Nearly half of the world's women and girls—1.8 billion—have no legal protection from digital violence. This is unacceptable. This year's #16Days campaign demands urgent action #ForAllWomenAndGirls. Read the full press release: unwo.men/ztxI50XtxGJ #NoExcuse

“I was raised by strong Black women, women who had survived the Jim Crow South, who had survived segregation in schools...joining this commission...was an opportunity to not only carry their legacy, but advance their rights and protections” - Giselle Byrd wgbh.org/news/local/202…

CWPPP Director Dr. Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson attended a listening session yesterday with US Representative Ayanna Pressley to discuss the escalating and disproportionately high level of job loss among Black women.

"Any requirement to work with federal immigration enforcement, they wrote, would be a violation of Boston’s rights under the 10th Amendment, which gives state governments large powers of self-governance." masslive.com/boston/2025/11…

"Trump’s been publicly denigrating women for years. Especially journalists." latimes.com/opinion/story/…

"Greene...said she didn’t want her district 'to have to endure a hurtful & hateful primary against me by the president we all fought for'... She criticized him for his stance on files related to Jeffrey Epstein, along with foreign policy and health care." pbs.org/newshour/polit…

"Digital tools are increasingly being used to abuse women and girls...these acts, while happening online, often lead to offline violence, including coercion, physical abuse, and even femicide. forbes.com/sites/ewelinao…

"The U.S. government released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash, and they are 17% more likely to be killed in a car crash, than men." npr.org/2025/11/21/g-s…

"What do Americans think about women's rights and roles today - decades after the rise of the women’ movement?... Americans generally have grown more welcoming of women in workplaces, but not as much in political office." today.yougov.com/politics/artic…

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"The decision to remove an ominous warning from 2003 about the risks of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and dementia makes sense for local vaginal estrogen products, but systemic estrogen is more complicated, menopause experts said..." theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n…

TODAY: Join us for our free Virtual Public Lecture with CWPPP Distinguished Public Service Fellow, Jacquetta Van Zandt! RSVP here for the zoom link: umassboston.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

An absolutely incredible talk by Jacquetta Van Zandt highlights the power and necessity of Black leadership and coalition building in ways that center Black autonomy, Black culture, Black governance, and Black visibility.

"The Trump administration directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause all asylum decisions [after] the shooting of two National Guard soldiers...officers...were instructed to refrain from approving, denying or closing asylum applications" cbsnews.com/news/national-…

"Donald Trump has announced sweeping immigration measures, including a full halt on migration from what he termed “Third World Countries” and a broad review of green cards held by immigrants from 19 nations..." newsweek.com/map-19-countri…

"...countries with higher shares of women in parliament also rank high in education, universal health care and family support policies...Gender-balanced politics is not just about equality, it’s about building fairer, stronger societies." borgenproject.org/gender-balance…

"The burden of representation experienced by women in (African) academia reflects both institutional and epistemic injustices...Authentic representation necessitates that women’s voices are heard, their knowledge valued, and their presence normalised." africanarguments.org/2025/11/the-bu…

"Democracies tend to have stronger rule of law, more independent judiciaries, freer media and more vibrant women’s movements—all of which are critical for naming, measuring and prosecuting violence against women." idea.int/news/ending-vi…