women's rights
Large-Scale Study Shows Feminists Don’t Hate Men, Actually
As part of the research, women asked how much they agreed with statements like “men act like babies when they are sick”.
People Are Too Terrified To Get Pregnant Under Poland’s Harsh Abortion Law
Poland’s total ban on abortion has led to women dying after being denied terminations. Now, many are choosing not to have any children at all.
Founder of Afghan Girls’ Education Project Arrested by Taliban
Matiullah Wesa was detained by the Islamists after tweeting that Afghans want their daughters to be educated. The UN says his arrest is “alarming”.
This Is The Dystopian Reality Of Being a Woman in Afghanistan Right Now
A mother-of-two living under Taliban rule tells VICE World News she feels like a “prisoner” inside her own home.
Man Who Beheaded His 17-Year-Old Wife Jailed For Just 8 Years in Iran
Sajjad Heydarnawa, who was filmed carrying the decapitated head of his wife, Mona, has been given a lighter punishment than many anti-government protesters.
We Met an All-Women Flogging Squad in Indonesia
Aceh, Indonesia’s only province with Sharia police, now has female floggers. “If the perpetrator is a woman, then the flogger should be a woman too.”
Japan Changes Archaic Law Assigning Men Paternity Over Ex-Wife’s Child After Divorce
Revisions to the 19th-century code also mean that pregnant women are now allowed to remarry within 100 days of a divorce.
Conspiracy Theorists Have Come for US Couple Denied Abortion in Europe
Andrea Prudente and Jay Weeldreyer face hate and false accusations that they were part of a paid plot to undermine Malta’s abortion laws, the strictest in Europe.
Why Did the Taliban Welcome This Woman to Afghanistan With Big Smiles?
Analysts say Pakistan made a power move by sending a female minister to talk shop with the all-men government of Afghanistan.
Women in Australia Could Soon Get Menstrual and Menopause Leave From Work
“It’s time our workplace legislation was redrafted to finally and properly acknowledge that half the population are women.”
‘Deeply Worrying’: UK Anti-Abortion Groups Turn Focus to Students
Groups are hiring new staff and amping up efforts on social media to try and reach a new generation online.
Signal Is Asking People Around the World to Help Iranians Access the Encrypted App
The encrypted chat app published “easy” detailed instructions to help anyone set up a proxy server to help Iranians.