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, …
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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’ …
As of March 2026, Virginia’s women’s rights landscape is being shaped by several major developments at the state level. Lawmakers have advanced constitutional amendments addressing reproductive freedom, marriage …
In early 2026, Virginia lawmakers advanced several proposed constitutional amendments that—if approved by the full General Assembly this session—could go before voters statewide in November. Together, these proposals …
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Update: Virginia voters are now expected to see two additional constitutional amendments on the November 2026 ballot. One would add protections for reproductive healthcare decisions …
Virginia ranks among the stronger states nationally on gun safety, with laws designed to restrict firearm access during high-risk situations and protect people from gun-related harm. But recent reporting shows …
As of March 2026, Virginia’s women’s rights landscape is being shaped by several major developments at the state level. Lawmakers have advanced constitutional amendments addressing reproductive freedom, marriage …
In early 2026, Virginia lawmakers advanced several proposed constitutional amendments that—if approved by the full General Assembly this session—could go before voters statewide in November. Together, these proposals …
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Update: Virginia voters are now expected to see two additional constitutional amendments on the November 2026 ballot. One would add protections for reproductive healthcare decisions …
Virginia ranks among the stronger states nationally on gun safety, with laws designed to restrict firearm access during high-risk situations and protect people from gun-related harm. But recent reporting shows …
Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit in November 2025 alleging that Virginia’s voter-registration practices unlawfully block college students who live on campus from registering to vote. The complaint …
In early 2025, Virginia lawmakers approved the first step of a reproductive freedom constitutional amendment (SJ 247) designed to protect abortion, contraception, miscarriage care, and IVF. To become law, the …
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 2024 and 2025, Virginia enacted new protections limiting how menstrual, reproductive, and sexual health data can be accessed or used. SB 16 (2024) bars law enforcement from obtaining menstrual …
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 …
As more Southern states restrict or ban abortion, Virginia is emerging as a key access provider in the Mid-Atlantic and broader South regions. Recent reporting shows that abortions performed in …
Women’s rights in this state reflect a mix of statutory protections and political debate. While conditions have remained relatively stable, many safeguards are not fully locked in. WRDI tracks Virginia closely because its policy trajectory remains open, with meaningful potential for protections to be strengthened or left vulnerable over time.
