Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)

The Feminist Visionary Who Lost the Plot Elizabeth Cady Stanton believed that she was a person of “superior intelligence and courage.” This fuelled her radical politics—and her eventual descent into bigotry.

The Feminist Visionary Who Lost the Plot www.newyorker.com/books/under-...

Black women were disproportionately impacted by DOGE cuts. A year later, they're rebuilding careers for themselves and each other Black women make up 12% of the federal workforce and experienced the largest federal employment losses between 2024 and 2025.

Black women were disproportionately impacted by DOGE cuts. A year later, they're rebuilding careers for themselves and each other www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/b...

Gender stereotypes remain a barrier to women’s access to justice | UN Women – Headquarters CSW70 event calls for dismantling stereotypes and carving pathways for progress.

Gender stereotypes remain a barrier to women’s access to justice | UN Women – Headquarters www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...

Claiming the Revolution: Gender, Sexuality and the Radical Promise of 1776 The ideals of the American Revolution—popular sovereignty, a free press and resistance to imposed morality—created the political tools later used to challenge gender and sexual hierarchies.

Claiming the Revolution: Gender, Sexuality and the Radical Promise of 1776 msmagazine.com/2026/03/12/r...

UN Report: Taliban Policies Are Driving a Health and Human Rights Crisis for Women in Afghanistan  - Feminist Majority Foundation feminist.org/news/un-repo...

SWS Awards Landing Page

Through our commitment to honoring and celebrating the work of feminist sociologists, SWS offers several awards for students and non-students. Deadline: April 1, 2026 sws.memberclicks.net/awards

Nguyen: MSIs Recalibrating After Federal Funding Cuts Mike Hoa Nguyen, an associate professor at the UCLA School of Education, discussed the changing landscape of MSIs at a March 12 event hosted by NYU's Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy.

Nguyen: MSIs Recalibrating After Federal Funding Cuts www.theeduledger.com/institutions...

Many more colleges are adding trimmed-down, three-year bachelor’s degrees Colleges and universities, responding to demand for faster routes to jobs, are adding a new kind of degree: a reduced-credit bachelor’s degree that can be earned in three years instead of the usual…

Many more colleges are adding trimmed-down, three-year bachelor’s degrees hechingerreport.org/faster-thinn...

Universities survived Trump’s 2025 funding freeze, but the money still isn’t flowing to researchers The Trump administration is leaning away from dramatic funding cuts and settlements with universities, and more toward standard tactics to try to limit funding.

Universities survived Trump’s 2025 funding freeze, but the money still isn’t flowing to researchers theconversation.com/universities...

For these Black Muslim women, Ramadan is about faith, tradition and sisterhood During Islam’s holiest month, three Detroit-area women talk about the many ways religion shapes their homes, identities and community.

For these Black Muslim women, Ramadan is about faith, tradition and sisterhood 19thnews.org/2026/03/blac...

‘What Has Been Won Can Be Lost’: A Look at the Past and Future of Feminism www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/w...

Governments reach a powerful global agreement to strengthen access to justice for all women and girls | UN Women – Headquarters The Agreed Conclusions introduce several groundbreaking elements.

Governments reach a powerful global agreement to strengthen access to justice for all women and girls | UN Women – Headquarters www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...

Moms Are Risking Arrest to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth The government wants to ban care nationwide, and hospitals are shutting down treatment. Parents just want it all to stop.

Moms Are Risking Arrest to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth www.them.us/story/trans-...

New Kansas Bathroom Law Likely to Harm Mental Health, Increase Risks for Trans People, Experts Say “This type of stigmatizing treatment is associated with significant psychological harm,” one expert said.

New Kansas Bathroom Law Likely to Harm Mental Health, Increase Risks for Trans People, Experts Say rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/03/09/n...

Missiles, Memes and Masculinity: When the White House Turns War Into Entertainment A White House video turning missile strikes into an action-movie montage reveals how militarism, pop culture and hypermasculinity collide in war.

Missiles, Memes and Masculinity: When the White House Turns War Into Entertainment msmagazine.com/2026/03/10/t...

Surviving the DEI Storm Higher education leaders have an obligation to re-enter the public square with clarity and courage. That means naming diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential to academic excellence and…

Surviving the DEI Storm www.theeduledger.com/views/articl...

The Danger of Silence When Academic Freedom Is Under Threat Inaction from rank-and-file workers enabled government censorship during the Red Scares.

The Danger of Silence When Academic Freedom Is Under Threat www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Why young girls are disguised as boys in Afghanistan www.npr.org/2026/03/09/g...

Abortion bans reshaped reproductive health, and now the rental market New research found that abortion bans resulted in lower rental prices and higher vacancies.

Abortion bans reshaped reproductive health, and now the rental market

Women ​built​, and still shape, our culinary culture every day In kitchens both private and professional, women have been leading innovation for generations – from giving value to domestic traditions to calling out sexism

Women ​built​, and still shape, our culinary culture every day www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ma...

OPINION: Shuttering women’s and gender studies programs sends the wrong message to higher education Shuttering a women’s studies program, overhauling a gender studies program and cancelling courses focused on race and gender is an attack on all feminist movements and women everywhere.

OPINION: Shuttering women’s and gender studies programs sends the wrong message to higher education hechingerreport.org/opinion-shut...

The yoghurt delivery women combatting loneliness in Japan As loneliness deepens in one of the world's fastest-ageing nations, a network of women delivering probiotic milk drinks has become a vital source of routine, connection and care.

The yoghurt delivery women combatting loneliness in Japan www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

Photos: These bold women stand up for justice, rights ... and freedom To mark International Women's Day, we feature portraits and profiles of determined women around the world.

Photos: These bold women stand up for justice, rights ... and freedom www.npr.org/2026/03/08/g...

Social media plays 'huge role' in promoting traditional gender views, say experts Women's rights' groups worry about consequences of this shift in attitudes.

Social media plays 'huge role' in promoting traditional gender views, say experts www.bbc.com/news/article...

Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands Global survey shows young men and boys hold more traditional views about gender roles than older generations

Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

From ‘Every Man’ to the ‘Epstein Class’: Misogyny in Male Peer Culture Cuts Across Class Lines Jeffrey Epstein, Dominique Pelicot and men like them feel entitled to women’s bodies; it's hardly confined to the wealthy “Epstein class."

From ‘Every Man’ to the ‘Epstein Class’: Misogyny in Male Peer Culture Cuts Across Class Lines msmagazine.com/2026/03/07/e...

The missing pieces of menopause science Hormone therapy is back after decades in the shadows. But evidence gaps remain for treating perimenopause — often the most disruptive part of the menopause transition.

The missing pieces of menopause science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own The Board of Governors overseeing the new curricula includes roofing contractors, insurance execs, and no professors.

Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own truthout.org/articles/flo...

New Report Confirms For-Profit Colleges Are Deliberately Targeting Black Students — And Leaving Them in Debt The findings arrive at a particularly precarious moment as federal rollbacks at agencies tasked with protecting student loan borrowers weaken the guardrails that once offered some recourse to…

New Report Confirms For-Profit Colleges Are Deliberately Targeting Black Students — And Leaving Them in Debt www.theeduledger.com/students/art...

Trump offered a restrictive deal to universities that almost all rejected – but the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education may not be entirely dead The Trump administration is reportedly working on a revised version of the higher education proposal.

Trump offered a restrictive deal to universities that almost all rejected – but the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education may not be entirely dead theconversation.com/trump-offere...