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A New York surgeon's lawsuit highlights gender discrimination in medical profession 0 Jilly_in_VA May 2022 May 2022 12 839
Break The Chain---One Billion Rising 0 niyad May 2022 May 2022 1 619
SCOTUS Wants Reproductive Rights Left Up to the States--Whose Representatives Are Still Overwhelming 0 niyad May 2022 May 2022 5 590
The Great Stewardess Rebellion review: stirring study of what Roe v Wade helped vanquish 2 Judi Lynn May 2022 May 2022 3 1192
The stuff of nightmares -- 1 babylonsister May 2022 May 2022 11 1047
Feminists rally for Argentine nuns who denounced archbishop 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 1 745
One Hundred Years Women have been fighting for Equal Rights under the Constitution 1 Ninga May 2022 May 2022 5 808
"You're asking people who can become pregnant to accept less bodily autonomy than we grant to.... 2 A HERETIC I AM May 2022 May 2022 9 1334
250 Ads for Self-Managed Abortion Pill Info Launch in NYC Subway System 3 niyad Apr 2022 May 2022 5 813
Yes, They Want You (women, girls) Dead 7 CousinIT Apr 2022 May 2022 35 1882
Mother's Day Week Strike! May 8- 14. EVERYONE can participate in some way! Spread the word! 13 Scrivener7 May 2022 May 2022 6 1503
Prehistoric women were hunters and artists as well as mothers, book reveals 8 Judi Lynn May 2022 May 2022 4 1332
A Women's Bill of Rights 3 planetc May 2022 May 2022 3 726
Why a Focus on Gender Increases National Security 1 Nevilledog May 2022 May 2022 8 910
Art depicting women in the aftermath of illegal abortions by Portuguese artist Paula Rego 6 IcyPeas May 2022 May 2022 16 1465
Golf Lydia Ko has been universally praised for mentioning her period like its normal bodily function 0 Demovictory9 May 2022 May 2022 8 1057
Emergency Contraception Rushed to Ukraine 4 Demovictory9 May 2022 May 2022 18 1306
Cross Post: Art Exhibit Powerfully Answers The Question 'What Were You Wearing?' 3 sheshe2 Apr 2022 May 2022 9 1076
Guardian: 'It's rife': female MPs tell of climate of misogyny in Westminster... 3 abqtommy Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1580
Connecticut passes bill expanding abortion related protections. Gov pledges to sign it 1 Demovictory9 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 774
Iceland: 'The world's best place to be a woman' is being sued for misogyny 1 cbabe Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1019
Oklahoma legislature approves Republican bill banning abortions (x-posted from LBN) 2 BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1119
Ukrainian Victims of Wartime Rape May Be Forced To Give Birth--All Thanks to This U.S. Policy 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 758
Climate Change Is Forcing American Women From Their Homes 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 725
The Patriarchs' War on Women 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 10 779
International Women's Day: Dramatic deterioration in respect for women's rights and gender equality 2 BeckyDem Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1274
'Silence guarantees nothing will change': film-makers challenge the anti-abortion movement 4 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 851
abortion clinic escort films the anti choicers outside the clinic 6 Demovictory9 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 9 1368
EARTH DAY: When you choose the Earth, you choose Indigenous women. When you choose Indigenous women 6 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 838
The U.S. Could Learn From Argentina's Groundbreaking Plan to Reduce Maternal and Childhood Mortality 2 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 762

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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The girls I taught in Kabul were Afghanistan's future. The Taliban has taken that away 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 725
Physicians Have Abortions Too: Maintaining Access to Abortion Supports Women's Careers 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 589
Bangladesh to ban 'immoral character' evidence in rape cases 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 590
Kansas governor approves budget including extension of postpartum coverage 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 711
'Birthing while Black' is a national crisis for the US. Here's what Black lawmakers want to do about 1 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 897
Benin's first female vice-president on women's bodies, Amazon warriors and being called a feminist 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 829
Women (Including Republicans) Say 'Bull Semen Baron' Running For Nebraska Gov Has Groping Problem 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 654
Disney, You're Finally Seeing Moms Too 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 668
Yelp Joins Growing List of Companies Covering Costs for Texas Employees Seeking Abortions Out of St 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 619
Texas Woman Lizelle Herrera's Arrest Foreshadows Post-Roe Future 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 632
Why is Indonesia's sexual violence law so important? 6 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1032
Louisiana lawmakers consider more restrictions for abortion pill 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 797
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 453
Across the Desk - S5:E13 (Oklahoma SB612 - Full Ban On Abortion) 2 Across-the-Desk Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1094
All-female newsroom launched in Somalia to widen media's scope 2 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 830
I'm just amazed 4 snowybirdie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 38 1753
Woman Arrested for Abortion in Texas, Held on Half-Million-Dollar Bond: 'This Arrest Is Inhumane' 4 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1052
Activist faces trial in Poland for aiding abortion 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 741
Michigan governor sues to secure abortion rights, vacate old law 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 7 810
U.S. Department of Justice Indicts Nine Anti-Abortion Extremists for Clinic Invasion 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 655
Local florists at Urban Buds tackle waste and share spring planting tips 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 763
TWO pro-choice candidates worth donating to 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 780
Missouri's first prison nursery would keep moms and babies together 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 788
Oklahoma's orgy of abortion bills - database of abortion seeking women, unique identifier for 7 yrs 5 Demovictory9 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 999
High-profile women on Instagram face 'epidemic of misogynist abuse', study finds 2 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 892
A new documentary looks at women who survived domestic violence -- then faced jail time 5 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 981
"A Gentlewoman's Guide To Murder", Victoria Hamilton. 2 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 8 1123
Taliban Crack Down on Social Freedoms With Even Stricter Policing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 802
Misogyny's Gatekeeping Role at Judge Jackson's Supreme Court Nomination Hearings 9 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 9 1188
Biden Admin's ONE WEIRD TRICK To Get Health Care $$$ Around Red State Govs! 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 939

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Ukraine Donations Go Further and Faster with Women's Funds 2 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 710
H&M pledges to end shopfloor sexual violence in India after worker killed 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 833
Nearly Half of All Pregnancies Worldwide are Unintended and 60% of those end in abortion 9 Demovictory9 Mar 2022 Apr 2022 12 1472
Woman learns parents' fertility doctor is really her biological father 8 Diamond_Dog Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 1166
Taliban Rules Impose Chaperones on Afghan Women 4 applegrove Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 1075
Another deeply gendered war is being waged in Ukraine 4 niyad Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1155
S5:E10 (OK Sen. Treat & The 'Conservative Value' of Misogyny) 0 Across-the-Desk Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1031
House Democrats Grill Pentagon About Sexual Assault Tracking 1 BeckyDem Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 868
Why counting femicides is a global issue 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 876
Police strip-searched a 15-year-old black girl at school. When will these abuses end? 5 Judi Lynn Mar 2022 Mar 2022 12 1843
Doulas Push Back Against California's Proposal to Pay Them Shockingly Low Rates 0 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 981
Working group calls for full decriminalisation of abortion 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 18 972
International Women's Day: top universities led by women 0 Celerity Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 872
Toay, we observe International Women's Day, celebrated as a holiday in many 0 niyad Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 831
Rebutting the assaults on gender equality 0 Celerity Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 828
The google doodle today honours International Women's Day with an interactive slide 0 niyad Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 675
My pregnancy complications were described in sexist terms, unlike male infertility 5 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 Mar 2022 12 1285
Most Women Denied Abortions by Texas Law Got Them Another Way 4 Demovictory9 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 1168
woman with protective order shoots and kills ex-cop with long history of woman abuse 3 Demovictory9 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 9 1310
The Hidden Epidemic of Brain Injuries From Domestic Violence 3 Demovictory9 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 15 1221
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