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Gloria Steinem lived to see some of the feminist advances she had helped achieve being lost.

Gloria Steinem lived to see some of the feminist advances she had helped achieve being lost.

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September 5th, 2026

Gloria Steinem lived to see some of the feminist advances she had helped achieve being lost.

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Gloria Steinem, a key figure in American feminism since the late 1960s, died at age 92.

Gloria Steinem, una figura central del feminismo estadounidense desde finales de los años 60, murió a los 92 años.

Her activism began with the fight for abortion rights.

Su activismo comenzó con la lucha por los derechos al aborto.

She believed this right was essential for women's equality.

Ella consideraba que este derecho era esencial para la igualdad de las mujeres.

The victories of that movement changed culture and family life.

Las victorias de ese movimiento transformaron la cultura y la vida familiar.

Today there are more women in the workforce, but pay gaps and inequality in top jobs still exist.

Hoy hay más mujeres en la fuerza laboral, pero todavía existen brechas salariales y desigualdad en altos cargos.

Steinem lived to see a setback against her vision.

Steinem vivió para ver un retroceso contra su visión.

In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling.

En 2022, la Corte Suprema anuló el fallo Roe v. Wade.

Since then, 13 states have banned abortion almost completely.

Desde entonces, 13 estados han prohibido el aborto casi por completo.

Conservative Christian activists celebrated the decision.

Activistas conservadores cristianos celebraron la decisión.

They blame feminism for the drop in birth rates and the rise in divorce.

Ellos culpan al feminismo de la caída de la natalidad y del aumento del divorcio.

Officials in the Trump administration, like JD Vance, encourage women to marry young.

Funcionarios de la administración Trump, como JD Vance, promueven que las mujeres se casen jóvenes.

They also ask them to put family before career.

También les piden que prioricen la familia sobre la carrera.

Emma Waters, an analyst at the Heritage Foundation, wrote something important.

Emma Waters, analista de la Fundación Heritage, escribió algo importante.

She said that for a 28-year-old woman, the most unusual thing is to take her husband's last name.

Dijo que lo más contracultural para una mujer de 28 años es tomar el apellido del marido.

She also said that such a woman should be open to motherhood.

También dijo que esa mujer debe estar abierta a la maternidad.

Steinem never had children, and she did not regret that decision.

Steinem nunca tuvo hijos, y no lamentó esa decisión.

She kept defending reproductive choice.

Ella siguió defendiendo la elección reproductiva.

The current situation is different from when she started.

El panorama actual difiere del de sus inicios.

Today there are 152 women in Congress, compared to 11 back then.

Hoy hay 152 mujeres en el Congreso, frente a 11 entonces.

Also, 58% of women work.

Además, el 58% de las mujeres trabajan.

Fatima Goss Graves, from the National Women's Law Center, gave her opinion.

Fatima Goss Graves, del Centro Nacional de Derecho de la Mujer, dio su opinión.

She said that progressive proposals aim to defend families.

Dijo que las propuestas progresistas buscan defender a las familias.

But these proposals do not push women to give up their careers.

Pero estas propuestas no empujan a las mujeres a abandonar sus carreras.

The historian Estelle Freedman said that feminism is deeply rooted.

La historiadora Estelle Freedman afirmó que el feminismo está muy arraigado.

She believes that its momentum can be unstoppable.

Ella cree que su impulso puede ser imparable.

She also said that Steinem gave continuity to the movement.

También dijo que Steinem dio continuidad al movimiento.

In her last essay, Steinem wrote about her role as an older person.

En su último ensayo, Steinem escribió sobre su papel como persona mayor.

That role is to remember how far we have come.

Ese papel es recordar hasta dónde se ha llegado.

September 5th, 2026

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