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Ranting time question--Are most American women already living in a Christian theocracy? 3 Timeflyer Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 2707
"American Cassandra: the life of Dorothy Thompson," book by Peter Kurth 1 Timeflyer Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 2079
On This Day: Betty Friedan draws large numbers of new supporters to feminist cause - Feb. 19, 1963 2 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 2204
There's A Key Difference Between The Chores Men And Women Take On 5 BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 2911
S9:E4 (The Attack on Women's Healthcare, Abortion & Contraception) 1 Across-the-Desk Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1947
Susan B Anthony "Failure Is Impossible" 15 February 1820 - March 13, 1906 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2024 3 2638
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 2217
On This Day: Murder of rape target sparks protests against violence towards women - Feb. 11, 2015 1 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 2211
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 2702
'Deliver Us From Evil': Rape, Reproductive Coercion and the Catholic Church (trigger warning) 1 niyad Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 2170
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 1837
Three girls die after FGM rituals in Sierra Leone 7 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 15 2874
Have any of you ever done victim advocacy? 4 TSExile Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 2352
Barbie discovers the patriarchy Pt. 2 12 niyad Jan 2024 Feb 2024 11 3375
'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 2441
'Stop killing us!': Thousands march to protest against femicide in Kenya 2 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 2392
On This Day: Iceland legalizes clinical abortions - Jan. 28, 1935 0 jgo Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 2194
Reproductive Healthcare 51 Years After Roe: Unreachable Abortion Clinics, Chaos and Countrywide Confusion 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2098
Taliban Leader: Afghan Women's Rights "have been fully Secured." 1 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 2072
When 15 States Opt Out of a Summer Food Program, Community Organizations Must Fill in the Gaps 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 2103
Far-Right Players Behind Latest Attacks on Abortion in Emergencies (FUCK THE GODDAMNED WOMAN-HATERS) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1944
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 2032
Not One Woman on the List (COP29) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1911
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 2490
A Timeline of Donald Trump's Creepiness While He Owned Miss Universe 9 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 3831
AZ: Women rally for reproductive rights as they look to the 2024 elections 1 RandySF Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 2356
The truth behind organized religious opposition to Roe and abortion 2 Timeflyer Jan 2024 Jan 2024 21 2360
On This Day: Women's March largest single-day protest in U.S. history - Jan. 21, 2017 4 jgo Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 2535
El Salvador woman freed after abortion conviction 1 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1757
Barefoot and Pregnant, Gwen Levey and the Breakdown (Official) 22 littlemissmartypants Jan 2024 Jan 2024 162 11249

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Taliban arrest women for 'bad hijab' in the first dress code crackdown since their return to power 3 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2275
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 3574
Documentary 'Yours in Freedom, Bill Baird' Explores the Fight for Birth Control Access and the Road Ahead 4 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2742
Britney Spears and the Right to Reproductive Justice: Regulation and Conservatorship in the Child Welfare System 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1742
Britney Spears's Case Exposed a Systemic History of Reproductive Control 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1488
'Dying every two hours': Afghan women risk life to give birth (possible trigger warning) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 3176
Six Things You May Not Know About Abortion 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 12 1514
Britney Spears and the Punishment of Women's Pain 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 3095
"Prior to 1821, abortions were generally accessible and were often performed by midwives, as well as doctors. .......... 0 riversedge Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 2442
Woman paraded naked: A familiar headline in India 9 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 19 3388
Criminalisation of victims of male violence needs to end - everywhere 1 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 2146
California's New Gender-Neutral Toy Law Revives a 50-Year Feminist Fight 1 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1935
Empowering Change and Building Women's Power: On the Ground at the Reykjavk Global Forum 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 2095
Police officer stoned to death after rescuing FGM* survivors in Kenya 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 13 1976
The False Promise of Split-Shift Parenting 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1139
When Any Birth Outcome Can Be a Criminal One 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1568
'100 Years, Not One More': ERA Advocates Rally on Centennial Anniversary 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 1803
How to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse During the Holidays 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1129
Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 2321
Invisible: Society 'Disappears' Ageing Women Over 50, What I Did About It, Street Art 1 appalachiablue Dec 2023 Dec 2023 14 3016
The Constitution as a Homicide Pact 3 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 2101
Privilege 0 drmeow Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 955
Feminism in pictures: illustrated stories of women's rights around the world 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 2117
Sexual violence still a major threat as Sudan's conflict grinds on 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1579
Combating Terrorism and Misogyny Together 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1080
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 2036
Tuberville ends his blockade of military promotions 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 1074
Ecole Polytechnique massacre (Montreal Massacre) 6 December 1989 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 2687
You Should Be Terrified of What's Happening With AI 2 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1728
One in seven HR heads believe men are better suited to top jobs 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 1707

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Where are all the 'godmothers' of AI? Women's voices are not being heard 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2860
Strong of Song: The Women's Music Movement Turns 50 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 1007
What Happens Next in the Case Seeking to Block Texas' Abortion Bans? 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1403
Honoring Rosalynn Carter: A Life Devoted to Equal Rights, Advocacy, and Service 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1488
Rest in Power: Rosalynn Carter--Feminist, First Lady, and ERA and Mental Health Advocate 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1228
Sexual Assault Accusers Can Be Sued for Defamation. This Will Discourage Survivors from Coming Forward. 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1811
Living With Pocket Change: What It Means To Do More With Less 0 littlemissmartypants Nov 2023 Nov 2023 9 1830
Raped during Ethiopia's war, survivors now rejected by their families 3 redqueen Nov 2023 Nov 2023 8 1832
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 2442
The obscene betrayal of Israelis who survived - and didn't survive - rape 11 question everything Nov 2023 Nov 2023 24 3332
Abortion's Old Craft Can Still Be Cultivated 6 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 2358
Bank cut my bonus because I had a baby, says MP leading City sexism inquiry 2 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 2786
Eyes on Everywhere Else: Sudan, Pakistan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Eastern Congo 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 2092
Resisting Climate Patriarchy 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 1006
Creating Careers Based on Uplifting Women's Voices 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1138
The Missing Perspectives of Women in the News 2 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 1588
Israel-Gaza War: Threats and Attacks Against Women Journalists Covering the Conflict (Trigger Warning) 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 1372
On This Day: 15 women arrested for voting, landmark trial follows - November 18, 1872 2 jgo Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 1643
This message was self-deleted by its author 9 WhiteTara Nov 2023 Nov 2023 11 2360
United Nations Condemns U.S. Failure to Address Discrimination Against Women, Directs U.S. to Ratify ERA and CEDAW 2 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 1486
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