Politics
As women seek open congressional seats in Maryland, reproductive rights are front and center
[ad_1] FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the…
Tag: Women's rights
Finance
Women in Chad defy discrimination and violence to assert their rights to own and control land
[ad_1] BINMAR, Chad — When Milla Nemoudji, a 28-year-old from a village in southern Chad, divorced her husband following years of physical abuse, she…
World News
The Growing Movement to Make Global Philanthropy Feminist
[ad_1] In recent years, the philanthropic world has increasingly recognized that investing in women and girls is essential for humanity to progress. Governments including…
Breaking News
French voters propel far-right National Rally to strong lead in 1st-round elections
[ad_1] PARIS — The far-right National Rally leaped into a strong lead Sunday in France’s first round of legislative elections, polling agencies projected, bringing…
Humor
Kamala Harris Tours Abortion Clinic
[ad_1] Kamala Harris toured a Planned Parenthood that offers abortion services, the first vice president to do so, where she delivered a speech defending…
Finance
France to seal the right to abortion in its constitution as world marks International Women’s Day
[ad_1] PARIS — France’s leadership will use a Napoleon-era press to seal the right to abortion into the country’s constitution in a historic ceremony…
US News
North Dakota judge to decide whether to temporarily block part of abortion law that limits doctors
[ad_1] BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota judge said Wednesday he will decide soon whether to temporarily block a part of the state’s revised…
Politics
What's at stake in the Supreme Court's abortion pill case
[ad_1] The Supreme Court announced this morning that it would take up a pair of cases concerning access to mifepristone, the first pill in…
Politics
Texas’ abortion law test
[ad_1] Texas’ medical exemption law gets tested: Kate Cox is a 31-year-old mother of two who is 20 weeks pregnant with her third child…
Breaking News
Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion
[ad_1] LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in…
Technology
Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD — Online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active women in Afghanistan has significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country…
Bazaar News
WTF Fun Fact 13621 – The Sullivan Act
[ad_1] In the early 1900s, New York City witnessed the introduction of the Sullivan Act, a law that targeted women smoking in public. Named…
Breaking News
Australia says it won’t bid for the 2034 World Cup, Saudi Arabia likely to host
[ad_1] Football Australia says it won’t bid for the 2034 World Cup, clearing the way for Saudi Arabia to host the marquee men’s tournament…
Breaking News
Ex-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting women in custody gets 30 years
[ad_1] A former nurse convicted of sexually abusing women in custody at an Oregon prison has been sentenced to 30 years in prison ByThe…
Finance
A test case of another kind for the Supreme Court: Who can sue hotels over disability access
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A few years back, Joseph Stramondo was a last-minute replacement as a conference speaker in Salt Lake City. He went online…
Breaking News
Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Actor and disability rights advocate Selma Blair on Monday helped President Joe Biden mark the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities…
US News
As mental health worsens among Afghanistan’s women, the UN is asked to declare ‘gender apartheid’
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on…
Breaking News
Chelsea Clinton hopes new donations and ideas can help women and girls face increasing challenges
[ad_1] NEW YORK — The Clinton Global Initiative added gender equity as a pillar of the nonprofit’s work to sound the alarm about the…
Politics
From Feminist to Right-Wing Conspiracist
[ad_1] In 2019, a mnemonic began to circulate on the internet: “If the Naomi be Klein / you’re doing just fine / If the…
Breaking News
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court threw out all federal criminal penalties for abortion Wednesday, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are…