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Online 'Auction' Is Latest Attack on Muslim Women in India 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1205
Death of young woman after FGM revives calls for ban in Sierra Leone 4 Eugene Dec 2021 Jan 2022 3 1505
Icelandic women's strike, 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women went on strike (picture) 3 IcyPeas Dec 2021 Jan 2022 12 2122
The Patriarchy Has NEVER Wanted US To Have Solutions. 2 kpete Dec 2021 Dec 2021 11 1711
Calls for femicide to become separate crime in Greece mount as two more women killed 3 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1576
DeWine signs abortion restriction likely to close SW Ohio clinics 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1320
Afghan women, girls fight back against Taliban rule - ABC News 8 Rhiannon12866 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 16 2425
Coalition pushing for equal pay law to be considered by Mississippi legislature in upcoming session 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1099
Guardian: Saving Roe v Wade is not just a US battle but one for women across the Americas 4 abqtommy Dec 2021 Dec 2021 11 1538
El Paso Planned Parenthood resumes abortion services after 21 months 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1531
Bell Hooks 2 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 9 1473
FDA will permanently allow abortion pills by mail. But that remains a crime in Texas 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1129
The power of some women, I'm telling ya: 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1204
Russia told to pay compensation to woman whose hands were cut off 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 9 1528
Video Of 20-Year-Old Woman Shutting Down A Man Interrupting Her During Zoom Meeting Goes Viral 1 Demovictory9 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 59 4222
Nina Bernstein @NinaBernstein1: 6 in 10 women who have abortions are already mothers, 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1253
I shouldn't post this. It's too negative. But I'm FED UP. 7 ancianita Mar 2021 Dec 2021 15 3652
1917 photo 3 IcyPeas Dec 2021 Dec 2021 13 1699
AG Josh Shapiro@: Today, the US Supreme Court had a chance to block an unconstitutional law 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 14 1646
City of Women 0 old as dirt Dec 2021 Dec 2021 10 1302
Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1468
GQOP Birth Control-Stay Pregnant 3 Praek3 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1728
Bisexual goddess and anti-Nazi fighter Josephine Baker given one of France's highest honours 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 7 1417
Poland plans to set up register of pregnancies to report miscarriages 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1132
How Ghislaine Maxwell's Lawyers Are Attempting to Discredit Her Accusers: Very aggressively. 3 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 2272
2021 Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards Ceremony celebrates several extraordinary women trailblazers 0 Budi Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1032
Until women demand that either the impregnating man or the state imposing forced production 15 Tumbulu Dec 2021 Dec 2021 20 2599
If You're a Commuter, You Might Want to Avoid the Supreme Court on December 1 10 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 2395
Honduras' first female president-elect @XiomaraCastroZ 0 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1107
School rape culture: 'Her death could have been prevented' 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1743

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Clashes as protesters demand end to violence against women 3 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 20 2005
It's not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1327
LisaRandall via@NYTimes-70 year old guy decides prison isnt warranted for someone who pleaded guilty 3 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1850
Femicide? Why is that even a word? 3 AndyS Nov 2021 Nov 2021 19 1668
Has anyone seen the pro-life commercials 4 BonnieJW Nov 2021 Nov 2021 7 1533
Man who raped four teenagers gets no jail time, judge says: 'Incarceration isn't appropriate' 8 musette_sf Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 2317
State legislation tracker: Major Developments in Sexual & Reproductive Health 0 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1300
A Woman Warned Us About Climate Change 165 Years Ago. Naturally, We Ignored Her 5 janterry Nov 2021 Nov 2021 68 3170
The stench of death 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 17 1942
On this date, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross (D) was elected Governor of WY. First female 0 niyad Nov 2021 Nov 2021 4 1035
Magistrate fired over comments to Alexandria Times 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 2259
The next normal: The future of medication abortion is at home 12 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 46 4118
'Wildcat' Review: Go West, Young Lady 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1298
Bolivia: fate of 11-year-old girl raped by family member sparks abortion debate 2 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 1431
Organizers Plan For Post-Roe Mississippi With Self-Managed Abortion Education 4 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1529
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month 3 AndyS Oct 2021 Oct 2021 5 1450
Here's What It's Like to Flee Texas and Drive 200 Miles for an Abortion 3 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 11 1908
I was asked to cross post this from the AWPS group 4 icymist Oct 2021 Oct 2021 9 1780
U.S. women are largely dissatisfied with how they're treated. Most men don't see a problem. 9 Diamond_Dog Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 2218
Group decries sentencing of Oklahoma woman for miscarriage 4 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 18 2136
Woman conceived through rape wins award for campaign to convict father 1 janterry Oct 2021 Oct 2021 12 1500
On this date, 1928, Mary Daly was born. Lesbian feminist thealogian, author, 9 niyad Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 1931
On this date, 1916, Margaret Sanger opened the first family planning clinic in the US. 3 niyad Oct 2021 Oct 2021 5 1587
On this date, 1869, Girton College, Cambridge, became the first residential 0 niyad Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 857
Tibetan vlogger Lhamo's killer gets death sentence for brutal live-streamed murder 1 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1606
Husband a 'suspect' as Kenyan athlete Tirop found dead 1 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1514
Bolsonaro blocks free tampons and pads for disadvantaged women in Brazil 3 Demovictory9 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 9 1643
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 1 AndyS Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 1186
Teens like me just want to feel safe on our CMS campus 1 Celerity Oct 2021 Oct 2021 10 1482
October 11 is UN International Day of the Girl Child, focusing on the challenges 0 niyad Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 979

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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California will soon require free tampons in public schools 3 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 11 1785
Feminize Your Canon: Alice Dunbar-Nelson 6 BeckyDem Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1886
womens march in austin this morning 6 rdking647 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 27 2076
Washington Spirit CEO resigns amid reckoning in National Women's Soccer League 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1255
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month 6 AndyS Oct 2021 Oct 2021 8 1574
NWSL shows how to deliver actual accountability 1 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1282
Rally in Indy Saturday one of hundreds across nation spurred by Texas anti-abortion law 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1153
In solidarity with Women's March, NYC activists rail against Texas abortion law 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1125
Rally draws more than 1,000 reproductive rights supporters to Ohio Statehouse 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1074
Every. Single. Woman. 4 Soph0571 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 10 1734
Participants in Tyler march push against new Texas abortion law 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 998
UT Students join Women's March at State Capitol 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1270
Cross posted from GD by request 5 Omaha Steve Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 1355
The Women's Marches today totaled over 600 cities 3 BigmanPigman Oct 2021 Oct 2021 16 1572
Thousands pour into downtown Dallas to rally for abortion rights and to blast Texas' SB 8 law 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 13 1266
North Carolina's Women's Soccer Team Fires Its Head Coach After He Was Accused Of Sexual Coercion 1 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 Oct 2021 4 1643
WOMEN'S MARCH 2021...Oct 2nd...Hundreds of protests Women's March 7 BigmanPigman Sep 2021 Oct 2021 13 1644
RepBarbaraLee: Today, I shared for the first time publicly a very difficult personal story 1 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Oct 2021 11 1642
WOMEN'S MARCH 2021...Oct 2nd...Hundreds of protests 4 BigmanPigman Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1465
Judge dismisses charges tied to Michigan female genital mutilation case 2 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1784
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