Pres. Robert Brown expresses “profound disappointment” with Roe nullification
BU Vows to Protect Reproductive Healthcare
Women
Protestors Gather in Copley Square to Fight for Abortion Rights
Fast Boston area response to SCOTUS decision to strike down Roe v. Wade yesterday
RECLAIMING TRADITIONS: WOMEN AND LION DANCES
Building community in Boston's Chinatown
FREE TOURS AT THE NICHOLS HOUSE MUSEUM
Women will be admitted for free on International Women's Day
DIG THIS: WOMEN TAKE THE REEL FILM FESTIVAL
A cinematic celebration of Women's History Month
HOPING FOR A ‘HOT SPRING’
If we want to live in a democracy, we all have to take to the streets … and stay there
BOSTON WOMEN’S HOLIDAY MARKET AT THE SPEEDWAY
Browse for last minute presents at BWM's last holiday market of the season!
STANDOUT FOR INCARCERATED MS. ANGIE
The event is intended to move District Attorney Rachael Rollins, who could support Angela Jefferson's motion for a new trial.
OPINION: WALKING THE WALK FOR A MORATORIUM ON PRISON AND JAIL CONSTRUCTION
Freeze all new prison and jail construction in Massachusetts for five years
NO NEW WOMEN’S PRISONS. WHAT’S THE POINT?
“The state is considering spending $50 million to construct a new prison for these women, where they will continue to cost the state $13.5 million a year”
JESSICA KIRSON OF “HYSTERICAL” ON PRANK CALLS, FOOD TRAUMA, AND HER CELEBRITY BROTHER
“People want to see a diverse lineup. They don’t want to see straight white male after straight white male.”
THE FIRST BOSTON MAYORAL FORUM FOR WOMEN OF COLOR CANDIDATES
“Where We Stand” will highlight the women of color mayoral candidates and their visions for a just Boston
LOCAL WOMEN CHEFS AND RESTAURATEURS ON THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
“We are feeling like we have turned a corner and guests are even more understanding of what a long ride we have been on together.”
FROM NURSING TO TRUCK DRIVING, WAGE GAP PERSISTS
Despite significant gains for women in the workplace in recent decades, the wage gap persists in nearly every occupation, from nursing to truck driving to financial management.
COMMONWEALTH COMMITTED TO “OTHER DEATH PENALTY”
New report shows 1/6 of women in Mass prisons sentenced to life without parole.
VIDEO: #BLACKLIVESMATTER BOSTON MARCHES TO #SAYHERNAME
In addition to celebrating Black women, BLM Boston was also gathering to demand the city of Boston redirect the $40.1 million that is budgeted for policing into schools and resources that will benefit the community.
“STAY HOME AND HAVE THE BABY”
Still, pandemic-safe provision of pill abortions is hampered all over the country by the FDA’s REMS requirement. Without it, you could call a doctor or clinic, they could write a prescription and call it into your pharmacy, and then you could get the pills from there or even have them mailed to you.
SPECIAL FEATURE: ME(TAL) TOO
For women in the metal scene, camaraderie and skill help rock and roll over the sexist trolls
THE BOYS’ CLUB: WOMEN, FILM CRITICISM, AND THE FIGHT FOR VISIBILITY, ON SCREEN AND OFF
“I was either a student, or very young reporter or critic, and I could see I was maybe one of two, or one of three women, [and] one of the only women of color."
EXCERPT: ‘A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO CANNABIS’
“We should create a list of strains and products that work for each of our conditions,” said the cancer patient as they settled into their chairs. “And put it on the internet so everyone can see it.” The rest of the group murmured their approval.
BOYS ON THE SIDE: JP’S GUY-FREE FILM NIGHT IS THE PERFECT POST-WEINSTEIN OUTPOST
The viewing and discussion group is held at Video Underground in Jamaica Plain, and connects women fans of movies who watch films by women, often about women (in which case male protagonists are allowed), in a room of women (cis-, LGBTQ, non-binary) viewers only.
6,000 PROTEST SIGNS
from the 2017 Boston Women’s March preserved as an online archive
After the 2017 Boston Women’s March, thousands of participants left their protest signs around the iron fence surrounding the Boston Common Central Burying Ground. They were going to be thrown away—until three local teachers came along.
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JOINT PERSPECTIVE: MORE GRASS ROUTES
A Q&A with cannabis entrepreneur, lawyer, and advocate Shanel Lindsay
TERMS OF SERVICE: SPEED POURERS
Twenty to twenty-five women from each region are selected to compete in time trials, with the fastest eight then chosen to proceed on stage and face off round-robin style, vying for the Miss Speed Rack title and bragging rights as their region’s fastest guns.
COMMON ROOM: MASSIVE DORCHESTER CULINARY INCUBATOR FOCUSES ON JOB CREATION, WOMEN, AND MINORITIES
The proof in the non-profit job-creation pudding is more than ample.
WOMEN IN BEER: STEREOTYPES, CHALLENGES, AND VISIONS OF THE FUTURE WITH LADIES OF LOCAL BREWING
While the craft beer division has been making strides compared to the beer industry as a whole, there’s still a helluva lot of work to do.
POT HEADS: NEW CULINARY INCUBATOR FOCUSES ON FEMALE AND ETHNIC EMPOWERMENT
The whole endeavor is the brainchild of Gouillart and some retired finance types who for years wanted to form a company designed to achieve public and social missions through a for-profit business model. One focused on empowering small, multicultural, and female-owned businesses at the local level as an engine for economic growth.
