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The article is about the protest by students of University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia focusing on issues such as sexual harassment, violence and discrimination. The student activists have been fighting for the cause and filed a complaint under Title IX. The activists stated that they have faced death threats on social media application called Yik Yak however they have decided to fight against with help of Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR).

The article offers the author insights about the right rime for pushing for inscribing women's equality in the U.S. Constitution. The author talks about the protest at the U.S. Capitol calling for ratification of the federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Also tackled is the participation of Paige McKinsey, president of Feminists United at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, at the demonstration.

The article provides information on political and social clashes related to Trumpcare bill proposed by the U.S. President Donald Trump to provide comprehensive care for women. Topics discussed include views of Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation on the same; comparison with Affordable Care Act (ACA), and elimination of federal fund expansion for expanding Medicaid.

The article discusses the tragic story of Indian-American woman Purvi Patel who was convicted and sentenced for 20 years committing feticide who suffered miscarriage in Indiana. Topics mentioned include the first woman to be sent to prison for feticide in the U.S., the comment of Lynn Paltrow, the National Advocates for Pregnant Women executive director that pregnancies became the subject of policing and prosecution, and the concern for law reform and stop punishing women for pregnancy loss.

The article reports that the state ballot measures in the U.S. in November 2014 will provide voters in the country the opportunity to decide several critical issues in their states including banning abortion and birth control, legalizing marijuana and granting state constitutional rights for women. Proponents of voting rights in states including Illinois and Connecticut will decide through these measures whether to amend their state constitution to allow early voting.

The article discusses court case Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigration Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) wherein the plaintiff has supported the appointment of women as well as minorities in the work places. Here the plaintiff has stated that the constitutional amendment made by the U.S. government is violating the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S.

The article presents information on the increase in suicide in the U.S. and the punishment for the suicide attempts by the pregnant women in Indiana which include charges for attempted feticide and murder. The enactment of several fetal homicide laws in the U.S. states are discussed and the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the trial of Roe v. Wade is discussed. The role of National Advocates For Pregnant Women (NAPW) is also discussed.

The article offers information on the concerns for women rights in presidency of president-elect Donald Trump. Topics discussed include issues like equality at workplace and nondiscrimination against LGBT communities, providing suggestions for feminists to block sex discrimination in the Supreme Court appointments and fighting against the biased policies and amendment in the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

The article reports on the formation of the U.S. House Select Investigative Panel to investigate abortion providers and the edited videos released by the nonprofit Center for Medical Progress (CMP). Topics discussed include the indictment of CMP leader David Daleiden and a CMP employee by a grand jury on felony charges, the Democrats' criticism of the panel for leading a one-sided investigation and the Planned Parenthood clinic attack in Colorado Springs by art dealer Robert Lewis Dear.

The article discusses the decision of the case U.S. v. Castleman heard by the Supreme Court in January 2014. The passage of the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban at the Congress in 1996 is tackled, along with the efforts of women's rights groups for the enforcement of this legislation. The prosecution of domestic violence cases in the country is also explored.