Wyoming becomes first state to ban abortion pills

Why it matters: The demand for abortion pills has surged since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The new law also comes as the nation awaits a ruling from a federal judge in Texas who could suspend the FDA’s approval of a widely-used abortion pill. What they’re saying: Gordon’s decision to sign the bill is “disappointing,” Antonio Serrano, ACLU of Wyoming advocacy director, said in a statement.

Florida bill would ban girls from talking about their periods in school, GOP lawmaker says

During a subcommittee hearing in the Florida House on Wednesday, Republican state Rep. Stan McClain said his bill would include restrictions on girls talking about their menstrual cycles. The legislation doesn’t specifically mention periods or menstruation but the bill’s author, Republican Rep. Stan McClain, told a subcommittee hearing that it would include restrictions on conversations about girls’ menstrual cycles.

March 14 is Equal Pay Day 2023

This symbolic day denotes how far into the year women must work to be paid what men were paid the previous year. Equal Pay Day 2023 is on March 14 to represent the current state of the gender pay gap: 84% for full-time workers and 77% for all workers (including part-time and seasonal).  

National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality

President Biden and VP Harris intro’d the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, pledging to expand healthcare and employment access, prevent gender-based violence, and more.

What is International Women’s Day and when did it start?

International Women’s Day (IWD) takes place on 8 March every year. It began life as National Women’s Day in the United States back in February 1909. The following year, at the second International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, Denmark, women’s rights activist Clara Zetkin called for an international women’s day to give women a greater voice to further their demands for …