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On This Day: Intl Women's Day history features women's activism in Russia, other countries - Mar. 8, 1917 1 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1607
International Women's Day, observed as an official holiday in many 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 1441
Project 2025: The Right's Dystopian Plan to Dismantle Civil Rights and What It Means for Women 9 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 2408
Indigenous Bolivian women take up taekwondo against gender-based violence 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 1633
The UK's grooming gangs and the lessons never learned (trigger warning) 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1786
CVS and Walgreens Set to Dispense Mifepristone: A Game-Changer in Abortion Access 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1617
On This Day: Frances Perkins, Architect of Social Security/New Deal takes office - Mar. 4, 1933 0 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1788
Virginia Hall, WW2 Spy in Nazi-Occup. France, Most Decorated Female Civilian: Women's History Month 1 appalachiablue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1731
sign a petition i made please if you want 2 PrincessMorgan Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 1845
Ranting time question--Are most American women already living in a Christian theocracy? 3 Timeflyer Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 2396
"American Cassandra: the life of Dorothy Thompson," book by Peter Kurth 1 Timeflyer Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 1893
On This Day: Betty Friedan draws large numbers of new supporters to feminist cause - Feb. 19, 1963 2 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 1891
There's A Key Difference Between The Chores Men And Women Take On 5 BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 2447
S9:E4 (The Attack on Women's Healthcare, Abortion & Contraception) 1 Across-the-Desk Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1710
Susan B Anthony "Failure Is Impossible" 15 February 1820 - March 13, 1906 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2024 3 2316
On This Day: Protest movement started due to women's word counting half of men's endures - Feb. 12, 1983 2 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1923
On This Day: Murder of rape target sparks protests against violence towards women - Feb. 11, 2015 1 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 1951
Rape Threats, Misogynist Slurs, Sexual Harassment and Doxing: How Online Abuse Is Used to Intimidate, Discredit and Sil 2 niyad Feb 2024 Feb 2024 12 2416
'Deliver Us From Evil': Rape, Reproductive Coercion and the Catholic Church (trigger warning) 1 niyad Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 1931
With maternal mortality and preterm birth rates at an all time high, reversal of Roe is a major factor 0 niyad Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1628
Three girls die after FGM rituals in Sierra Leone 7 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 15 2423
Have any of you ever done victim advocacy? 4 TSExile Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 2038
Barbie discovers the patriarchy Pt. 2 12 niyad Jan 2024 Feb 2024 11 2756
'I can't face how much she suffered': Argentina femicides at record high as Milei dilutes protections 2 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 13 2150
'Stop killing us!': Thousands march to protest against femicide in Kenya 2 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 2126
On This Day: Iceland legalizes clinical abortions - Jan. 28, 1935 0 jgo Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1974
Reproductive Healthcare 51 Years After Roe: Unreachable Abortion Clinics, Chaos and Countrywide Confusion 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1901
Taliban Leader: Afghan Women's Rights "have been fully Secured." 1 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1833
When 15 States Opt Out of a Summer Food Program, Community Organizations Must Fill in the Gaps 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1880
Far-Right Players Behind Latest Attacks on Abortion in Emergencies (FUCK THE GODDAMNED WOMAN-HATERS) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1745

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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International Day of Education requires us to fight for women's education everywhere. In Afghanistan, the Taliban has d 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1808
Not One Woman on the List (COP29) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1685
Taylor Swift Shows Us What's Coming Next In Gender and Tech (deepfake porn) - And Advocates Should Be Concerned 2 usonian Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 2247
A Timeline of Donald Trump's Creepiness While He Owned Miss Universe 9 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 2906
AZ: Women rally for reproductive rights as they look to the 2024 elections 1 RandySF Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 2146
The truth behind organized religious opposition to Roe and abortion 2 Timeflyer Jan 2024 Jan 2024 21 2142
On This Day: Women's March largest single-day protest in U.S. history - Jan. 21, 2017 4 jgo Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 2176
El Salvador woman freed after abortion conviction 1 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1539
Barefoot and Pregnant, Gwen Levey and the Breakdown (Official) 22 littlemissmartypants Jan 2024 Jan 2024 162 9762
Taliban arrest women for 'bad hijab' in the first dress code crackdown since their return to power 3 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2013
Donald Trump: more than just a 'pageant creep' - a SELF CONFESSED molester, accused of and/or found guilty of... 5 B.See Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 3099
Documentary 'Yours in Freedom, Bill Baird' Explores the Fight for Birth Control Access and the Road Ahead 4 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2353
Britney Spears and the Right to Reproductive Justice: Regulation and Conservatorship in the Child Welfare System 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1534
Britney Spears's Case Exposed a Systemic History of Reproductive Control 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1295
'Dying every two hours': Afghan women risk life to give birth (possible trigger warning) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 2957
Six Things You May Not Know About Abortion 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 12 1322
Britney Spears and the Punishment of Women's Pain 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 2890
"Prior to 1821, abortions were generally accessible and were often performed by midwives, as well as doctors. .......... 0 riversedge Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 2222
Woman paraded naked: A familiar headline in India 9 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 19 2739
Criminalisation of victims of male violence needs to end - everywhere 1 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1909
California's New Gender-Neutral Toy Law Revives a 50-Year Feminist Fight 1 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1703
Empowering Change and Building Women's Power: On the Ground at the Reykjavk Global Forum 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1881
Police officer stoned to death after rescuing FGM* survivors in Kenya 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 13 1776
The False Promise of Split-Shift Parenting 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 944
When Any Birth Outcome Can Be a Criminal One 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1367
'100 Years, Not One More': ERA Advocates Rally on Centennial Anniversary 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 1609
How to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse During the Holidays 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 915
Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 2092
Invisible: Society 'Disappears' Ageing Women Over 50, What I Did About It, Street Art 1 appalachiablue Dec 2023 Dec 2023 14 2762
The Constitution as a Homicide Pact 3 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1787

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Privilege 0 drmeow Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 809
Feminism in pictures: illustrated stories of women's rights around the world 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1904
Sexual violence still a major threat as Sudan's conflict grinds on 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1379
Combating Terrorism and Misogyny Together 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 891
War on Women Report: New White House Research on Women's Health; N.J. Prison Closed After Sexual Abuse by Guards 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1854
Tuberville ends his blockade of military promotions 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 893
Ecole Polytechnique massacre (Montreal Massacre) 6 December 1989 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 2441
You Should Be Terrified of What's Happening With AI 2 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1489
One in seven HR heads believe men are better suited to top jobs 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 1533
Where are all the 'godmothers' of AI? Women's voices are not being heard 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2666
Strong of Song: The Women's Music Movement Turns 50 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 833
What Happens Next in the Case Seeking to Block Texas' Abortion Bans? 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1217
Honoring Rosalynn Carter: A Life Devoted to Equal Rights, Advocacy, and Service 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1307
Rest in Power: Rosalynn Carter--Feminist, First Lady, and ERA and Mental Health Advocate 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1037
Sexual Assault Accusers Can Be Sued for Defamation. This Will Discourage Survivors from Coming Forward. 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1617
Living With Pocket Change: What It Means To Do More With Less 0 littlemissmartypants Nov 2023 Nov 2023 9 1650
Raped during Ethiopia's war, survivors now rejected by their families 3 redqueen Nov 2023 Nov 2023 8 1555
Italy is outraged by the death of a young woman in the latest suspected case of gender violence 5 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 2099
The obscene betrayal of Israelis who survived - and didn't survive - rape 11 question everything Nov 2023 Nov 2023 24 2627
Abortion's Old Craft Can Still Be Cultivated 6 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 1902
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