At a four-day conference at the Afghan Supreme Court in Kabul last week, over 180 female judges affiliated with the Afghan Women Judges Association (AWJA) and other leaders discussed strategies for improving the number of Afghanistan’s female judges and ensuring justice to those who come to the courts. Women now make up 10 percent of […]
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Founding Feminists: September 10, 1920
Debt-free and with their initial task happily accomplished, the National Woman’s Party can now move on toward their new goal of total equality.
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Republicans Push Plan to Further Cut Food Stamps
Majority Leader Eric Cantor is pushing a Republican plan to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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California Governor Signs 3 Bills Related to Rape, Domestic Violence
“Every victim deserves justice, regardless of their relationship status.”
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Four Men Found Guilty in Delhi Gang Rape
Four men have been found guilty by District Court judge Yogesh Khanna of the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student in New Delhi, India last December. The victim and a friend were trying to taxi home after seeing a movie when the men lured them onto a private bus. They beat both of […]
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Founding Feminists: September 9, 1912
“The suffrage having been given to you, it is not only your right but your duty to exercise it. You are false to your duty as citizens and as women if you fail to register and vote.”
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Women Diagnosed with Fetal Abnormalities Denied Abortions in U.K.
Two UK non-profits will testify today that women diagnosed with fetal anomalies are denied abortions and forced to deliver their stillborn babies. Britain’s Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC) charity and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) will host a conference today, calling for the British health secretary to address this issue. According to The Guardian, […]
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Eight-Year-Old Yemeni Bride Dies of Internal Injuries First Night of Marriage
An eight-year-old Yemeni girl died from internal bleeding the night of her arranged wedding to a man who is believed to be around 40. The child has only been identified as Rawan. She died in the tribal area of Hardh in northwestern Yemen, on the border of Saudi Arabia. She is believed to have suffered […]
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Taliban Murder Female Indian Writer
Last Wednesday, a prominent female Indian writer was murdered by the Taliban outside of her home in the Paktika province after criticizing the terrorist group. Sushmita Banerjee, 49, wrote a popular memoir in 1995 about her life as the wife of an Afghan man in Kabul while the Taliban ruled. The book was later adapted […]
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Founding Feminists: September 6, 1920
Now that the fight over “Votes for Women” has moved from the State Legislatures to the courts, the process of dismantling the political machine that brought about the victory has begun.
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Birth Control Access Brings US Teen Birth Rate to All-Time Low
In a landscape where the median age for women to first have sex has decreased since 1988, it is likely that the lower rate of teen births is heavily shaped by birth control access and information.
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Iowa Board of Health Bans Telemedicine Abortions
Iowa’s telemedicine abortion program allows women to consult with doctors through video technology before being prescribed the abortion-inducing pill.
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UMD Set to Launch Sexual Assault Prevention Program
The program, dubbed Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP), will reach 300 to 600 of this fall’s incoming freshman students.
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Multi-Million Dollar Program Announced to Support Afghan Women’s Political Participation
Enhancing women’s political participation is at the forefront of preparation for Afghanistan’s next set of presidential and provincial elections. The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) has partnered with the Asia Foundation to launch a new project that will support voter turnout among women in the April 2014 election as well as female elected officials and […]
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Founding Feminists: September 5, 1910
In a very encouraging sign, a majority of the over 70,000 marchers in New York City’s Labor Day Parade this afternoon were women.
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More Texas Planned Parenthood Clinics Close
Planned Parenthood closed two rural Texas clinics last week.
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Boston Public Schools Will Offer All Students Free Meals
Over the summer, BPS and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education joined the “Community Eligibility Option,” a national program that waives meal fees for all children.
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IPPF Study Finds Need to Integrate HIV and Family Planning Services
In early August, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) published a five-year research project looking into the cost, quality, health benefits and stigma reduction of integrating HIV programs and sexual and reproductive health service programs in Kenya, Malawi, and Swaziland. Named The Integra Initiative, the study, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and […]
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Founding Feminists: September 4, 1974
Just 26 days after becoming First Lady, Betty Ford has held her first press conference.
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NC Elections Board Decides on Student Voting Rights Cases
Yesterday, North Carolina’s State elections board made decisions on two controversial voting rights cases that significantly affect college students. The first decision was to allow Montravias King, an Elizabeth City State University student, to run for a city council seat. He was originally disqualified from running because Pasquotank County Republican Party Chairman Richard “Pete” Gilbert […]