Women's eNews

09/05/2025

In a world that expects young women to want to mother and birth children, how can people critically and honestly reflect on if parenting is right for them?

18/04/2025

Women in this facility endure dehumanizing procedures that contradict every value espoused in the Governor’s river of hope-filled sentiments.

18/04/2025

Calling all aspiring journalists with disabilities who identify as female… this is your chance to make a difference, and get paid.

Women's eNews applications are now open for the 2025 Loreen Arbus Accessibility is Fundamental Fellowship. Thanks Loreen and Lori Sokol.

Two Fellows (1 over 50 years old; 1 under 50 ) will be selected by a disability-savvy panel of journalists who identify as female. Each Fellow will receive $1,000 for each article up to six ($500 with pitch; $500 when published).

Application deadline is Sunday, May 11, 2025 - (Mother's Day) 6:00 pm PT/9:00 pm ET.

Application link -
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGrQFslvLuLaMzHDYZlJD6Wl6ub_OR81OE8__kfrSJ9aCsqw/viewform

The next Women’s eNews Loreen Arbus Accessibility is Fundamental Fellowship begins July 7, 2025.

Women’s eNews teams with The Loreen Arbus Foundation, EIN SOF Communications, Inc., and Lights! Camera! Access! (LCA) to create this opportunity for two aspiring journalists who identify as female.
A disability-savvy select group of judges with disabilities will review applications submitted by individuals applying for the two Fellowships.

Women’s eNews trains two Fellows who identify as female to research, report, edit, and post their work on their website. Two articles/month will be published (one from each Fellow) per our editorial calendar to illuminate intersectionality of women and disability. Finalists will be selected as Interns for LCA.

A digital compendium of the published work will be compiled, designed, and distributed at the end of each year. The compilation will also be distributed to the Women’s eNews subscription list of 50,000, promoted on social media - Facebook, LinkedIn, and X (75,000 followers), and posted on Women’s eNews website (reaching 3.5 million each year).
What folks are saying…..

“Having worked under Lori Sokol, Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief of Women's eNews Fellowship program, I gained valuable insight into covering disability content. Taking part in the Women's eNews Fellowship is highly recommended. "- Tree Lowe

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01/04/2025

11/02/2025

If this bill passes, a significant portion of women may be prevented from voting. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (H.R. 22) could disproportionately affect women, especially those who have changed their names due to marriage or divorce, as they may face challenges in providing the required documentary proof of citizenship. This could potentially lead to a significant number of women being unable to register to vote.

11/02/2025

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Several US military branches are pausing training related to the prevention of sexual assault to comply with one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

A directive issued by Marine Corps headquarters on Feb. 4 “asked the fleet to PAUSE on all (Sexual Assault Prevention and Reporting) training due to recent changes within the White House to remove diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from all federal policies,” according to an email obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

The Navy also confirmed it would cease such training for a period of time.

“The Navy is working to fully execute and implement all directives outlined in the Executive Orders issued by the President, ensuring that they are carried out with utmost professionalism, efficiency, and in alignment with national security objectives,” an official Navy statement said.

A military official, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, also confirmed the policy change within the Marine Corps to the Times. Requests for comment from the Department of Defense, the Army, Coast Guard and Air Force were not immediately returned. Details of the training policy change were first reported by Business Insider on Feb. 6.

The types of training now frozen include lessons focused on the nature of consent and sexual harassment, as well as instructions on how to safely report abuse within the military, according to the military official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Sexual Assault Prevention and Reporting training program was launched in 2005 and is considered “the central authority charged with preventing sexual assault in the military,” according to the program’s website.

Read the full story: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-02-07/military-freezes-sexual-assault-prevention-training-16761202.html

📰 Source: Stars and Stripes

11/02/2025

Uncle Sam Wants YOU… to be a human incubator. Anti-Abortion Breed Bois are in full meltdown mode claiming that declining birth rates are a national security threat - and that baby farming for the state is the solution.

Just last week, Sean Duffy’s Department of Transportation jumped on the birth rate bandwagon by prioritizing funding for communities where people get hitched and crank out kids in record numbers. But the Real World star didn’t think to ask the actual breeders themselves, as abortion bans are terrifying people from even starting a family! No wonder a Michigan lawmaker stood 10 toes down for her PERSONAL decision to choose sterilization and got death threats in return. Stay mad, but stay the hell out of our uteruses. We’re not your breed cows. 🖕🏽 https://bit.ly/4jUnQdy