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Alabama is prosecuting a mom for taking prescribed medication while pregnant (cross post from GD) 5 Soph0571 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1592
She Blew The Whistle On Military Sexual Assault, Then Came Under Investigation 0 BeckyDem Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1104
Legal Brief From Mississippi AG Calls for Supreme Court to Undo Abortion Rights 3 BeckyDem Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1967
Monumental Women's live event unveiling the first statue of real women in NYC's Central Park. [View 3 George II Jul 2021 Jul 2021 20 1636
Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional honor 4 Omaha Steve Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 1492
Idaho lawmaker who shared rape accuser's name faces hearing 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1426
Norwegian women's beach handball team fined for not playing in bikinis 12 Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 Jul 2021 13 2295
Ohio lawmakers reintroduce medically unproven 'abortion reversal' bill 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1800
Comment from a Sunday OP 3 slightlv Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1737
Eric Boehlert: Are Democratic women bad bosses? The press keeps pushing sexist double standard 3 babylonsister Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 2287
Just in case you naively thought 1 musette_sf Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1236
Uproar in Zimbabwe as teenager who 'fought off sexual assault' charged with murder 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1907
"How An Anti-Vice Crusader Sabotaged The Early Birth Control Movement" - The Comstock Act 2 IcyPeas Jul 2021 Jul 2021 8 1928
French lesbians and single women to get IVF rights 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1092
Here's Why It's a Bad Thing For Women's Health That There Are So Few Women Inventors 5 Diamond_Dog Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 2156
El Salvador's house of horror becomes grisly emblem of war on women 1 Eugene May 2021 Jun 2021 3 2265
What was it like? 4 babylonsister May 2021 Jun 2021 41 2692
Enbridge Line 3: Sexual violence along pipeline route follows Indigenous women's warnings 2 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 2594
It's a woman's rights issue. 1 AndyS Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 1363
Spain: Sports world needs to prevent not just respond to sexual harassment 1 KG Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 2089
Online sex crimes crisis in South Korea affecting all women, report finds 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 2170
Spain PM decries domestic violence surge after five women killed in a week 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 4 1590
Give 'em hell, Nancy. You rock. lady, 15 Kath2 May 2021 May 2021 53 4063
Excellent quote from Margaret Sanger. And so true today. 3 Kath2 May 2021 May 2021 14 1668
The Texas abortion ban is a performance of misogyny. But it might get worse 9 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 5 2143
2000 article on abortion is still true- The Only Moral Abortion Is My Abortion 4 irisblue May 2021 May 2021 5 1765
State Campaigns to Outlaw Abortion Barely Mentioned by Major Outlets 1 Judi Lynn May 2021 May 2021 7 1491
Violence against women 'a pandemic', warns UN envoy 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 5 1439
Groups ask judge to block Indiana 'abortion reversal' law 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 3 1567
The Real Reason Women Aren't Applying For Restaurant Jobs 1 appalachiablue May 2021 May 2021 5 2251

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Lest we forget: the original Mothers' Day was an anti-war protest, led by feminists, and social 8 niyad May 2021 May 2021 19 2574
Ethiopian patriarch pleads for international help to stop rape and genocide by government troops 2 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 4 1647
Deb Haaland 'Absolutely' Focused On Tackling Violence Against Native Women 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 May 2021 4 1609
This is one bad ass lady. Love her! 11 Kath2 May 2021 May 2021 78 4437
Understanding How the Laws Encourage Violence, History of MMIW 2 Cobalt Violet May 2021 May 2021 12 1838
About the U.S. Military Code of Dress 21 ancianita Apr 2021 Apr 2021 11 3801
Today's doodle honours Dame Anne McLaren, scientist who specialized in developmental biology, 3 niyad Apr 2021 Apr 2021 6 1933
Activists urge movement on Reproductive Freedom Act (New Jersey) 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1335
Illinois House OKs bill to license professional midwives 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1246
I'm the Head of Planned Parenthood. We're Done Making Excuses for Our Founder. 6 WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 Apr 2021 21 2753
Today's doodle honours Dr. Laura Bassi, Italian physicist, the first woman to be awarded a degree 2 niyad Apr 2021 Apr 2021 7 1772
Nebraska corrections official resigns in protest over decision to deny inmate's abortion 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 Apr 2021 8 2054
Biden rolls back Trump's anti-abortion curbs on family planning funds 3 DonViejo Apr 2021 Apr 2021 4 1646
FDA lifts curbs on dispensing abortion pills during pandemic 1 WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1304
The Only Ones Arrested After a Child's Rape: The Women Who Helped Her 3 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 12 1824
She survived a throat-slashing at age 10. Years later, a man started sending her pictures. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 Apr 2021 13 2961
Pakistan PM Imran Khan criticised for rape 'victim blaming' 1 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1344
Who got blamed for the Ever Green wreck? A woman driver of course. 1 JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 Apr 2021 10 2175
Women's anger at 'abuse of power' during Bristol police raids 1 Emrys Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1797
Secretary Deb Haaland Launches Missing & Murdered Unit at Interior Dept 2 mucifer Apr 2021 Apr 2021 7 1821
Courting an Ex 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Apr 2021 6 1866
Pink Boots Society Wants Its Brewing Circle to Be Even More Inclusive 3 Celerity Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 2055
'Ugliest crime': Outcry in Sudan over lack of justice for killing of teenage girl 1 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 1339
Strauss-Kahn accuser Tristane Banon helps shape new French rape law 1 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1688
American female politicians were two to three times more likely to receive abusive Twitter comments 3 LessAspin Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1724
Cross post: This: Powerful Women. 3 sheshe2 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 1250
Conservatives Tried to Use the Pandemic to Crush Abortion Access. Abortion Funds Fought Back. 1 Demovictory9 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 8 1496
Jessica Valenti: How Many Women Have to Die to End 'Temptation'? 1 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 9 1613
Wife Selling, Wife Auctioning, English Custom 17th -19th Centuries; Worldwide 3 appalachiablue Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1935
Firefighters should not face charge of raping girl, French court rules 5 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 1960

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Turkey leaves Istanbul Convention on Domestic Violence since it holds women equal 2 muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 1668
Sarah Everard. #MeToo Australia. Atlanta. VAWA. OneBillionRising. Each of these exemplifies the 0 niyad Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1177
xPost: House set to vote to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act & CLOSING the boyfriend loophole. 4 riversedge Mar 2021 Mar 2021 7 1627
Women Dominated Beer Brewing Until They Were Accused of Being Witches 7 demmiblue Mar 2021 Mar 2021 8 1568
On March 15, 1933, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1207
The War on Indigenous Women 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 1230
Bill to prohibit drug-induced abortions advances in Wyoming Legislature 11 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 1947
'care work done by poor women is worth 10.8 trillion US dollars: 3X bigger than whole tech industry' 2 Donkees Mar 2021 Mar 2021 11 1620
The Case of Sarah Everard: London Abduction Brings Wave of Women's Safety Concerns 3 question everything Mar 2021 Mar 2021 7 1638
A Women's March in Mexico City Turns Violent, With at Least 81 Injured 2 Omaha Steve Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1419
She was Demoted, Doubted and Rejected But Now Her Work is the Basis of the Covid-19 Vaccine 1 NNadir Mar 2021 Mar 2021 14 1863
"Fearless Girl" breaks glass ceiling... 2 brooklynite Mar 2021 Mar 2021 11 1742
Fair Pay Political Round table - CSW65 Parallel Event 1 Celerity Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1378
X-Post: Gazing upon 'Portraits of Change; Women's History Month; Union Station in Washington, DC, 1 riversedge Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1275
Celebrating the 'Radium Girls' and Working Women Who Fought for Their Rights 12 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2021 18 3165
Women's day: Mexico barrier turned into women's memorial 1 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 907
March is National Women's HERstory Month. This year's theme is "Valiant Women Win The Vote: 7 niyad Mar 2021 Mar 2021 8 1662
"Your body is a battleground" 2 Celerity Mar 2021 Mar 2021 10 1506
On this day, March 4, 1933, Frances Perkins became Secretary of Labor. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1559
20 Women-Owned Businesses to Support in Atlanta 2 Celerity Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1521
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