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Six women named ‘Women of Achievement’ by YWCA Columbus
By Bailey Gallion On December 8, 2023 The YWCA Columbus has named six philanthropists, activists and businesswomen from all walks of life as its 2024 Women of Achievement. The award “honors leaders in Columbus for their determination, generosity, courage, and fight for equity.” The 39th annual Women of Achievement Luncheon will be held April 11…
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How funding women’s organizations prevents violence against women
On November 13, 2023 Women’s rights organizations are essential in tackling gender-based violence and driving progress toward a more equitable and violence-free world for women and girls. Despite the critical role of feminist activism to end violence against women, there has been a surge in anti-rights movements and backlash against women human rights defenders globally.…
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US Supreme Court to decide on access to abortion pill in major case
The Biden administration aims to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has been approved by the FDA. By the Associated Press On December 13, 2023 The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to preserve access to the abortion pill, setting up another major ruling on reproductive rights…
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Equal Rights Amendment was introduced 100 years ago — and still waits
By Frederic J. Frommer On December 12, 2023 America’s feminists were feeling confident. Three years earlier, they’d won passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. And now, 100 years ago this week, they watched as the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced in Congress for the first time. They had plenty of…
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Supreme Court declines to intervene in Voting Rights Act challenge to Texas county map over objections from liberals
By Devan Cole On December 8, 2023 The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in a dispute over a Republican-drawn commissioners map in Galveston County, Texas, as courts continue to consider the reach of the landmark Voting Rights Act. Tuesday’s order means that the County Commissioners Court map that a federal judge ruled violated Section 2 of…
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Groups want full federal appeals court to revisit ruling limiting scope of the Voting Rights Act
By Andrew Demillo and Ayanna Alexander On December 11, 2023 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Progressive advocacy groups in Arkansas on Monday asked a full federal appeals court to reconsider a three-judge panel’s ruling that private groups can’t sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act. The Arkansas Public Policy Panel and the Arkansas State…
Read MoreAlleged prostitution and human trafficking ring busted in metro Detroit
The bust spanned businesses and residences in several cities By: Darren Cunningham On December 18, 2023 DETROIT (WXYZ) — Authorities from multiple jurisdictions busted an alleged prostitution and human trafficking ring in metro Detroit. The investigation led to several arrests on Wednesday. The locations targeted include massage parlors and residences in Troy, Livonia and Fraser,…
Read MoreGeorgia Motel Manager Sentenced for Trafficking and Forced Labor of Victim
On December 7, 2023 A motel manager in Georgia was sentenced to 57 months in prison for trafficking a victim with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude or forced labor and ordered to pay $42,648 in restitution to seven individuals. According to court documents, Shreesh Tiwari, 71, an Indian national and legal U.S. permanent resident,…
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2010 to 2020 Saw Disparities in Surgeon Supply Widen in the United States
Widening gaps seen for rural counties and socially vulnerable counties By Lori Solomon On December 6, 2023 Disparities in surgeon supply between rural and urban counties and between socially vulnerable and other counties widened in the United States from 2010 to 2020, according to a research letter published online Nov. 29 in JAMA Surgery. Vishal R.…
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