Introduction

The gender revolution resulted in women having access to birth control, employment opportunities in male-dominated jobs, greater access to college education and political office, legal bans on gender discrimination in workplace, and a host of other changes since the 1960s. Federal policy changes under the Trump administration bolster states’ ability to defund Planned Parenthood, an act that disproportionately limits access to reproductive and preventative health care for women who are low income, living in rural areas, and/or women of color. Despite technological advancements, the United States has highest rate of maternal death of all industrialized countries. Contributors reflect varying fields of inquiry—including sociology, psychology, etc. Their works employ empirical research methods, hermeneutic analysis, and narrative to capture the unique gender experiences of 21st-century women. Hiesler contends an intersectional approach that explores the ways in which women are simultaneously oppressed by racism, capitalism, etc can develop the play into a tool with the potential for ending gender violence for all women.