"Republicans don't have fewer abortions than Democrats or liberals or anarchists or communists. It's that our political rhetoric paints people who have abortions as largely the same — poor women, young women, irresponsible women, women who hate children," said Amanda Reyes, president of the Yellowhammer Fund, which provides funding for women seeking care at any of Alabama's three abortion clinics.

The new guidelines encourage diversity and gender sensitivity training and for therapists to "build their knowledge about racial, sexual orientation, elitist, ablest, ageist, and other types of microaggressions and how these intersect with their beliefs and attitudes about girls and women."

We celebrate moms who work to meet society's demands, who overextend to fill in the gaps, who never cease sacrificing for those they love. But is this the version of motherhood to revere?

Trafficking experts say racial and sexual stereotypes of Asian women have origins in military sex tourism. Asian women sexually served US troops during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

There are still areas of the country where ideas about prom are firmly entrenched. Parts of the country where girls are forbidden to wear suits, where gay proms are unheard of and where same-sex dates are out of the question. But as more and more teens embrace gender fluidity and are open about their sexual orientation, more and more schools will be forced to look at how some prom traditions may need updating. "We just want the same opportunities," said Carter Hebert, a senior at Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Ga. "We want equality. We understand that you may not have the same views as us, you may not understand what we're going through but we just want you to be open, and give us the opportunities that y'all have."

These protests show more than the power of collective organizing, political scientists and labor experts say. They show the power of women. More than three-quarters of public school teachers are female, the National Center for Education Statistics reported in 2017. Like so many gendered professions, teachers are notoriously underpaid and undervalued. Salaries for teachers in West Virginia ranked 48th in the nation when they decided to strike, according to the National Education Association, the country's largest teacher's union. In Oklahoma, where classes were cancelled Monday, average teacher salary ranks 49th. In Kentucky, where all 120 county school districts closed over a bill that would hurt their pensions, pay ranks 26th. In Arizona, where teachers are considering a strike, average teacher pay ranks 43rd.

If your daughter is having a birthday party, make sure the boys in her class get invites, too, experts advise. Explore co-ed activities. And if a girl and a boy do develop a friendship, definitely don't call them "boyfriend and girlfriend." Boys and girls need to understand they can interact in friendly ways that are strictly platonic.