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Spain cuts gang rape convict's prison term under botched law 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 695
Human Rights Crimes Against Former Government Officials Further Solidifies Taliban's Grip of Power 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 778
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Need a Safe, Private Abortion? Ask Charley. 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 685
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Iran's 'gender apartheid' bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab 4 cbabe Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 2556
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Mexico's Supreme Court just decriminalized abortion nationwide - but the fight's not over yet 2 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1188
Sexual and Reproductive Health Is Fundamental to Achieving Universal Health Coverage 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 873
She awoke to a gun in her face. What happened next would change Mexican law 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 8 1027
Women Are Improving the Federal Bench: Milestones and Historic Firsts 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 793
We Need Courageous Leaders Who Stand Up to Anti-Abortion Extremists 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 756
In North Carolina, the U.S.' Youngest Party Chair Has a Plan for Attracting Voters and Winning Elec 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1369
In the Summer of 'Barbie' and 'Renaissance,' Will All Women Finally Get the Recognition They Deserv 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 869
A few good organizations 0 PrincessMorgan Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1062
Online hate speech 0 PrincessMorgan Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 926
Women win of primaries mean Mexico's next President will likely be a woman 1 Demovictory9 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1555
The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father 4 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 12 1474
Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public 14 Eugene Aug 2023 Sep 2023 7 2219
Republicans want to ban women from out of state travel 8 Diamond_Dog Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 1457
Women in Sudan facing a 'tragedy' of sexual violence as rape cases rise 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1076
Anti-Abortion Extremists Charged With Breaking Federal Law in Historic Justice Department Convictio 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1034
California Court Grants Restraining Order Based on Coercive Control (trigger warning) 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 719
From the Vault: Anita Hill Sizes Up Sexual Harassment in 'The Nature of the Beast' (Jan/Feb 1992) 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 969
Click! The Housewife's Moment of Truth (Spring 1972) 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 877
There's No Such Thing as 'Women's Work' 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 695
3 States Just Banned Nonconsensual Pelvic Exams 8 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 11 2143
#MeToo exposed the abuse of women in Spain. It took football and #SeAcabo to spark a revolution 1 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1453
"if you find yourself suddenly with a need to go camping in another state." 9 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 Aug 2023 29 2703

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1160
How Congress Can Help Women and Girls in Conflict Zones 1 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1306
Womens rights and gun violence 0 PrincessMorgan Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1113
Women in Cuba 4 Marcus IM Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1147
Why Civic Engagement for Abortion Advocacy Matters 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1008
DEMOCRACY IS FEMINIST 4 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1565
Abortion Snitching Is Already Sending People to Jail 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1197
'Jane Crow' and the March on Washington 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 878
Celebrating Women's Equality Day (some videos) 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 728
WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY 26 August 2023 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 968
Jenni Hermoso 'didn't consent' to Luis Rubiales kiss as Spain players refuse to play 0 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1240
Ever hear of scopophilia? Meet Judge Ho... 1 Hekate Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1390
Women playing two games at same time - Rapinoe 0 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1125
Spanish soccer president kisses player on the mouth during trophy presentation (without her consent 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 Aug 2023 10 1889
Hungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and police 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1162
Student Loan Debt Is a Gender Issue, Especially for Women of Color 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 982
Students' Futures Are Better Off Debt-Free 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 749
Why Barbie, Greta and You Should Invest in a Better World 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1258
Days of the Theocracy --Kristin Lems 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 770
Anti-Abortion Groups Are Coming for Birth Control--Just as Reproductive Rights Activists Warned 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1237
Please Don't Gender My Dinner (the whole "girl dinner" trend) 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 935
India's supreme court issues handbook against use of archaic terms for women 1 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1105
father reads riot act to cashier that cracks a joke when 12 year old buys pads 0 BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 2148
ERA Centennial Convention in Seneca Falls: Intergenerational, Diverse and Determined 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 807
The Bonobo Sisterhood: The Ms. Q&A With Ashley Judd and Diane Rosenfeld 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1025
Maine Is the First U.S. State to Center Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Legal Reforms 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1020
Ursula K. Le Guin Quote on women speaking up 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 724
Teenage girl dies after being forced to stay in a 'period hut' in Nepal 4 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1483
A Global 'Anti-Gender' Movement Is Coming for Our Democracy. Here's How We Fight Back. 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 937
In 2024 Elections, a Ballot Measure Could Amend the Arizona Constitution to Protect Abortion Rights 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 792

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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I'm an Aspiring OB-GYN. Here Is Why I Won't Do My Residency in Any State With an Abortion Ban. 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1367
'Extremely worrisome': Kidnappings of women, children surge in Haiti 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 859
We Can't Give Up on States With Abortion Bans 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 600
Period poverty: African women priced out of buying sanitary pads 1 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1060
The Taliban use tasers, fire hoses and gunfire to break up Afghan women protesting beauty salon ban 2 Eugene Jul 2023 Aug 2023 5 1616
How a trial in Texas changed the story of abortion rights in America 2 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 11 1322
Just came across this site. . . 5 Collimator Aug 2023 Aug 2023 10 1588
Idaho has quietly dissolved its committee tasked with understanding maternal deaths 4 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1237
Who Do We Call To Solve Our Most Complex Problem? Vice President Harris. 2 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1195
African female chief rises to power- annulled 2600 child marriages and sent the girls back to school 3 BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 Aug 2023 11 1560
The Glamorous, Sexist History of the Women's Restroom Lounge 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 778
In Bulgaria, A Loophole In The Law Is Killing Women 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 849
Thousands Rally In Bulgaria Against Domestic Violence After Shocking Case 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 895
Why We Need A Reproductive Justice Bill of Rights (Trigger warning for graphic violence) 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 919
Global Reproductive Justice Is What We Need Right Now 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 742
Rest in Power: Katie Early, Long-Time Champion for Reproductive Justice 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 840
Stop Gun Violence With a Reproductive Justice Approach 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 632
One Reason We All Want to Live in Barbieland? There Is No Gun Industry. 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1029
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