In 2006, the HPV vaccine was made available, protecting against genital warts and cervical cancer.

Twitter is launched in 2006 and is used for rapid grassroots organizing.

In 2006, Tarana Burkę launches the #MeToo movement.

In 2004, frustrated that women were excluded from earlier marches, five women’s rights organization announced a national march for reproductive rights.

On March 20, 2003, the US invaded Iraq.

In 2001, attacks on the Twin Towers by Al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security and funding + infrastructure for the War on Terror.

In the 2000s, the second Palestinian Intifada erupts. Israel begins building separation wall. Hamas elected in Gaza. Blockade imposed in 2007.

In 1997, after years of discussion, a multiracial coalition of 16 groups representing Native American, African American, Latina, and Asian Pacific Islander American communities come together to create the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective.

In 1994, Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice launched the Reproductive Justice framework. This historic full-page statement was published in The Washington Post with 800+ signatures.

In 1993, the first Oslo Accords signed, establishing the Palestinian Authority and framework for interim self-government.

In 1992, Katrina Heaslip travels to Washington, DC for a demonstration organized by the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). She brings national attention for HIV-positive women.

Gender based war crimes and sexual violence used in Somalia and neighboring regions.

In 1991, Indian occupying forces committ mass rape in Kunan Poshpora against Kashmiri women and girls. Thirty years after, the survivors have not received justice.