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Elections reveal a growing gender divide across South Korea

May 7, 2024

By Se Eun Gong On April 10, 2024 SEOUL, South Korea – When South Koreans elect a new parliament this week, the outcome will shape the next four years of the country’s politics. But some watchers will be looking to verify a trend that can influence it for decades to come – the political divide…

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Patients Fare Better With Women Doctors, Study Finds

May 7, 2024

By Robert Hart On April 22, 2024 Patients treated by female doctors fare better than patients treated by male doctors, according to new research published Monday, despite the field struggling to improve female representation in research and among practitioners. KEY FACTS KEY BACKGROUND The finding that patients treated by female clinicians fare better than those…

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Swiss women win landmark climate case at Europe top human rights court

May 7, 2024

By Gloria Dickie, Kate Abnett and Christian Levaux On April 4, 2024 STRASBOURG, France, April 9 (Reuters) – Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change, in a decision that will set a precedent…

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A woman might win the presidency of Mexico. What could that mean for abortion rights?

May 7, 2024

By María Teresa Hernández On April 27, 2024 If a woman wins Mexico’s presidency on June 2, would she rule with gender in mind? The question has been raised by academics, humans rights organizations and activists ahead of the voting that will likely elect Mexico’s first female president for the term 2024-2030. Out of three candidates, the…

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Florida joins other states to challenge Title IX rule

May 7, 2024

By CBS Miami Team On April 29, 2024 Targeting issues about sexual orientation and gender identity, Florida joined three other states Monday in filing a federal lawsuit challenging a new Biden administration rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs. The lawsuit, filed by the attorneys general of Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina and four…

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Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to 11 years in jail, rights groups say

May 7, 2024

By Radina Gigova and Hande Atay Alam On May 2, 2024 Human rights groups are calling for the release of a Saudi woman, who they say has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for supporting women’s rights and for the way she dressed. Manahel al-Otaibi, a 29-year-old fitness instructor and women’s rights activist, was sentenced during…

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Harvey Weinstein’s conviction was just overturned. What does that mean for #MeToo?

May 7, 2024

By Mike Bebernes On May 4, 2024 What’s happening Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein will face a new trial on sex crimes charges, prosecutors in New York City revealed on Wednesday, one week after the state’s highest court overturned his previous rape conviction. In 2017, accusations of sexual abuse against Weinstein, once one of the most powerful people in Hollywood,…

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Most Americans Support Abortion. The Political System Is Failing Us.

May 7, 2024

The structure of the U.S. political system prevents the will of our feminist, multiracial majority from being translated into policies that most Americans want from the government.  By Steph Sterling On May 2, 2024 After the Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent and ended the constitutional right to abortion, it unleashed a new era of…

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Denmark to liberalize its abortion law to allow the procedure until 18th week of pregnancy

May 7, 2024

By Jan M. Olsen On May 3, 2024 COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government said Friday it is relaxing its restrictions on abortion for the first time in 50 years to make it legal for women to terminate pregnancies up to the 18th week from the previous 12th week. Officials said the law will also…

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