The allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house have raised a question many students never ask until they need the answer: What is my college required …
Federal law prohibits domestic abusers from possessing firearms, but that prohibition is only as strong as the mechanism a state builds around it. Nationally, gun possession is banned for people …
The recent civil lawsuit filed by a former Cornell student alleging sexual assault demonstrates that survivors of campus sexual assault have three paths to justice. Our explainer breaks down how …
This page brings together WRDI posts that examine women’s rights across the United States, including the current national summary and other nationwide developments.
As of September, Women’s rights in the United States continue to be shaped by a combination of federal policy changes, court decisions, and sharply different approaches among the states. …
The allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house have raised a question many students never ask until they need the answer: What is my college required …
Federal law prohibits domestic abusers from possessing firearms, but that prohibition is only as strong as the mechanism a state builds around it. Nationally, gun possession is banned for people …
Birth control remains legal across the United States. But new data show that for millions of women, getting it may depend heavily on where they live.
New county-level maps …
The recent civil lawsuit filed by a former Cornell student alleging sexual assault demonstrates that survivors of campus sexual assault have three paths to justice. Our explainer breaks down how …
Constitutional amendments are one of the most powerful tools available to voters and lawmakers at the state level. Unlike ordinary legislation, constitutional amendments change the governing document itself, making them …
For decades, menopause was treated as a private inconvenience, as something women managed quietly, insurers ignored, with little expectation of medical help or workplace acknowledgment. That is finally changing, and …
The allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house have raised a question many students never ask until they need the answer: What is my college required …
Federal law prohibits domestic abusers from possessing firearms, but that prohibition is only as strong as the mechanism a state builds around it. Nationally, gun possession is banned for people …
The recent civil lawsuit filed by a former Cornell student alleging sexual assault demonstrates that survivors of campus sexual assault have three paths to justice. Our explainer breaks down how …
Birth control remains legal across the United States. But new data show that for millions of women, getting it may depend heavily on where they live.
New county-level maps …
The recent declaration of a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the former labor-and-delivery nurse who strangled her three young children in 2023, has pushed postpartum mental …
As of September, Women’s rights in the United States continue to be shaped by a combination of federal policy changes, court decisions, and sharply different approaches among the states. …
Last updated: September 15, 2026
The legal battle over mail-in voting ahead of the November 2026 midterms has moved fast this week, and reversed course more than once.
Multiple …
If you've assumed birth control is simply “free” because of the Affordable Care Act, you're only partly right. Since 2012, the federal law has required most …
With a wink to the 1980s sitcom featuring four unrelated women sharing a Miami house, a handful of states have passed "Golden Girls" laws. These state laws, in …
Women hold office at all levels of government across the country. Right now, in fact, the U.S. has the highest number of women governors ever: 14 out of 50 …
For decades, a federal law called EMTALA has guaranteed one basic promise: if you show up at a U.S. emergency room in crisis, the hospital is required to screen …
A growing patchwork of state laws now requires employers to post salary ranges, disclose pay on request, and/or stop asking job candidates about their salary history. Many states have …
