The effects of environmental racism and ignoring women’s needs come at a significant cost to society.
...Is a Human Right
...is a human right is a series exploring how the fight for women's rights is a fight for human rights. By analyzing and referencing the concept of "human rights" through a gender-specific lens, we do the ultimate service to the movement: we make the humanity of women inescapable and stress the intersectionality of the human race's various needs.
Healthcare is a Human Right
When women have access to care, entire nations become healthier.
Economic Justice is a Human Right
Whether we are advocating for living wages, safe work environments, affordable childcare, or the right to organize, all of these aspects of economic justice are a battle for human rights.
Freedom from Violence is a Human Right
If you had asked me about violence and international human rights three years ago, I would have immediately imagined some war-torn country far, far away. Then I was raped.
Feminism is a Human Right: Honoring Human Rights Day All Week Long
It’s International Human Rights Day, which means we’ve got a lot of thinking to do about how to improve the lives of folks around the world.