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Share your Title IX story with The 19th
At this year's #19thRepresents summit, leaders and influencers will explore how far gender equality has come in this country. We want to include your experiences to help shape the discussion.
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A revolution for women in country music: Marissa Moss talks redefining what's 'authentic' in new book
Even as this new class of women in country garner critical acclaim and add new listeners who never before considered themselves to be a part of country fandom, a gatekeeping industry meets them with scorn, casting doubt on who is “country” enough.
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Autistic people have been excluded from advocacy conversations. Julia Bascom is changing that.
Bascom has an outsized impact on the modern neurodiversity movement. Here’s why it matters that a woman is leading that charge.
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The only all-Black women’s unit sent to Europe during WWII is awarded a Congressional medal
Nearly eight decades after the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion served overseas, surviving members will receive the highest honor in Congress.
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What Demi Burnett’s announcement means to autistic women — and ‘Bachelor’ fans
Haley Moss, an advocate and author, is a big fan of the show. She talks to The 19th about diagnosis, gender and autism, and representation on ‘The Bachelor.’
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Where do the Olympic Games stand in terms of gender equality?
For a decade, Michele Donnelly has looked beyond basic numbers to understand the scope of inequality between men and women’s sporting events at the Olympic Games.
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What Republican wins in Virginia could mean for state — and maybe national — politics
Republicans’ sweep of key statewide and legislative offices has broad implications for education, abortion, LGTBQ+ rights and voting.
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Was the forever war worth it? Women veterans reflect on the past 20 years
The 9/11 attacks effectively set the course of their adult lives. Several shared their thoughts about the War on Terror and the wasted opportunities to grow as a nation.
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Women first responders were erased from the 9/11 story. This woman wants to change that
Brenda Berkman, who sued the city of New York to ensure that women could become firefighters, has fought to raise awareness of the women first responders on the frontlines during 9/11.