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Pakistan PM Imran Khan criticised for rape 'victim blaming' 1 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1436
Who got blamed for the Ever Green wreck? A woman driver of course. 1 JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 Apr 2021 10 2253
Women's anger at 'abuse of power' during Bristol police raids 1 Emrys Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1921
Secretary Deb Haaland Launches Missing & Murdered Unit at Interior Dept 2 mucifer Apr 2021 Apr 2021 7 1905
Courting an Ex 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Apr 2021 6 1995
Pink Boots Society Wants Its Brewing Circle to Be Even More Inclusive 3 Celerity Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 2174
'Ugliest crime': Outcry in Sudan over lack of justice for killing of teenage girl 1 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 1429
Strauss-Kahn accuser Tristane Banon helps shape new French rape law 1 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1758
American female politicians were two to three times more likely to receive abusive Twitter comments 3 LessAspin Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1814
Cross post: This: Powerful Women. 3 sheshe2 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 1327
Conservatives Tried to Use the Pandemic to Crush Abortion Access. Abortion Funds Fought Back. 1 Demovictory9 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 8 1575
Jessica Valenti: How Many Women Have to Die to End 'Temptation'? 1 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 9 1693
Wife Selling, Wife Auctioning, English Custom 17th -19th Centuries; Worldwide 3 appalachiablue Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 2068
Firefighters should not face charge of raping girl, French court rules 5 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 2060
Turkey leaves Istanbul Convention on Domestic Violence since it holds women equal 2 muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 1761
Sarah Everard. #MeToo Australia. Atlanta. VAWA. OneBillionRising. Each of these exemplifies the 0 niyad Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1235
xPost: House set to vote to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act & CLOSING the boyfriend loophole. 4 riversedge Mar 2021 Mar 2021 7 1737
Women Dominated Beer Brewing Until They Were Accused of Being Witches 7 demmiblue Mar 2021 Mar 2021 8 1731
On March 15, 1933, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1289
The War on Indigenous Women 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 1332
Bill to prohibit drug-induced abortions advances in Wyoming Legislature 11 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 2173
'care work done by poor women is worth 10.8 trillion US dollars: 3X bigger than whole tech industry' 2 Donkees Mar 2021 Mar 2021 11 1704
The Case of Sarah Everard: London Abduction Brings Wave of Women's Safety Concerns 3 question everything Mar 2021 Mar 2021 7 1768
A Women's March in Mexico City Turns Violent, With at Least 81 Injured 2 Omaha Steve Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1506
She was Demoted, Doubted and Rejected But Now Her Work is the Basis of the Covid-19 Vaccine 1 NNadir Mar 2021 Mar 2021 14 1935
"Fearless Girl" breaks glass ceiling... 2 brooklynite Mar 2021 Mar 2021 11 1848
Fair Pay Political Round table - CSW65 Parallel Event 1 Celerity Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1463
X-Post: Gazing upon 'Portraits of Change; Women's History Month; Union Station in Washington, DC, 1 riversedge Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1350
Celebrating the 'Radium Girls' and Working Women Who Fought for Their Rights 12 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2021 18 3401
Women's day: Mexico barrier turned into women's memorial 1 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 973

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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March is National Women's HERstory Month. This year's theme is "Valiant Women Win The Vote: 7 niyad Mar 2021 Mar 2021 8 1792
"Your body is a battleground" 2 Celerity Mar 2021 Mar 2021 10 1624
On this day, March 4, 1933, Frances Perkins became Secretary of Labor. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1656
20 Women-Owned Businesses to Support in Atlanta 2 Celerity Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1624
Cawthorn: Reports of my sexual misconduct are just about 'attacking a Republican' 8 turbinetree Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 2144
Who Made the Hats for Scarlet O'Hara? Meet Mildred Blount 2 Me. Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 1518
Facebook doesn't seem to mind that facial recognition glasses would endanger women 4 turbinetree Feb 2021 Mar 2021 6 1546
Japan women's minister opposes plan to allow keeping of birth names 2 Eugene Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 1611
Syrian Journalist Lin Al-Atrash: Some Girls Shame Their Families and "Deserve to Be Killed" 2 janterry Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1414
Should First Lady be capitalized? So we have Dr. Jill Biden. Most people cannot be bothered with 5 niyad Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 2057
Today's google doodle honours Zitkala Sa, native and women's rights activist, educator, writer, 0 niyad Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1316
It's about time. 1 catbyte Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1207
Colorado Republican Lawmakers Are Trying to Make Abortion a Felony Again 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 5 1817
Fear of Trump delayed promotions for Female Generals 2 LessAspin Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1550
Dismantling patriarchy*. How do we go about it? What do you think we need to do? OneBillionRising 3 niyad Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 1524
Hamas court says women need guardian's approval to travel 5 Eugene Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1702
Misogyny in Michigan 4 LessAspin Feb 2021 Feb 2021 6 1664
Happy birthday to Susan B. Anthony, suffragist. "Failure is impossible." 5 niyad Feb 2021 Feb 2021 6 1492
Today we observe V Day, ending violence against women and girls worldwide. Rising Gardens is 1 niyad Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1292
Tennessee Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Allow Fathers To Veto Abortions 18 sarchasm Feb 2021 Feb 2021 13 3456
Women who get COVID-19 vaccine should delay their regular mammogram, Utah doctor says 3 Ohiogal Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 1550
In historic first, women begin boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego 2 WhiteTara Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1487
x-post from LBN: Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights activist released from prison, family 1 Eugene Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1354
Skara Brae women archaeologists who were written out of history 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2021 Feb 2021 9 1425
This rebellious female painter of bold nude portraits has been overlooked for a century 7 Demovictory9 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 17 2455
3 Male Guards Charged in Attacks at Notorious Women's Prison 5 WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 Feb 2021 5 1802
VP Kamala Harris - Glass Ceiling Breaker - new art displayed at the National Women's History Museum 7 PunkinPi Feb 2021 Feb 2021 8 1949
Republican bill in Montana may give rapists the right to co-parent the children of their victims. 15 Celerity Jan 2021 Jan 2021 14 4010
Puerto Rico declares state of emergency over violence against women 3 soothsayer Jan 2021 Jan 2021 8 1804
I AM Woman. 7 Tommymac Jan 2021 Jan 2021 8 1835

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Roe v Wade, Jan. 22, 1973. 48 years ago. In those 48 years, we have witnessed relentless, 1 niyad Jan 2021 Jan 2021 9 1341
UK: Activists cheer as 'sexist' tampon tax is scrapped 3 Eugene Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 2500
Perspective: A shocking 19th-century crime reveals the continued need for gender equality 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 1890
Honoring Sen Diane Feinstein. Her long fight for Women & LGBTQ & more which.. 7 Budi Dec 2020 Dec 2020 18 2927
It is utterly fitting that we should have a woman VP in the centenary year of the 19th Amendment. 5 niyad Nov 2020 Dec 2020 11 2836
Scotland becomes first country to make tampons and pads available for free 10 Ohiogal Nov 2020 Nov 2020 12 2947
Russia makes bid to water down UN commitments on women's rights in conflict 0 Eugene Nov 2020 Nov 2020 6 2069
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates 4 littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 Oct 2020 15 2394
Conversion of pro-life voter to Joe Biden! Yes, you heard me right. 17 Miigwech Oct 2020 Oct 2020 46 5655
El Salvador woman freed after six years in jail following stillbirth 2 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 8 2063
France street harassment: Strasbourg woman attacked 'for wearing skirt' 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1522
The Google doodle for today honours Jovita Idar Vivero, teacher, journalist, civil rights activist, 0 niyad Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 978
Mexican women's patience snaps at Amlo's inaction on femicide 1 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 2 1357
Labor Day song: "We Were There" 1 DinahMoeHum Sep 2020 Sep 2020 6 1455
Today's Women's March in Belarus 1 soothsayer Aug 2020 Aug 2020 2 1441
Today's Women's March in Belarus 5 littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 Aug 2020 4 3311
Poland to quit treaty on violence against women, minister says 5 Eugene Jul 2020 Aug 2020 2 3509
Celebrate the 19th Amend. 100th Anniv...Women can vote! 1 BigmanPigman Aug 2020 Aug 2020 4 1557
"Electing Equality: The Final Push For The ERA" today at 4pm EDT. Put on by ERA Coalition. 0 niyad Aug 2020 Aug 2020 5 1305
How a global board games giant exploited Ireland's Magdalene 2 Sherman A1 Aug 2020 Aug 2020 4 1832
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