewide review found that Virginia schools removed more than 220 books from libraries and classrooms between 2020 and 2025 — but the vast majority of those removals …
Two California laws are helping to protect student privacy and increase access to menstrual products in public schools. AB 1955, enacted in 2024, prohibits “forced outing” policies that require schools …
Protections that were expanded in 2024 to include discrimination based on sexual orientation, pregnancy, and gender identity were ruled unconstitutional by a federal court in Kentucky on January 9, 2025. …
Two decisions in Wisconsin have reshaped how gender and equity are defined across the state’s schools. In February 2025, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) updated its policy to …
