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Yelp Joins Growing List of Companies Covering Costs for Texas Employees Seeking Abortions Out of St 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 665
Texas Woman Lizelle Herrera's Arrest Foreshadows Post-Roe Future 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 673
Why is Indonesia's sexual violence law so important? 6 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1179
Louisiana lawmakers consider more restrictions for abortion pill 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 867
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 483
Across the Desk - S5:E13 (Oklahoma SB612 - Full Ban On Abortion) 2 Across-the-Desk Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1178
All-female newsroom launched in Somalia to widen media's scope 2 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 890
I'm just amazed 4 snowybirdie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 38 1822
Woman Arrested for Abortion in Texas, Held on Half-Million-Dollar Bond: 'This Arrest Is Inhumane' 4 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1122
Activist faces trial in Poland for aiding abortion 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 785
Michigan governor sues to secure abortion rights, vacate old law 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 7 849
U.S. Department of Justice Indicts Nine Anti-Abortion Extremists for Clinic Invasion 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 706
Local florists at Urban Buds tackle waste and share spring planting tips 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 828
TWO pro-choice candidates worth donating to 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 820
Missouri's first prison nursery would keep moms and babies together 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 844
Oklahoma's orgy of abortion bills - database of abortion seeking women, unique identifier for 7 yrs 5 Demovictory9 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1065
High-profile women on Instagram face 'epidemic of misogynist abuse', study finds 2 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 949
A new documentary looks at women who survived domestic violence -- then faced jail time 5 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1089
"A Gentlewoman's Guide To Murder", Victoria Hamilton. 2 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 8 1225
Taliban Crack Down on Social Freedoms With Even Stricter Policing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 844
Misogyny's Gatekeeping Role at Judge Jackson's Supreme Court Nomination Hearings 9 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 9 1361
Biden Admin's ONE WEIRD TRICK To Get Health Care $$$ Around Red State Govs! 0 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 970
Ukraine Donations Go Further and Faster with Women's Funds 2 niyad Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 784
H&M pledges to end shopfloor sexual violence in India after worker killed 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 874
Nearly Half of All Pregnancies Worldwide are Unintended and 60% of those end in abortion 9 Demovictory9 Mar 2022 Apr 2022 12 1671
Woman learns parents' fertility doctor is really her biological father 8 Diamond_Dog Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 1277
Taliban Rules Impose Chaperones on Afghan Women 4 applegrove Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 1176
Another deeply gendered war is being waged in Ukraine 4 niyad Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1232
S5:E10 (OK Sen. Treat & The 'Conservative Value' of Misogyny) 0 Across-the-Desk Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1099
House Democrats Grill Pentagon About Sexual Assault Tracking 1 BeckyDem Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 921

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Why counting femicides is a global issue 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 926
Police strip-searched a 15-year-old black girl at school. When will these abuses end? 5 Judi Lynn Mar 2022 Mar 2022 12 1956
Doulas Push Back Against California's Proposal to Pay Them Shockingly Low Rates 0 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1030
Working group calls for full decriminalisation of abortion 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 18 1015
International Women's Day: top universities led by women 0 Celerity Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 926
Toay, we observe International Women's Day, celebrated as a holiday in many 0 niyad Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 869
Rebutting the assaults on gender equality 0 Celerity Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 882
The google doodle today honours International Women's Day with an interactive slide 0 niyad Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 703
My pregnancy complications were described in sexist terms, unlike male infertility 5 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 Mar 2022 12 1378
Most Women Denied Abortions by Texas Law Got Them Another Way 4 Demovictory9 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 1236
woman with protective order shoots and kills ex-cop with long history of woman abuse 3 Demovictory9 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 9 1378
The Hidden Epidemic of Brain Injuries From Domestic Violence 3 Demovictory9 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 15 1286
Activision Blizzard sued for wrongful death by family of employee who killed herself 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1432
A new look at baby 'safe haven' laws, After SCOTUS hearing 2 littlemissmartypants Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 1577
Judge Rules Against Montana Law Limiting Abortion Providers 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 896
As one of Fortune Magazine's "Most Promising Entrepreneurs" Leila Janah 0 BeckyDem Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1083
On February 27, 1869, Alice Hamilton was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 934
International Women's Day webinar: WOMEN IN TECH 0 Celerity Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 837
According to this Florida forced birth* activist, birth control doesn't prevent abortions. 1 ShazzieB Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1100
On Request, a repost from GD: Re the ECONOMICS of Griswold/Roe and Male Resentment... 1 Hekate Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 1030
Sexual assault, harassment linked to higher risk of high blood pressure in women, study finds 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 950
Colombia Decriminalizes Abortion 1 Demovictory9 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 865
UK: Ministers to reject making misogyny a hate crime 2 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1028
Three abortion bills pass introductory votes in Wyoming 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 886
All 3 Repubs running for MI AG just stated that they oppose the ruling in Griswold v Connecticut 5 demmiblue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 11 2656
Ecuador legislators approve regulations allowing abortion in cases of rape 1 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 806
Rep. Steve Haugaard's total ban on abortion pills goes to South Dakota House floor 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1769
Marie-Claire Chevalier, minor at center of landmark French abortion case, dies at 66 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 893
Kanye West's Actions Are Stalking Behaviors 13 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 Feb 2022 23 2590
Maida Springer Kemp Championed Workers' Rights on a Global Scale 2 BeckyDem Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 1169

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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A Pakistani man murdered his social media star sister in an 'honor killing.' Their parents pardoned 8 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 15 1868
How Rung for Women is empowering St. Louis women to land better jobs 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 939
Happy Birthday to suffragist Susan B. Anthony. "Failure is impossible". 0 niyad Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 752
Amidst the hearts and flowers, today we also observe V-Day, ending violence against 1 niyad Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 781
Poem for "Little Girls": 1 tblue37 Jan 2022 Feb 2022 7 1162
Millions in tax dollars flow to anti-abortion centers in US 3 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 6 1052
Insurance Companies Are Giving Ridiculous Reasons For Not Covering New Birth Control Methods 7 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 Feb 2022 13 1895
Her boyfriend killed her son but she went to jail 2 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 1473
OK: Considers Database To Track Pregnant People, Anti-Abortion Bills GOP Gov. Promised To Sign 9 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 1963
Today's Google doodle - Toni Stone. First woman to play regularly American pro baseball 3 Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1030
That's How It Works When You're a Woman on the Internet 1 Nevilledog Feb 2022 Feb 2022 14 1015
Minnie Mouse to wear pantsuit in honor of Women's History Month 6 Demovictory9 Jan 2022 Feb 2022 13 1658
Any type of domestic abuse a 'serious crime' - McEntee 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 980
UK woman cleared by Cyprus court of making up gang rape 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1026
Total abortion ban advances in South Carolina legislature 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1172
Proposed Pa. Constitution amendment to limit abortion access has rights advocates concerned 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1355
Ruth Franklin: Shirley Jackson and the Madness of Mid-Century Womanhood 1 Celerity Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1167
"The Janes": Meet the Women Who Formed a Collective to Provide Safe Abortions Before Roe v. Wade 4 BeckyDem Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1361
Mexican abortion advocates look to help women in US 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1089
Planned Parenthood drops challenge to Lubbock's abortion ban 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1013
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