women’s rights
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Sexist politicians compare women to livestock
In the latest attack on women, the Georgia House of Representatives passed a Senate-approved bill on March 29 that criminalizes…
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International Women’s Day actions at Hyatt hotels
March 8, International Women's Day, this year saw militant and creative actions at a number of Hyatt hotels in the…
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International Women’s Day in San Francisco
Occupy San Francisco celebrated International Women’s Day on March 10 with a spirited march and rally.
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International Women’s Day marked in New Mexico
Over 100 students and community activists gathered in front of the University of New Mexico to honor International Women's Day…
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One thousand women die in childbirth daily
The humanitarian aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) reports that approximately 1,000 women die every day in childbirth…
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Words and the war on women
Due to public outrage, Rush Limbaugh was recently forced apologize for calling college student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a…
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Anti-choice law protested in Virginia
One thousand protesters marched on the state capitol in Richmond on March 3 to oppose anti-choice legislation. Peaceful protesters were…
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Religious right attacks women’s right to contraception
Once again, women’s reproductive rights have come under attack from the religious right, and the Obama administration has scurried to…
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Jezebel: Meet Peta Lindsay, Your Young, Black, Female Presidential Candidate
Imagine Peta Lindsay as POTUS (with a Lindsay-friendly Congress). Imagine how the war on women, the war on birth control,…
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Komen Foundation plays politics with women’s health
When the largest, best-funded breast cancer advocacy group in the U.S, cut funding to Planned Parenthood, women's health advocates were…
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