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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 1673
WOMEN'S MARCH 2021...Oct 2nd...Hundreds of protests Women's March 7 BigmanPigman Sep 2021 Oct 2021 13 1690
RepBarbaraLee: Today, I shared for the first time publicly a very difficult personal story 1 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Oct 2021 11 1676
WOMEN'S MARCH 2021...Oct 2nd...Hundreds of protests 4 BigmanPigman Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1500
Judge dismisses charges tied to Michigan female genital mutilation case 2 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1818
Washington Spirit Coach Richie Burke Was Fired After An Investigation Into Abuse 0 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1109
As Petito case captivates U.S., missing Native women ignored 8 RandySF Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 1691
UK far right promoting sexual violence against women, report finds 3 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 1766
Cisneros Slams Cuellar for Being Only House Democrat to Vote Against Abortion Rights 1 douglas9 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1495
UN experts condemn Texas abortion law as sex discrimination 'at its worst' 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 10 1433
Z Budapest makes page 1 of the LA Times! 6 Hekate Sep 2021 Sep 2021 7 1924
Ten women and girls killed every day in Mexico, Amnesty report says 1 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1275
Women and the Coronavirus Crisis 2 Celerity Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1453
Beijing court rules against woman in China #MeToo case 1 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1451
The Other Afghan Women 2 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1916
South Dakota governor orders restrictions on abortion meds 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 11 1730
Alibaba sexual assault case dropped as China police say 'forcible indecency' not a crime 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 1608
Women's March Oct 2, 2021 protests and events announced 2 BigmanPigman Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1894
@NorahODonnell : Military has failed to address domestic violence, survivors say: 1 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1396
S.1975 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 117th Congress (2021-2022) 5 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Sep 2021 16 2403
Oh, yes, it IS a war! 5 MoonRiver Sep 2021 Sep 2021 22 1693
Alexandria to Honor Suffragists Tortured at Occoquan Workhouse 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Sep 2021 12 1777
The dark side of the pill, as revealed by new research 6 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Sep 2021 2 2435
You can get the abortion pill by mail for now, the FDA ruled. But it's still an ongoing legal battle 1 Diamond_Dog Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 1369
Abortion providers appeal to U.S. Supreme Court in last-ditch effort to block new Texas law banning 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 1619
Inaugural Five Moons Dance Festival Honors Oklahoma's Native American Ballerinas. 4 elleng Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 1696
Texas Attorney Sues to Block Anti-Abortion 'Heartbeat Bill' 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 6 1402
digby: No, George W. Bush doesn't deserve a pass on Afghanistan 1 babylonsister Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1596
I get the outrage. 2 sheshe2 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1516
The Hidden History of the First Black Women to Serve in the U.S. Navy (Cross post from Lounge.) 1 marble falls Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1402

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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View profile Photos of Women Are Being Erased in Kabul 1 demmiblue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1581
Reproductive rights: How gerrymandering impacts abortion access 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1292
Plymouth shooting: police urged to take misogyny more seriously 2 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1398
(UK) MPs urged to ban 'virginity repair' surgery as well as virginity testing 2 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1236
Latin America forum: Meet the women keeping a 2,000-year-old Indigenous craft alive in Guatemala 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1734
U.S. Women's Water Polo Wins Olympic Gold, Aided By A Powerhouse Goalie 2 BeckyDem Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1571
Law requiring rape/incest victims to make a police report in order to have an abortion. 7 berniesandersmittens Apr 2021 Aug 2021 10 2756
"I'm not pro-murdering babies." 5 babylonsister May 2021 Aug 2021 16 2744
The New Pro-Abortion Generation 3 babylonsister Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1584
Why South Korean women are reclaiming their short hair 1 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1449
A woman who died after an assault had reported her boyfriend seven times. Her case shows ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1243
Meet The Black Women Who Are Taking Over The Tokyo Olympics 9 BeckyDem Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 2503
Outrage after Zimbabwean girl, 14, dies giving birth at church shrine 3 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1511
UN condemns child marriage in Zimbabwe as girl dies after giving birth 0 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Aug 2021 14 1529
Indonesia army signals end to 'virginity test' for female recruits 3 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1464
Survivors of acid attacks in Mexico unite to push for change 1 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1199
Darkness at Noon: On History, Narrative, and Domestic Violence 2 BeckyDem Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1486
Latest UNH poll shows opposition to state's new abortion ban is growing 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1602
Study shows NCAA has been holding back women's sports 2 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1434
Calling Out Harassment In The Sciences 1 WHITT Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1252
12-year-old girl smacks down sexist announcer in LTE: 1 tblue37 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1423
Conservative cartoons from 1913 depicting angry suffragettes as brutal anarchafeminists ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 33 3627
Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott team up to give $40 million to support women 1 babylonsister Jul 2021 Jul 2021 17 1958
My 2-Year-Old Daughter Was Murdered by Her Father 6 BeckyDem Jul 2021 Jul 2021 20 2438
Fischertag (fisherman's day): German court rules women can participate in traditional fishing event 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1305
The Indian girl killed for wearing jeans 2 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 9 1570
Alabama is prosecuting a mom for taking prescribed medication while pregnant (cross post from GD) 5 Soph0571 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1767
She Blew The Whistle On Military Sexual Assault, Then Came Under Investigation 0 BeckyDem Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1236
Legal Brief From Mississippi AG Calls for Supreme Court to Undo Abortion Rights 3 BeckyDem Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 2153
Monumental Women's live event unveiling the first statue of real women in NYC's Central Park. [View 3 George II Jul 2021 Jul 2021 20 1778

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional honor 4 Omaha Steve Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 1660
Idaho lawmaker who shared rape accuser's name faces hearing 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1544
Norwegian women's beach handball team fined for not playing in bikinis 12 Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 Jul 2021 13 2608
Ohio lawmakers reintroduce medically unproven 'abortion reversal' bill 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1975
Comment from a Sunday OP 3 slightlv Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1911
Eric Boehlert: Are Democratic women bad bosses? The press keeps pushing sexist double standard 3 babylonsister Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 2480
Just in case you naively thought 1 musette_sf Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1320
Uproar in Zimbabwe as teenager who 'fought off sexual assault' charged with murder 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 2030
"How An Anti-Vice Crusader Sabotaged The Early Birth Control Movement" - The Comstock Act 2 IcyPeas Jul 2021 Jul 2021 8 2089
French lesbians and single women to get IVF rights 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1212
Here's Why It's a Bad Thing For Women's Health That There Are So Few Women Inventors 5 Diamond_Dog Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 2360
El Salvador's house of horror becomes grisly emblem of war on women 1 Eugene May 2021 Jun 2021 3 2395
What was it like? 4 babylonsister May 2021 Jun 2021 41 2907
Enbridge Line 3: Sexual violence along pipeline route follows Indigenous women's warnings 2 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 2744
It's a woman's rights issue. 1 AndyS Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 1507
Spain: Sports world needs to prevent not just respond to sexual harassment 1 KG Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 2209
Online sex crimes crisis in South Korea affecting all women, report finds 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 2291
Spain PM decries domestic violence surge after five women killed in a week 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 4 1735
Give 'em hell, Nancy. You rock. lady, 15 Kath2 May 2021 May 2021 53 4487
Excellent quote from Margaret Sanger. And so true today. 3 Kath2 May 2021 May 2021 14 1800
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