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Iranian women ride motorbikes in defiance of Islamic rules

Women across Iran are increasingly turning to motorcycles as their mode of transportation, despite many being denied licenses. In doing so, they're challenging strict norms in the Islamic Republic.

Reuters

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Iran's nomad community: Women struggle for sanitation

In Iran's remote plains and mountains, nomadic women endure life without access to proper toilets and clean water. Despite being vital to Iran's economy, these nomads face a daily struggle for basic sanitation and hygiene.

DW News

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Behind the steep decline in young mothers leaving the workforce

For six years, Mackenzie Bruegge worked in medical billing. But with two young children at home, she says the math just didn't add up. Her decision to quit reflects a national trend.

CBS America

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Petition to make access to abortion easier in Europe

With over 1 million signatures, the European citizens' initiative "My Voice, My Choice" submitted its request to the European Commission on Monday to set up a funding mechanism to make abortion more accessible.

Euronews

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Tunisia's Women’s Day parade celebrates the traditional sefsari tunic

Women’s Day marks the anniversary of the 1956 adoption of the Personal Status Code which granted women equal rights.

Africanews

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New Texas bill would allow lawsuits over shipping abortion pills

A new bill proposed by Texas Republican lawmakers would allow lawsuits over the shipment of abortion pills. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more details.

CBS America

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Fewer mothers with young children in the workforce, report finds

The share of working mothers between the ages of 25-44 has dropped 3% so far this year, according to a new report from the University of Kansas. Professor Misty Heggeness, who analyzed the data and is the author of the upcoming book, "Sw...

CBS America

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In an MLB first, woman umpires regular-season game

On Saturday, Jen Powell became the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball regular-season game. She made her debut at first base in Atlanta as the Braves faced the Miami Marlins.

CBS News

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First female umpire being called up for regular season MLB game

This weekend, Jen Powell will be the first female umpire in a regular season MLB game. She'll join the umpiring crew for the Marlins-Braves series in Atlanta. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-anchor Dana Jacobson reports.

CBS America

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European stockpile of USAID-funded contraceptives faces destruction

Contraceptives valued at $10 million stored in Europe face destruction following the closure of a key American aid agency, amid backlash from global health groups calling for redistribution.

Euronews

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Indian Dalit women, girls targeted by upper-caste rapists

In India, rapists are more likely to attack women and girls from the Dalit community than other groups. DW correspondent Shalu Yadav met a victim who was raped by an upper-caste man when she was 10 years old.

DW News

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A look at femicide crisis in Kenya

CNN takes a look at gender-based violence in Kenya through the lens of female officers working at gender desks who themselves might be victims. With public trust in the police broken, it is ever more difficult for women to report harassm...

CNN

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ICC seeks arrest of two Taliban leaders

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for two top Taliban leaders over their role in the Taliban's "persecution of Afghan girls and women".

France 24

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UN warns global progress on gender equality is at risk

UN Women marks its 15th anniversary by calling for bold action and push forward for gender equality.

Africanews

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The state of abortion, 3 years after Roe v. Wade was overturned

It's been three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing individual states to ban abortion. Despite that, the number of abortions has increased. Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, join...

CBS America

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UK parliament votes to decriminalize abortion, repeal old law

Britain's parliament voted on Tuesday (June 17) to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales to stop a growing number of women from being investigated by police for terminating pregnancies under legislation dating back to the mid-19th ...

Reuters

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Cherie Blair and Helle Thorning-Schmidt discuss AI and gender equality

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former prime minister of Denmark and co-chair of the Oversight Board, and Cherie Blair CBE KC, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, discuss how to advance gender equality.

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NY doctor charged in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pills

Dr. Margaret Carpenter, who legally practices in New York, is fighting extradition after Louisiana officials charged her for mailing abortion pills. As restrictive state laws clash with legal protections, Gov. Kathy Hochul vows to defend...

CBS News

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HRW: Israel endangered pregnant, postpartum women and girls

Belkis Wille, the Associate Crisis, Conflict and Arms Director for Human Rights Watch (HRW), talks about her group’s latest report, which accuses Israel of inflicting “serious and sometimes life-threatening danger” on pregnant and postpa...

CNN

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Women's rights groups slam 'lenient' sentences for co-defendants

Dozens of defendants in the Pelicot trial -- the men who visited the Pelicot family home to rape Gisele Pelicot who was unconscious after being drugged by her husband -- were handed terms of between three and fifteen years. Women's right...

France 24

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Hateful rhetoric toward women surges on social media

Sexist and abusive rhetoric towards women, such as “your body, my choice” and “get back to the kitchen,” have surged across social media since Donald Trump’s reelection, according to an analysis from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.

CNN

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Trial starts over rape, murder of junior doctor in India's Kolkata

A police volunteer went on trial in India's West Bengal on Monday accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case that has sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India.

Reuters

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Why the economy, not abortion decided the U.S. election

A vital part of Democrat Kamala Harris' presidential campaign was tapping into the groundswell of women's anger and political activism unleashed by the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision overturning the federal right to an abortion. But ...

Reuters

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Arizona to vote on enshrining abortion rights in state constitution

Apart from voting in the presidential election this year, in the state of Arizona abortion is also on the ballot – in a separate referendum. A win for the “yes” camp would enshrine abortion as a fundamental right in the state.

France 24

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Thousands rally in US capital, supporting Harris and abortion rights

Thousands of women fill the streets of the US capital - rallying behind Kamala Harris and the fight to hold on to reproductive rights.

Al Jazeera

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Abortion proving key issue for Harris campaign

The issue of access to abortion is a prominent one in the US Presidential race. In the wake of a controversial Supreme Court decision in 2022, 13 states now ban abortion entirely with narrow exceptions, and six forbid the procedure after...

Al Jazeera

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Backlash follows Trump's 'protecting women' comment

Donald Trump is again facing backlash, this time after promising to protect women whether they 'like it or not’ at a rally in the swing state of Wisconsin. Kamala Harris used the comment to attack Trump, saying he does not believe women ...

CBC News

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Abortion is a top issue in 2024 United States election

A new documentary co-produced by Jennifer Lawrence & Hillary Clinton about three Texas women who suffered unspeakable tragedy after they were refused abortions hits theaters Friday, as the battle over reproductive rights looms large ahea...

France 24

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Sex education with AI in India

In India, it’s often difficult to talk openly about sex and sexual health. One AI chatbot aims to fill that void by breaking down stigma and educating women about their bodies. To do so, it had to learn nuanced language.

DW News

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Trump declares himself ‘father of IVF’ during town hall

During a Fox News town hall in Georgia, former President Donald Trump declared himself the “father of IVF,” a fertility treatment that has come under threat following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

CNN