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UN chief calls for global action to defend women’s rights
On March 10, 2024 The UN on Monday highlighted the need to defend women’s rights which were under threat, citing a reversal in hard-won progress, increasing violence against women and…
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Wera Hobhouse MP: While International Women’s Day 2024 Is Over, We Mustn’t Lose Sight of Women’s Rights
By Richard Rosales On March 27, 2024 In 2024, the UK Parliament celebrates its highest-ever representation of women, marking a significant milestone in the journey towards gender equality in Westminster.…
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10th Congressional candidates talk about women’s reproductive rights
By WGAL On March 27, 2024 On Tuesday, the Supreme Court justices will hear arguments on Mifepristone, a medication most used to end pregnancy. Monday night, the Democratic candidates for…
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Focusing on women’s health rights
By Ashley Winters On April 5, 2024 Women’s History Month has passed, however, the discussion about women’s health rights is an ongoing conversation, especially in politics. Women leaders at the…
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Ohio House Democratic women say the state needs to do more to help all women
By Jo Ingles On March 30, 2024 An old cigarette ad from the 1960s that said, “you’ve come a long way, baby” might still ring true in some ways. But…
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Women’s rights barrister faces suspension for accusing judge of ‘boys’ club’ attitude
Exclusive: ‘It is not lost on us that an individual who has been critical of the judicial treatment of women is being bullied by the very institution publicly claiming to end…
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Author Isabel Allende challenges anti-immigrant rhetoric, book bans and going ‘backward’ on women’s rights
The internationally acclaimed bestselling author spoke about book bans, women’s rights, Latin America and the fate of the erotic novel she didn’t dare write when her mom was alive. By…
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Afghan women deprived of rights under Taliban face mental health issues
By Farkhunda Paimani and Meena Barek On April 6, 1024 WASHINGTON — The past 2½ years have been “very tough” for 28-year-old Maryam Maroof Arvin, as she has been “deprived…
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France becomes world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in constitution
By Joshua Berlinger and Xiaofei Xu On March 4, 2024 ParisCNN — France became the world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution on Monday, the culmination of an effort…
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