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July 19-20, 1848. Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention 7 niyad Jul 2020 Jul 2020 2 2126
Bias Against Women Driven By People Who Think It Doesn't Exist 2 spicysista Jun 2020 Jun 2020 11 3230
Gloria: A Life on PBS on Fri, June 26, 2020 2 Beringia Jun 2020 Jun 2020 6 2705
Dilemma of Desire, Cliteracy, a documentary available online June 21, American Film Institute Docs 1 Beringia Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 4039
Aging is a woman's secret power -- and the data proves it 1 yuiyoshida Jun 2020 Jun 2020 10 2153
DU POLL: Women Harassed By Police (Poll) 0 BigmanPigman Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 1535
The European Parliament and gender equality--a continuing struggle 0 Celerity May 2020 May 2020 0 1890
Nova Scotian Feminists Fighting Femicide Statement on the Mass Shooting in Canada 0 Beringia Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 2522
Japan Airlines ditches compulsory high heels and skirts in big win for #KuToo movement 2 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 3154
Mexico president's response to historic femicide protests: more of the same 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 4 3057
Oxytocin hormone and bonding in women 0 Beringia Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 4406
Tennessee Republicans worry women will go on tampon-buying frenzy 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 9 2018
U.S. House removes ERA ratification deadline, one obstacle to enactment 2 BigmanPigman Feb 2020 Feb 2020 8 1732
Let 2020 be the year 5 bobnicewander Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 2272
Baltimore museum targets gender gap by acquiring only works by women 0 catbyte Feb 2020 Feb 2020 3 1684
A Rapist in Your Path performed by women at mass protests 1 littlemissmartypants Jan 2020 Jan 2020 9 4826
I wonder where Niyad is, she used to post often 4 Beringia Dec 2019 Dec 2019 8 2296
A very inspiring youtube show of a woman who helps other women get back their children 0 Beringia Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1704
Abril Perez Sagaon: Shooting sparks feminist outcry in Mexico 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1904
Sudan crisis: Women praise end of strict public order law 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 6 1512
Woman in Estes Park Colorado, knocked down by elk and no one assisted 4 Beringia Nov 2019 Nov 2019 3 2447
Chinese film star Yunxiang Gao, laughed and slapped a woman as a film producer raped her 5 Beringia Nov 2019 Nov 2019 6 3184
Planned Parenthood's Chief Doctor Testifies Abortions At St. Louis Clinic Are Safe 0 Sherman A1 Nov 2019 Nov 2019 5 1658
Women working in Conservation and Sexist barriers 0 Beringia Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1843
Women At Ernst & Young Instructed On How To Dress, Act Nicely Around Men 7 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 3066
Women's March 2020 will be Sat., Jan. 18th. 2 BigmanPigman Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1803
Jordan urged to stop imprisoning women for defying the wishes of men 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1689
More women, particularly in restrictive states, go online for abortion pills 2 Ohiogal Oct 2019 Oct 2019 5 1588
On Chess: Not Particularly Beautiful 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1623
Saudi Arabia women's rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Oct 2019 1 1977

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelters Help Abuse Victims Stay Safe 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1550
New Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic In Fairview Heights Was Built In Secret 1 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 9 1769
Judge Blocks Missouri From Enforcing Its 'Down Syndrome Abortion' Ban 2 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 6 2197
Trump's anti-woman push puts America in the pantheon of human rights offenders 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1681
Federal Judge Denies Missouri's Request To Let Abortion Ban Take Effect 0 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1748
South Korean politician scolds female professor for not having child 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1841
Palestinian women demand legal protection after suspected 'honor killing' 1 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1753
Macron hears police officer refuse to help woman in danger 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 13 1892
#MeToo In A Culture Of Good Old Boys, (In the Forest Service) 1 Beringia Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 2010
And they wonder why we say that they hate women 0 Ohiogal Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1849
Ashcroft's Delay Makes Vote On Missouri's 8-Week Ban 'Impossible,' Abortion-Rights Group Says 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1786
Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1709
App that can remove women's clothes from images shut down 4 Eugene Jun 2019 Jul 2019 1 2420
NJ Supreme Court acts against judges for remarks in sex assault cases 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1730
India arrests after women's heads shaved for resisting rape 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1917
Canada: man acquitted of rape as judge says accuser 'combative' in court 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1923
"Days of the Theocracy" Words and music by Kristin Lems 0 niyad Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2031
Spain women: Top court rules Wolf Pack gang were rapists 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1875
Women outperform men after Japan medical school stops rigging exam scores 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 12 2038
Sharia court orders jail for rape victim unless kids handed to rapist. 2 Bayard Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 2604
Swiss women strike for more money, time and respect 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 5 1902
Kenya: male MP slaps female MP, gets arrested 1 shenmue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2069
Outrage at acquittals in rape cases sparks calls to fix Japanese law 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1837
White Lies, a New Zealand period piece 2 Kind of Blue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2058
Japan's labour minister says high heels at work are 'necessary' 4 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 2255
There's Nothing "Pro-Life" About Sweeping Abortion Bans ("arbitrary killing of women by gov't) 0 niyad Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1535
Trump's anti-abortion global gag rule harming women in Africa and Asia, report says 0 niyad Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 3311
Canadian Inquiry Calls Killings of Indigenous Women Genocide 0 niyad Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 3387
Thousands back Japan high heels campaign 1 shenmue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1953
Latin American rape survivors who were denied abortions turn to UN 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 2 1830

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Bangladesh to charge 16 with murder of woman, 19, burned to death 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 1655
States pushing abortion bans have higher infant and maternal mortality rates 3 Ohiogal May 2019 May 2019 9 2121
500 protests planned STOP THE ABORTION BANS! 0 BigmanPigman May 2019 May 2019 15 1980
Lengthy Webster U. Harassment Investigation Spurs Student Outcry, University Audit 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 3 1756
UN Passes Anti-War Rape Resolution Despite US Opposition 4 niyad Apr 2019 May 2019 5 1957
300 protests planned STOP THE BAN (on abortion) 3 BigmanPigman May 2019 May 2019 8 2132
Some states seek to close loopholes in marital rape laws 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 3 1772
"At the Heart of Gold": how 'predatory' institutions protected Larry Nassar 0 niyad May 2019 May 2019 1 1809
Cyprus serial killer case exposes abuse of migrant women 0 shenmue May 2019 May 2019 2 1709
Women are disappearing and dying in Indian country. We must act. The epidemic of missing and murder 0 niyad May 2019 May 2019 3 1626
A Native American woman's brutal murder could lead to a life-saving law 0 niyad May 2019 May 2019 1 1576
Congress is Convening the First Official Hearing on the ERA in Three Decades 0 niyad Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1559
"Failure is Impossible" Kristin Lems 0 niyad Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1788
"We Will Never Give Up" Kristin Lems 0 niyad Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1794
"Ballad of teh ERA" Kristin Lems (in honour of the hearings today) 0 niyad Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1641
A Cafe Run by Acid Attack Survivors Attracts Visitors From Around the World 1 Cattledog Apr 2019 Apr 2019 8 1834
Yazidi leaders to allow Isis rape survivors to return with children 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1779
Women's Bodies Shouldn't Be Battlefields 0 niyad Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1625
No Compromises on Women's Rights 0 niyad Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1554
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