Tag: women’s rights
Texas abortion law reflects GOP turn towards citizen enforcement
Is this the highest-profile example of a growing push by Republicans to give supporters broad power to sue over issues important to their base?
A chill wind: Texas unleashes bounty hunters on women
Texas' latest abortion ban deputizes ordinary citizens to hunt down and sue anyone who helps a woman get an abortion after 6 weeks (e.g. clinic staff, taxi drivers, someone who provided money for the procedure).
Trade policy won’t work for workers till it works for women
The Biden administration needs to adopt a gender and social inclusion framework for future trade negotiations and agreements.
Federal judges blocks Arkansas abortion ban
This law “is categorically unconstitutional, and plaintiffs have demonstrated that they are likely to succeed on the merits.”
#FreeBrittney and all Saudi women too!
If any woman can relate to Brittney’s struggle to free herself from her father’s rule, it is Saudi women’s rights activist Samar Badawi.
Male voices dominate the news. Here’s how journalists and female experts...
You might expect the gender ratio of people quoted in the news would mirror the gender split of our society. But that's not the case.
Women’s pain is routinely underestimated, and gender stereotypes are to blame—new...
A new study has found gender stereotypes are particularly decisive in the estimation of patients’ pain.
Lessons from the past: Protecting women and girls from violence during...
Little attention has been paid to women and girls in humanitarian settings, those whose safety has already been reduced due to conflict, natural disaster or displacement.
WHO finds violence against women ‘remains devastatingly pervasive,’ affecting 1 in...
"Violence against women is endemic in every country and culture, causing harm to millions of women and their families, and has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic."
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Supreme urgency tests Trump’s claim to immunity amid election countdown
Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign
Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.
Should harming mother Earth be a crime? The case for ecocide
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.
Are presidents above the law?
Voters are entitled to know before casting their ballots whether they are choosing a felon for president.