women’s rights
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Violence against women widespread in US
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey found that one in four women have experienced physical violence from an intimate…
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2011: a year of attacks on reproductive rights
It is no secret that the right wing wishes to restrict women's right to control their reproductive health. The onslaught…
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Egyptian women’s march takes the streets
Angry over the military's abuse of women during recent protests in Tahrir Square, an estimated 10,000 women marched through the…
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Santa Clara Hyatt hotel humiliates, then fires women workers
When two housekeepers reacted in outrage at a sexist photo display, the anti-union management at the Hyatt in Santa Clara…
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Voters in Mississippi reject ‘personhood amendment’
People in Mississippi achieved a victory on Nov. 8 when they defeated one of the most aggressive anti-abortion measures seen…
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Panel calls for equal coverage for birth control
An advisory panel for the Obama administration called for free coverage for a full range of women’s health treatments including…
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Supreme Court denies class-action lawsuit for female Wal-Mart employees
By a five-to-four vote, the Supreme Court has blocked the filing of a class-action discrimination lawsuit by current and former…
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Indiana’s HB 1210 targets Planned Parenthood
The Indiana State Legislature recently passed bill HB 1210, which would prevent organizations within the state that perform abortions from…
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Police attack peaceful protesters in Yemen
Calling for the removal of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, thousands of peaceful female protesters marched on Taiz, Yemen on…
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Honoring the women workers of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, a century later
Remembering the working women who perished 100 years ago, on March 25, 1911, in the tragic fire of the Triangle…
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