Women's Rights
Women’s rights are human rights. Yet in many places, women face attacks on their autonomy, from healthcare restrictions to wage gaps and workplace discrimination. A society that suppresses half its population cannot claim to be free. True equality means protecting and uplifting women’s voices, choices, and rights.
Ask Why: More Truths
Ask Why They Call It Freedom — But Take Away Women’s Right to Choose
If they trust women, why do they pass laws that ban abortion, restrict contraception, and criminalize pregnancy decisions?.
More Information: States Bans on Abortion & Abortion Ban Lobbying
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Ask Why States That Ban Abortion Have Higher Maternal Death Rates — And Politicians Still Call It ‘Pro-Life’
Where reproductive rights are restricted, women are more likely to die — yet politicians call it “pro-life
More Information: Maternal Health Divide & Unequal Impacts Study
Ask Why Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Are Covered — But Women’s Health Is Underfunded
Men’s sexual health medications get insurance coverage and research funding, while women’s reproductive health receives far less support and investment.
More Information: Gender Bias in Healthcare & US Military Spending
Ask Why Women’s Rights Change by State — But Men’s Don’t
Men’s basic rights remain constant nationwide, but women’s reproductive freedoms vary wildly based on political lines, stripping equality at the state border.
More Information: Guttmacher State Laws Map
Ask Why They Preach Small Government — But Want To Control Women’s Bodies
The same politicians who rail against government overreach pass laws telling women what they can and can’t do with their own health care.
More Information: Reproductive Freedom & Government Overreach
Ask Why They Say They Value Women — But Refuse Equal Pay Laws
Women still earn less than men for the same work — and many politicians block efforts to fix it.
More Information: Gender Gap Wages & Gender Pay Gap Report
Ask Why They Claim to Be Pro-Family — But Cut Childcare, Paid Leave, and Health Care
If families matter, why do we rank last among developed countries for supporting working mothers?
More Information: The Ongoing Fight for Paid Leave & Trad Wives & The Christian Movement
Ask Why They Call It Justice — But Let Sexual Assault Survivors Be Ignored or Punished
Survivors face barriers at every turn — from untested rape kits to courts that fail them.
More Information: Case Dismissed & Lenient Sentences
Ask Why They Say Women Are Equal — But Allow Workplace Discrimination To Continue
From unequal pay to pregnancy discrimination to harassment, women still face barriers at work — and too often, the law looks the other way.
More Information: Workplace Discrimination & Pregnancy Discrimination
Ask Why They Say Every Vote Counts — But Make It Harder For Women To Vote
Voter ID laws, polling place closures, and restrictions on mail voting disproportionately hurt women — especially women of color, low-income women, and caregivers.
More Information: Barriers to Women Voting & The Save Act