The 104 women included 20 undocumented immigrants, the largest number of undocumented immigrant women to willingly submit to arrest.
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Men Convicted in New Delhi Gang Rape Sentenced to Death
The four men found guilty Tuesday of the fatal gang-rape of a 23 year-old student in New Delhi, India have been sentenced to death by hanging. AP reports that they will be hanged. Vinay Sharma, Ashkay Thakur, Pawan Gupta, and Mukesh Sing were convicted of murder, rape, and kidnapping; last December, they tortured and raped […]
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Founding Feminists: September 12, 1967
Are being quite young, very attractive, and an unmarried woman “bona fide occupational qualifications” for being a flight attendant?
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Domestic Workers’ Rights Bill Heads to California Governor’s Desk
A bill that would protect the rights of domestic workers has passed the California State Senate.
Women Commit Majority of Suicides in Afghanistan
95 percent of all suicides in Afghanistan are committed by women and girls. According to officials at the Ministry of Public Health yesterday at World Suicide Prevention Day in Kabul, more than 2,500 Afghan women have already committed suicide in 2013. Experts cited extreme levels of violence against women and forced marriage between young girls […]
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Founding Feminists: September 11, 1917
Over the past eight months, pickets have endured extreme cold and heavy snow, then rain, heat and humidity, criticism from more conservative suffragists, attacks by mobs, and finally arrests and lengthy sentences in the harshest of prisons.
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Judge Declares Indiana’s Anti-Labor Law Unconstitutional
Indiana state Superior Court judge John Sedia recently ruled that Indiana’s “right-to-work” law is unconstitutional.
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Afghanistan Leaders Discuss Need for More Women Judges
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.