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Elections reveal a growing gender divide across South Korea
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…
Read MorePatients Fare Better With Women Doctors, Study Finds
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…
Read MoreSwiss women win landmark climate case at Europe top human rights court
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…
Read MoreA woman might win the presidency of Mexico. What could that mean for abortion rights?
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…
Read MoreFlorida joins other states to challenge Title IX rule
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…
Read MoreSaudi women’s rights activist sentenced to 11 years in jail, rights groups say
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…
Read MoreHarvey Weinstein’s conviction was just overturned. What does that mean for #MeToo?
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,…
Read MoreMost Americans Support Abortion. The Political System Is Failing Us.
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…
Read MoreDenmark to liberalize its abortion law to allow the procedure until 18th week of pregnancy
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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