Women's Rights

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is concerned about President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, as Secretary of Defense.

June 24 marks two years since the Supreme Court released the Dobbs decision, overturning Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to an abortion.

More female veterans than ever are getting disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, including over 3,200 women in Connecticut.

Women working full-time, year-round jobs earn 84 cents for every dollar men make, and part-timers make even less. Women have to work well into March before they earn what men made the year before.

According to Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, the state has seen a 56% increase in the number of people traveling to Connecticut for abortions.

The Pentagon policy reimburses service members for travel expenses and offers up to 21 days of leave for abortions and fertility treatment.

Connecticut legislative leaders say parental notification bills are unlikely to succeed this year, but advocates want to "get a dialogue going."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s push for women’s rights portrayed by actress Michelle Azar hits the main stage at Bay Street Theatre this fall.

WSHU’s Desiree Diorio spoke with Gloria Feldt, the former president of Planned Parenthood, about the future of abortion rights with the midterm elections just two months away.

Four eminent Connecticut women were inducted on Thursday into the Hall of Fame at the National Immigrant Heritage Center in New Britain.