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Muslim-American opinions on abortion are complex. What does Islam actually say? 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 1195
Are Women's Rights the Canary in the Coal Mine of a Democracy in Decline? 9 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 1791
Love and Justice, Women's Anthem 2 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 921
'Put Heart and Soul Into Upholding Democracy': An Election Official on What It Takes 1 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 941
Myanmar women target of online abuse by pro-military social media 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1045
Federal Funding Is Necessary to Sustain Election Workers 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 752
One Billion Rising flash mob Dancing Without Borders "Break the Chain" 4 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 1076
Girl power: Colombia's first female electrical line workers train to keep the lights on 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 880
Girl power: Colombia's first female electrical line workers train to keep the lights on 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 693
France remains 'very sexist': Watchdog sounds alarm 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 919
Haiti's sexual violence survivors demand justice (Trigger warning for graphic content) 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 988
#LetHerLearn--And Progress will Follow 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 882
The Supreme Court Dobbs Leak Never Really Mattered. They Just Told Us So. 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1043
The Renaissance of Feminist Bookstores 2 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 1067
ICYMI: Everything You Need to Know About Abortion Pills 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 793
Feminists React: 50 Years After Roe, the Fight Is Far From Over 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 895
'Gray Love': Yes, Older People Have Desires 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 871
A Letter to My Daughters About Life After the Roe Decision A MUST read and pass on IMHO......... 1 riversedge Jan 2023 Jan 2023 20 1422
I saw a meme on Facebook 14 Marthe48 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 11 2021
What is terrifying 'Loverboy' sex trafficking method allegedly used by Andrew Tate 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2023 Jan 2023 14 1804
Students made 'tampon cookies' for principal who refused to put free menstrual products in bathroom 1 ShazzieB Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 1628
Nationwide Hundreds of Women's Marches, Sunday, Jan., 22, 2023 3 BigmanPigman Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 1212
Ardern's exit after "unprecedented" threats shows toll of burnout for women leaders 4 applegrove Jan 2023 Jan 2023 11 1358
January 22, 2023, nationwide rallies to protest end of Roe--let's raise some hell! 2 Timeflyer Jan 2023 Jan 2023 8 1176
Killing of Former Afghanistan Lawmaker Highlights Plight of Women Under Taliban 1 former9thward Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 950
Don't tell me that David Carrick's crimes were 'unbelievable'.The problem is victims aren't believed 0 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 1062
This Group Wants to Teach You How to Get Abortions Even Where They're Banned - TIME 2 question everything Jan 2023 Jan 2023 17 1273
"Politics cannot change unless patriarchy ceases to be the primary structure of our thoughts." 4 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 8 1192
Rest in Power, Anita Pointer--Women's Rights Champion, On and Off the Stage 2 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 1220
Are Republicans Afraid of Young Voters? 5 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 1081

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Australia cancels Afghanistan cricket series over curbs on women 3 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1007
Landmark Global Biodiversity Agreement Enshrines Rights of Indigenous Peoples--Providing Hope for Bol 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1060
Andrew Tate isn't feminism's inadvertent bastard child. He's sexism's last gasp 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1164
The feminist community emerging from the war in Ukraine 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 846
Meet the New Feminists in Office 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 781
Fighters for women's voting rights began picketing Woodrow Wilson at White House today 1917: 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 1350
I'm Sounding the Alarm Now About Media's Response to Rihanna's Super Bowl Halftime Show 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1021
Plan B Does Not Cause Abortion, Says FDA 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 856
Anger as Pakistan court frees rapist after he agrees deal to marry his victim 2 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 950
The Radical Feminist Behind the Curtain--Matilda Joslyn Gage and Her Influence on Frank L. Baum 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1075
Our Collective Feminist Wishlist for 2023 2 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 832
Iranian chess player 'moving to Spain' after competing without headscarf 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 926
The year in patriarchy: a dancing PM, an 'inclusive' M&M, and lots of protests 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 961
The Pseudoscience of 'Fetal Personhood' 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 760
What Our Primate Ancestors Can Teach Us About Dismantling the Patriarchy: The Ms. Q&A with Diane Ro 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 954
Andrew Tate as a Teachable Moment (Part One) 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 850
Arizona inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will, women claim 0 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1093
#MeToo Victory: Biden Signs Law Limiting NDAs and Protecting the Right to Speak Out About Sexual Abu 4 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 1365
'My heart is bleeding': Afghan women devastated by university ban 0 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 1060
US warns Taliban of 'costs' over university ban for Afghan women 0 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 1133
Turkey, Saudi Arabia condemn Taliban's university ban for women 0 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 948
What does future hold for Afghan women after university ban? 0 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 981
Ten Big Feminist Wins in 2022 0 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 793
More Than a Holiday Wish: Ending Hunger in America 0 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 825
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Will Become Law: 'A Historic Victory 10 Years in the Making' 0 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 919
Stunning necklace found at burial site of powerful Anglo-Saxon woman, perhaps early Christian leader 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 Dec 2022 19 1902
She Went Undercover to a Crisis Pregnancy Center. They Told Her Abortion Is Reversible. 4 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2022 Dec 2022 29 2143
Shanquella Robinson's death is being investigated as a femicide, a crime that only 16 countries reco 6 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 9 1702
On December 6, 1989, the Ecole Polytechnique massacre occurred in Montreal. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 1371
A Monument in honor of the Enslaved 'Women of Gynecology' unveiled in Montgomery 1 littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 Dec 2022 9 1299

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Sex and the Single Woman at 66: Ageism and Sexism be Damned 2 niyad Oct 2022 Dec 2022 2 1323
Feminists are protesting against the wave of anti-feminism that's swept South Korea 1 sl8 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 1252
Indiana judge won't block probe over 10-year-old's abortion 0 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 1134
Violence against women in Colombia saw sharp increase in 2022 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 1214
🌺Texas bounty hunters cartoon, by David Horsey 8 Hekate Nov 2022 Nov 2022 33 2452
Where Are the Voices of Indigenous Peoples in the Thanksgiving Story? 2 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1159
Ahead of the Holidays, Here's How (Not) to Talk About Abortion 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 949
Push forward: 10 ways to end violence against women 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 919
In focus: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 995
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November (16 days of activism) 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 1155
Fight Back Holly Near 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 893
Anti-Abortion Groups Ask Trump-Appointed Judge to Ban Mailing Abortion Pills 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 2 865
Media Coverage Misses the Gender Issues at the Heart of Mass Shootings 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 909
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Fearless Feminist Legacy 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 765
S6:E18 (Elevated Access - Helping Women Get the Healthcare They Need Through Chartered Flights) 0 Across-the-Desk Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1104
Alabama woman jailed for using drugs during pregnancy wasn't pregnant, lawsuit says 3 Eugene Nov 2022 Nov 2022 16 1672
I'm 19 and I Just Voted for the First Time--to Defend Reproductive Rights 2 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 1019
European Union Council conclusions on women, peace and security 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 959
Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality World Assembly for Women:WAW!Toward a society in which all w 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 964
Expanding broadband safely and inclusively to reach digital gender equality 0 niyad Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 953
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