
Serving Afghan Refugees
Most of the refugees are currently in the Twin Cities, 80 are in Rochester, and some are arriving to Saint Cloud.

Seeking Agricultural Equity
It is not easy to access and maintain land, and Minnesota farmers — especially those of color and those who want to use sustainable practices — are struggling.

Housing Advocacy Organizations
The mission of organizations that are addressing housing insecurities

Annual Directory Is Online!
Our annual collection of women-friendly and women-led businesses is now online and at newsstands. Bookmark this page. Pick up the magazine and hold onto the 24-page insert.

Op-Ed: Privacy in the Age of Abortion Restrictions
If states criminalize, restrict, or even eliminate abortion care, databases that store patient information risk being accessed by hackers and law enforcement to prosecute, publicize, and stigmatize those who have sought an abortion.

Collective Effort: Resettling Afghan Refugees in Minnesota
There are dozens of people statewide who are working together…

Stronger Sexual Assault Statutes
“I think that ensuring justice for assault survivors is a priority for everyone. It just doesn’t always get the attention it deserves."

Naheed and Yusra Murad: Supporting Basic Needs
“It is not possible for someone to have a sense of physical, mental, and social well-being without having safe, stable, dignified housing.”

Lucina Kayee: The Stories of Foster Youth
No child should ever feel like they have to hide who they are.

Sue Purchase: Guerrilla Public Health Provider
Overdose deaths in the U.S. rose to over 93,000 in 2020 — up from 70,630 in 2019 — which was the largest amount ever recorded in a 12-month period.

Commentary: Minneapolis Public Safety — What Is Next?
Saint Paul started a great process of improving public safety practices five months after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis.

The Hidden Costs of Food
Something has to change in the way that modern society produces and consumes food.


For 2025 coverage, Minnesota Women’s Press earned a community leadership award, three photography awards, and four editorial awards, including for coverage of social issues and for our Spring 2025 “Know Your Rights” special section supported by Unidos MN. Our publisher was named Journalist of the Year by Violence Free Minnesota for gender-based violence coverage.