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Women in Shanghai gather in bars, salons and bookstores to reclaim their identities as the country’s leader calls for China to adopt a “childbearing culture.”
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Beatriz Nascimento’s groundbreaking research defied dominant White Brazilian academic narratives, instead emphasizing Black political agency.
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Changes will see trans women banned from female-only wards and also give female patients the right to request to be treated by a doctor of the same sex for intimate care.
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Honor killings remain a devastating reality in Pakistan, claiming the lives of innocent women each year. This video explores the issue and demands action. Keywords: honor killings, Pakistan, women's rights, human rights, violence against women #honorkillings #Pakistan #womensrights #endviolenceagainstwomen #saynotohonorkillings #karokari References: Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/ (search their site for Pakistan-specific reports) Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/ Pakistani NGOs: Research organizations specifically focused on women's rights and honor killings in Pakistan. Their websites will be invaluable.
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This appeal was sent to Workers World by Marcia De Campos Pereira in Brazil, former president of the International Federation of Democratic Women (FDIM). The women in Brazil who issued it are asking progressive organizations in the U.S.
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Amid the recent crisis in Haiti, women are stepping up to support those most impacted.
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Renowned journalist Kate Zernike spoke at Carnegie Mellon University about gender bias in the sciences.
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Throughout UK history, affirmative action has been fundamental in advancing gender equality, with our government, communities, and numerous independent organisations each contributing to this cause—a fact deserving of recognition and celebration.
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Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated drama “Io Capitano,” about the odyssey of two young African men who decide to leave Dakar to reach Europe, and Paola…...
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The solicitor, campaigner and feminist reflects on her notable cases, from overturning Sally Challen’s murder conviction using the defence of coercive control, to the bid to stop the release of serial rapist John Worboys...
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Ryan’s rigorous, public-facing study of frontier violence and massacres led to the massacre map, which continues to attract international attention. She was also a cherished friend
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Yemeni women face challenges in obtaining travel documents without male guardian approval, leading to violations of their freedom of movement rights. Learn about the impact of social norms on women's access to passports in Yemen.
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The books reviewed are: How to Think like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind by Regan Penaluna. Grove, 296 pp., £9.99, March, 978 1 80471 002 9 The Routledge Handbook of Women and Early Modern European Philosophy edited by Karen Detlefsen and Lisa Shapiro. Routledge, 638 pp., £215, June 2023, 978 1 138 21275 6
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Whenever French 18th-century artist Adélaïde Labille-Guiard is mentioned, it’s almost always as a counterpoint to her better-known “rival,” Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun.
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It’s no secret I love historical mysteries. I spent my childhood reading Nancy Drew, The Famous Five and Secret Seven, progressing to Agatha Christie in my teenage and adult years. I rejoiced when …
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An Open Forum on Feminist Definitions of Basic Income co-organised by FRIBIS UBI and Gender team (FRIBIS-UBIG) and by BIEN working group for Clarification of BI definition (BIEN-CBID) Facilitators: Chloe Halpenny, Annie Miller, Toru Yamamori, and Almaz Zelleke Researchers, activists, and community members interested in basic income are invited to this open forum to discuss feminist definitions of basic income.
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On International Workers’ Day AN editors look back on a year of labor and practice-forward reporting with a roundup of stories.
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Although medical professionals warn about risks, DIY midwifery remains alive and well in a country where affordable and accessible institutional options continue to dwindle.
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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom wants her work to meet people where they are, and to do so, she uses many platforms and intersects multiple disciplines. However, her strategy is simple–she starts with culture.
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May 1 marks the first day that Florida's law banning abortion after just six weeks of pregnancy takes effect.
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Most women are ready to offer their organs to their sick husbands to save their lives, but the reverse rarely happens. Such is the deep-rooted patriarchal bias in society.
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This month’s installment of The Evidence explores how leading ethics experts are responding to the urgent dilemma of gender bias in AI.[…]...
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It was a "brutal" defeat for the cause of women's rights, and for the #MeToo movement, said Moira Donegan in The Guardian.Last Thursday, the 2020 conviction…...
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