4/16/2013
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Saudi Prince Supports Women Driving
Prince AlWaleed bin Talal announced his support for allowing women in Saudi Arabia to drive on Sunday via Twitter... |
4/11/2013
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Russian Orthodox Leader Warns of the Danger of Feminism
Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, warned members of Union of Orthodox Ukrainian Women that feminism is "very dangerous" and could threaten the stability of Russia... |
4/4/2013
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French Senate to Consider Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Debate is scheduled to begin today in the French Senate on a bill that would grant same-sex couples the right to marry and adopt children... |
3/27/2013
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Female Teacher Murdered in Pakistan
Earlier today, female teacher Shahnaz Nazli was shot by two men of unknown affiliation on her way to work at a girls school in the village of Shahkas... |
3/26/2013
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Brazil Doctors Urge Abortion Legalization
On Thursday, the Federal Council of Medicine in Brazil announced their support for legislative reform of the country's current abortion laws... |
3/19/2013
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Philippine Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Birth Control Law
The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the implementation of the Responsible Parenthood Bill to allow for the opposition to present arguments against the law... |
3/14/2013
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Archbishop of Buenos Aires Elected as Pope
Yesterday Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected to replace Pope Benedict XVI... |
3/7/2013
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UN Affirms Commitment to Ending Violence Against Women
On Monday, the 57th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women began in New York... |
3/5/2013
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Somali Appeals Courts Clear Alleged Rape Survivor
On Sunday, a Somali appeals court overturned the conviction of an alleged rape survivor who accused security forces of raping her in August 2012... |
2/28/2013
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Teenager Accused in New Delhi Gang-Rape Pleads Not-Guilty
A teenager accused of murder in the violent gang-rape of a New Delhi medical student in December 2012 plead not guilty... |
2/26/2013
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Microsoft Launches "DigiGirlz" In India
Microsoft launched a new program in India to encourage more girls to take up careers in technology, the Times of India reports... |
2/25/2013
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First Woman President of South Korea Sworn In
South Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye, was sworn in Monday... |
2/21/2013
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First Female Members Sworn In to Shura Council
The first female members of Saudi Arabia's Shura Council were sworn in by King Abdullah on Tuesday.
The Shura Council, composed of 150 members, councils the government in decisions regarding legislation... |
2/14/2013
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Under Scrutiny For Abuse of Aboriginal Women
In a report released on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) found that many aboriginal women in British Columbia have been the victims of discrimination, aggressive use of police force, and even sexual assault by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
The report, titled "Those Who Take Us Away," features in depth interviews with 50 aboriginal women along the "Highway of Tears" in British Columbia where numerous aboriginal women have gone missing or have been murdered... |
2/12/2013
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Pope Benedict XVI Resigns
Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will abdicate his position on February 28... |
2/11/2013
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Outrage over Gang Rape Spreads in South Africa
Earlier this month, a seventeen year-old woman was brutally gang-raped in Bredasdorp, South Africa... |
2/8/2013
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UN Condemns "Normalization" Surgeries of Intersex Children
Last week the United Nations released a report condemning the practice of performing "normalization" surgeries on intersex children.
The Special Rapporteur on Torture (SRT) to the United Nation's Human Rights Council submitted a report to the General Assembly that addressed the practice of surgically altering children born with ambiguous genitalia... |
2/7/2013
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Somalia Jails Alleged Rape Victim
A Somali woman who accused government security forces of rape was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday after the court ruled that her accusation was false... |
2/4/2013
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Member of Pussy Riot Hospitalized
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of the Russian punk feminist band Pussy Riot was transferred to a hospital at the end of January for severe headaches... |
2/4/2013
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India Enacts Harsher Punishments for Sexual Assault
Over the weekend, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and the Union Cabinet approved new provisions to the Indian Penal Code that create harsher punishments for sexual assault and rape... |
