Polish lawmakers vote to move forward with work on lifting a near-total abortion ban
WARSAW, Poland (news agencies) — Polish lawmakers voted Friday to move forward with proposals to lift a near-total ban on ...
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The O.J. Simpson case forced domestic violence into the spotlight, boosting a movement
PHILADELPHIA (news agencies) — Thirty years ago, as women’s rights advocates worked to pass the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, ...
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After a huge setback in local elections, which way forward now for Turkey’s Erdogan?
ISTANBUL (news agencies) — The huge gains made by the opposition in Turkey’s local elections are raising the possibility that ...
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Gambia could become the first country to reverse a ban on female genital cutting
ERREKUNDA, Gambia (news agencies) — Lawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a ban on ...
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Women bearing the brunt of crisis in Syria, UN Population Fund’s regional director says
Nine million women and girls in dire need of humanitarian aid 13 years into the warWomen and girls in Syria ...
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UN chief: Legal equality for women could take 300 years as backlash rises against women’s rights
UNITED NATIONS (news agencies) — Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality is becoming ...
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Facing historic shifts, Latin American women to bathe streets in purple on International Women’s Day
MEXICO CITY (news agencies) — Women across Latin America are bathing their city streets in purple on Friday in commemoration ...
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France to seal the right to abortion in its constitution as world marks International Women’s Day
PARIS (news agencies) — France’s leadership will use a Napoleon-era press to seal the right to abortion into the country’s ...
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Haifa Al Kaylani’s life of non-stop encouragement gives Arab women a voice and a goal
For the Palestinian-born Arab International Women's Forum founder, the laws of economics mean each woman must be heardHaifa Al Kaylani ...
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Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women
NEW DELHI (news agencies) — The woman in the Instagram video appeared shaken. Her face was swollen and bruised. Sitting ...
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