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Canada Police Won't Investigate Dr, Sterilized Inuit Woman w/o Consent, Acted In Her 'Best Interest' 7 appalachiablue Sep 2023 Sep 2023 12 2199
Man Accused Of Dismembering Girlfriend Was Posterboy For Betsy DeVos' War On #MeToo 1 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 5 1233
Hell Hath No Fury Like an Accomplished Woman Facing Down a Man-Boy 1 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 997
Asian Americans Are a Powerful Voting Bloc. It's Time for the Political World to Start Acting Like I 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1403
Kidnapped and forced to marry their rapist: ending 'courtship rape' in Uganda 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 843
From the Ashes of Rana Plaza: 'Consumers Want to Know How Their Clothes Are Made' 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1466
Women Lawmakers Have Pushed Back Against Senate Dress Codes for Decades 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1002
Rest in Power, Sen. Dianne Feinstein: 'The Feminist Movement Has Lost a True Friend' 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 957
Prostitution is not a free choice for women 2 Celerity Sep 2023 Sep 2023 11 1518
'Feminist approach' to cancer could save lives of 800,000 women a year 2 babylonsister Sep 2023 Sep 2023 8 2042
Police Further Traumatize Sexual Assault Victims by Turning Them Into Suspects 6 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2023 Sep 2023 9 2517
'Eat your broccoli and don't listen to Andrew Tate': fighting misogyny is now part of everyday paren 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1261
Russell Brand never hid his misogyny. So why did so many fail to see it? Trigger warning 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1138
Art as Protest--and Therapy--in War-Ravaged Ukraine 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1011
How the International Women's Media Foundation Fights for Women in Journalism and Strengthens Press 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1059
Women Reporting on Ukraine for WaPo Win IWMF's Courage in Journalism Award 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1076
Brazilian college women's volleyball team win championship. Male students masturbate publicly . 6 Demovictory9 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 4051
Women and girls being failed by 'lacklustre commitment' to gender equality, says UN 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1464
Mahsa Amini and a year of brutality and courage in Iran - in illustrations 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1061
Dear Men of the West, Look to the Middle East for Lessons in Feminism 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1222
Mexico will elect a female president, but Mexican women will still lose 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1068
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida banks on women to revive his fortunes 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1118
Spain cuts gang rape convict's prison term under botched law 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 890
Human Rights Crimes Against Former Government Officials Further Solidifies Taliban's Grip of Power 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 976
The Rainbow Manifesto: Towards an Iranian Renaissance 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 940
Transnational Solidarity With #WomanLifeFreedom: 'I Stand in Awe of Iranian Women' 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1063
Need a Safe, Private Abortion? Ask Charley. 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 885
Today's Hispanic Heritage Month google doodle honours Luisa Moreno, 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1046
Iran's 'gender apartheid' bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab 4 cbabe Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 2922
Iran's 'gender apartheid' bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab 1 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1124

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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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 1497
Sexual and Reproductive Health Is Fundamental to Achieving Universal Health Coverage 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1070
She awoke to a gun in her face. What happened next would change Mexican law 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 8 1215
Women Are Improving the Federal Bench: Milestones and Historic Firsts 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 997
We Need Courageous Leaders Who Stand Up to Anti-Abortion Extremists 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 967
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 1615
In the Summer of 'Barbie' and 'Renaissance,' Will All Women Finally Get the Recognition They Deserv 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1062
A few good organizations 0 PrincessMorgan Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1319
Online hate speech 0 PrincessMorgan Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1194
Women win of primaries mean Mexico's next President will likely be a woman 1 Demovictory9 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1843
The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father 4 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 12 1850
Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public 14 Eugene Aug 2023 Sep 2023 7 3126
Republicans want to ban women from out of state travel 8 Diamond_Dog Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 2049
Women in Sudan facing a 'tragedy' of sexual violence as rape cases rise 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1297
Anti-Abortion Extremists Charged With Breaking Federal Law in Historic Justice Department Convictio 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1242
California Court Grants Restraining Order Based on Coercive Control (trigger warning) 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 942
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 1165
Click! The Housewife's Moment of Truth (Spring 1972) 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1069
There's No Such Thing as 'Women's Work' 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 879
3 States Just Banned Nonconsensual Pelvic Exams 8 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 11 2916
#MeToo exposed the abuse of women in Spain. It took football and #SeAcabo to spark a revolution 1 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1739
"if you find yourself suddenly with a need to go camping in another state." 9 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 Aug 2023 29 3278
Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1365
How Congress Can Help Women and Girls in Conflict Zones 1 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1539
Womens rights and gun violence 0 PrincessMorgan Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1316
Women in Cuba 4 Marcus IM Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1481
Why Civic Engagement for Abortion Advocacy Matters 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1198
DEMOCRACY IS FEMINIST 4 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1876
Abortion Snitching Is Already Sending People to Jail 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1401
'Jane Crow' and the March on Washington 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1101

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Celebrating Women's Equality Day (some videos) 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 925
WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY 26 August 2023 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1160
Jenni Hermoso 'didn't consent' to Luis Rubiales kiss as Spain players refuse to play 0 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1478
Ever hear of scopophilia? Meet Judge Ho... 1 Hekate Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1605
Women playing two games at same time - Rapinoe 0 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1340
Spanish soccer president kisses player on the mouth during trophy presentation (without her consent 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 Aug 2023 10 2199
Hungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and police 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1354
Student Loan Debt Is a Gender Issue, Especially for Women of Color 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1178
Students' Futures Are Better Off Debt-Free 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 983
Why Barbie, Greta and You Should Invest in a Better World 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1458
Days of the Theocracy --Kristin Lems 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 973
Anti-Abortion Groups Are Coming for Birth Control--Just as Reproductive Rights Activists Warned 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1438
Please Don't Gender My Dinner (the whole "girl dinner" trend) 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1168
India's supreme court issues handbook against use of archaic terms for women 1 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1314
father reads riot act to cashier that cracks a joke when 12 year old buys pads 0 BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 2347
ERA Centennial Convention in Seneca Falls: Intergenerational, Diverse and Determined 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1013
The Bonobo Sisterhood: The Ms. Q&A With Ashley Judd and Diane Rosenfeld 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1263
Maine Is the First U.S. State to Center Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Legal Reforms 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1212
Ursula K. Le Guin Quote on women speaking up 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 906
Teenage girl dies after being forced to stay in a 'period hut' in Nepal 4 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1809
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