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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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Best European countries for women to work and live in in 2025

Three Nordic countries top the list for women to work and live in, while two southern European countries are at the bottom, according to a recent study.

Euronews

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Diddy’s trial brings MeToo’s legacy into spotlight

CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister dives into the legacy of the MeToo movement in the wake of the trials of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Harvey Weinstein.

CNN

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Saudi Arabia wants to change its image, with help from women

Saudi Arabia’s ultra-conservative society has long been associated with the harsh repression of women, but that’s changed dramatically in recent years. On a rare, unsupervised visit to Riyadh, CBC’s Chris Brown met women who say they are...

CBC News

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Why this Nigerian community says women make better rulers than men

In eastern Nigeria, the rural community of Arnado-Debbo has been exclusively ruled by women for 260 years—an unusual tradition born when male leaders mysteriously died.

Al Jazeera

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Lack of funding threatens women-led peace initiatives, UN warns

Policymakers, civil society leaders, and international organisations met in the Belgian capital to reflect on the progress made by the Women, Peace, and Security agenda since its implementation 25 years ago and which challenges still nee...

Euronews

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Iranian women’s quiet courage on display with fewer hijabs

Women in Iran have endured laws restricting what they can do and wear for decades, but some are now starting to defy those rules. Some women are refusing to wear the hijab, part of what they hope will be a wider societal change.

CBC News

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Sri Lanka: How period poverty keeps girls out of school

For some girls in Sri Lanka's hill country, getting a period means having to skip classes unless their families can find money for sanitary pads.

DW News

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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.

CNBC

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Bangladeshi Islamists protest women's rights proposal

Thousands of supporters of an Islamist group turned out on the streets of Dhaka to oppose a plan to enshrine equal rights for women. The protestors claimed the proposal would violate religious laws.

DW News

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Michelle Obama, Taraji Henson discuss the state of the world

Actress Taraji P. Henson joined former First Lady Michelle Obama on her podcast IMO, co-hosted by her brother Craig Robinson. Michelle Obama addresses why she didn’t attend President Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this year.

CNN

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Young men's financial insecurity helping to fuel anti-feminism in EU

Faced with the radicalization of the discourse against women's rights, an analysis by a think tank suggests that its origin is not only cultural but also economic.

Euronews

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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

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Trump tells crowd he will be ‘protector’ of women

Former President Donald Trump told a crowd of Pennsylvania voters that he will be a “protector” of women and that soon they will no longer have to think about abortion.

CNN

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Harrods' ex-owner Al Fayed raped, assaulted staff, lawyers say

The late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods, forced them to have medical screenings and threatened consequences if they tried to complain, lawyers for alleged victims...

Reuters

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Will abortion rights questions on ballots in 9 states tilt elections?

Ballot measures on abortion access could attract voters to polls in November who otherwise might sit out the election — and even a small number of additional voters could make a difference in close races for offices from the state legisl...

France 24