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Puerto Rico declares state of emergency over violence against women 3 soothsayer Jan 2021 Jan 2021 8 1874
I AM Woman. 7 Tommymac Jan 2021 Jan 2021 8 1931
Roe v Wade, Jan. 22, 1973. 48 years ago. In those 48 years, we have witnessed relentless, 1 niyad Jan 2021 Jan 2021 9 1385
UK: Activists cheer as 'sexist' tampon tax is scrapped 3 Eugene Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 2568
Perspective: A shocking 19th-century crime reveals the continued need for gender equality 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 1932
Honoring Sen Diane Feinstein. Her long fight for Women & LGBTQ & more which.. 7 Budi Dec 2020 Dec 2020 18 3064
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 2904
Scotland becomes first country to make tampons and pads available for free 10 Ohiogal Nov 2020 Nov 2020 12 3102
Russia makes bid to water down UN commitments on women's rights in conflict 0 Eugene Nov 2020 Nov 2020 6 2110
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates 4 littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 Oct 2020 15 2481
Conversion of pro-life voter to Joe Biden! Yes, you heard me right. 17 Miigwech Oct 2020 Oct 2020 46 5875
El Salvador woman freed after six years in jail following stillbirth 2 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 8 2124
France street harassment: Strasbourg woman attacked 'for wearing skirt' 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1571
The Google doodle for today honours Jovita Idar Vivero, teacher, journalist, civil rights activist, 0 niyad Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1011
Mexican women's patience snaps at Amlo's inaction on femicide 1 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 2 1408
Labor Day song: "We Were There" 1 DinahMoeHum Sep 2020 Sep 2020 6 1508
Today's Women's March in Belarus 1 soothsayer Aug 2020 Aug 2020 2 1496
Today's Women's March in Belarus 5 littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 Aug 2020 4 3393
Poland to quit treaty on violence against women, minister says 5 Eugene Jul 2020 Aug 2020 2 3609
Celebrate the 19th Amend. 100th Anniv...Women can vote! 1 BigmanPigman Aug 2020 Aug 2020 4 1610
"Electing Equality: The Final Push For The ERA" today at 4pm EDT. Put on by ERA Coalition. 0 niyad Aug 2020 Aug 2020 5 1348
How a global board games giant exploited Ireland's Magdalene 2 Sherman A1 Aug 2020 Aug 2020 4 1884
'Disgusting' study rating attractiveness of women with endometriosis retracted by medical journal 7 Eugene Aug 2020 Aug 2020 3 2367
Today's Google doodle honours Dr. Dilhan Eryurt, Turkish astrophysicist, on the 51st 0 niyad Jul 2020 Jul 2020 2 1403
July 19-20, 1848. Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention 7 niyad Jul 2020 Jul 2020 2 2226
Bias Against Women Driven By People Who Think It Doesn't Exist 2 spicysista Jun 2020 Jun 2020 11 3311
Gloria: A Life on PBS on Fri, June 26, 2020 2 Beringia Jun 2020 Jun 2020 6 2774
Dilemma of Desire, Cliteracy, a documentary available online June 21, American Film Institute Docs 1 Beringia Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 4097
Aging is a woman's secret power -- and the data proves it 1 yuiyoshida Jun 2020 Jun 2020 10 2213
DU POLL: Women Harassed By Police (Poll) 0 BigmanPigman Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 1585

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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The European Parliament and gender equality--a continuing struggle 0 Celerity May 2020 May 2020 0 1945
Nova Scotian Feminists Fighting Femicide Statement on the Mass Shooting in Canada 0 Beringia Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 2573
Japan Airlines ditches compulsory high heels and skirts in big win for #KuToo movement 2 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 3223
Mexico president's response to historic femicide protests: more of the same 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 4 3119
Oxytocin hormone and bonding in women 0 Beringia Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 4457
Tennessee Republicans worry women will go on tampon-buying frenzy 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 9 2087
U.S. House removes ERA ratification deadline, one obstacle to enactment 2 BigmanPigman Feb 2020 Feb 2020 8 1816
Let 2020 be the year 5 bobnicewander Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 2366
Baltimore museum targets gender gap by acquiring only works by women 0 catbyte Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1737
A Rapist in Your Path performed by women at mass protests 1 littlemissmartypants Jan 2020 Jan 2020 9 4888
I wonder where Niyad is, she used to post often 4 Beringia Dec 2019 Dec 2019 8 2359
A very inspiring youtube show of a woman who helps other women get back their children 0 Beringia Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1754
Abril Perez Sagaon: Shooting sparks feminist outcry in Mexico 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1966
Sudan crisis: Women praise end of strict public order law 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 6 1559
Woman in Estes Park Colorado, knocked down by elk and no one assisted 4 Beringia Nov 2019 Nov 2019 3 2542
Chinese film star Yunxiang Gao, laughed and slapped a woman as a film producer raped her 5 Beringia Nov 2019 Nov 2019 6 3277
Planned Parenthood's Chief Doctor Testifies Abortions At St. Louis Clinic Are Safe 0 Sherman A1 Nov 2019 Nov 2019 5 1705
Women working in Conservation and Sexist barriers 0 Beringia Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1905
Women At Ernst & Young Instructed On How To Dress, Act Nicely Around Men 7 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 3165
Women's March 2020 will be Sat., Jan. 18th. 2 BigmanPigman Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1869
Jordan urged to stop imprisoning women for defying the wishes of men 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1739
More women, particularly in restrictive states, go online for abortion pills 2 Ohiogal Oct 2019 Oct 2019 5 1650
On Chess: Not Particularly Beautiful 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1674
Saudi Arabia women's rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Oct 2019 1 2042
Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelters Help Abuse Victims Stay Safe 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1599
New Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic In Fairview Heights Was Built In Secret 1 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 9 1828
Judge Blocks Missouri From Enforcing Its 'Down Syndrome Abortion' Ban 2 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 6 2270
Trump's anti-woman push puts America in the pantheon of human rights offenders 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1738
Federal Judge Denies Missouri's Request To Let Abortion Ban Take Effect 0 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1802
South Korean politician scolds female professor for not having child 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1888

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Palestinian women demand legal protection after suspected 'honor killing' 1 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1815
Macron hears police officer refuse to help woman in danger 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 13 1942
#MeToo In A Culture Of Good Old Boys, (In the Forest Service) 1 Beringia Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 2081
And they wonder why we say that they hate women 0 Ohiogal Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1901
Ashcroft's Delay Makes Vote On Missouri's 8-Week Ban 'Impossible,' Abortion-Rights Group Says 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1843
Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1761
App that can remove women's clothes from images shut down 4 Eugene Jun 2019 Jul 2019 1 2506
NJ Supreme Court acts against judges for remarks in sex assault cases 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1786
India arrests after women's heads shaved for resisting rape 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1974
Canada: man acquitted of rape as judge says accuser 'combative' in court 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1987
"Days of the Theocracy" Words and music by Kristin Lems 0 niyad Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2111
Spain women: Top court rules Wolf Pack gang were rapists 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1939
Women outperform men after Japan medical school stops rigging exam scores 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 12 2105
Sharia court orders jail for rape victim unless kids handed to rapist. 2 Bayard Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 2684
Swiss women strike for more money, time and respect 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 5 1972
Kenya: male MP slaps female MP, gets arrested 1 shenmue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2145
Outrage at acquittals in rape cases sparks calls to fix Japanese law 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1899
White Lies, a New Zealand period piece 2 Kind of Blue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2137
Japan's labour minister says high heels at work are 'necessary' 4 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 2334
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