ππΆππΆπ π£π’ππππ¦π§π¦ Amplifying the Voices of Women (particularly those less often heard or purposefully silenced) FiLiA meets: Hala Aldosari, scholar-activist advocating for womenβs rights and protection from violence in Saudi Arabia ...
RT @FemenaNet: #Saudi activists, Loujain Al Hathloul, Samar Badawi, Nassima Al Sadah, Nouf Abdulaziz & Mayaa Al Zahrani remain in prison for demanding women's rights. @KingSalman release imprisoned #WHRDs & end persecution of women activists. ...
RT @FiLiA_charity: ππΆππΆπ πππ’ππ¦ Amplifying the Voices of Women (particularly those less often heard or purposefully silenced) Word of the Year in Russia: Femicid In 2019 the independent project https://t.co/UcdnSn... began to collect news about ...
RT @Abolicion_Prost: La prostituciΓ³n estΓ‘ basada en βdesigualdades, sexismo, racismo y privilegios masculinosβ, desde Alemania, la activista abolicionista @MarieMerklinger nos manda su caluroso apoyo a la Ley y su agradecimiento por la manifestaciΓ³n ...
Sam Smethers Interview, Cambridge Union Pornography Debate, Canada Cuts Women's Programs Funding, and More - https://t.co/J3h8Ug... https://t.co/FTobYn...
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*** HAPPENING NOW *** Child Protection in Religious Organisations and Settings This public hearing will examine child protection policies and safeguarding cultures in religious organisations in England and Wales. https://t.co/fPu11o...
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FiLiA Meets: Jo Bartosch - Click Off β FiLiA
'Overcoming these barriers to exit is complex and requires specialist support. The DWP should consider how it can best work with and commission specialist organisations focussed on supporting women to exit prostitution and retrain for the workplace.' ...
The DWP Must Do More to Help Women at Risk of Sexual Exploitation β FiLiA
'Kathy Majowski is with the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability (CFOJA) which tracks the murder of women, and says the recent mass killing will also likely impact Nova Scotia's rate of femicide.' #Femicide ...
Femicide research group expects sex-based hate crimes are on the rise in N.S.
'... a smaller group of βrespectablyβ dressed women entered the House of Commons during Question Period. Using bike locks, they chained themselves to their seats. One by one they rose, shouting for abortion rights.' #abortion ('people' [sic]) ...
Canada is still falling short on abortion rights
'Priti Patel ... said she had seen "no evidence" that asylum seekers were struggling to make ends meet on the current rate. Sandhya Sharma from the migrant support NGO @Safety4Sisters found this "absolutely unbelievable".' #MigrantWomen ...
'The womenβs rights movement has been warning the world about the βwomb rentalβ market for some time now, and it seems that the worst fears of many feminists have materialized.' #surrogacy https://t.co/bNtVFa...
'hardliners in government use the economic problems as an excuse to push women out of work. They often claim that .. it is better for men to have jobs since, by law, they are recognized as the head of the households.' says @sussantweets #Iran ...
Iranian Women Squeezed By US Sanctions, COVID-19 and Their Government
'Although the government's decision to criminalise FGM was welcomed both inside and outside of the country, Sudanese feminists have warned that it cannot be considered a victory until all forms of discrimination and violence against women end.' ...
For Sudan's women, the fight against FGM has only just begun
'Authorities in Zimbabwe must urgently account for three missing female leaders from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change β Alliance (MDC-Alliance) and ensure their safe return' @JoanaMamombe, Cecelia Chinembiri and @MarovaNetsai #Zimbabwe ...
'Public nakedness has been documented as a means of political protest worldwide, in vastly different cultural contexts from India to Russia. In Kenya, it has been used from pre-colonial times to the modern day.' by @rtapscott #protest ...
Naked protest: how ordinary citizens reveal truth to repressive regimes
'When the COVID-19 crisis committee announced some of its plans, it was immediately clear that there was no consideration for the gendered implications of the pandemic on women.' @LibyanJustice #Libya https://t.co/DEYRzx...
Libyaβs forgotten half: between conflict and pandemic, women pay the higher price
'It is a study of female directors who are overlooked and ignored in the mainstream film histories, and, with Cousinsβs characteristic far-reaching and heroic internationalism, he gives us a celebration of cinema from all over the world.' ...
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema review β paean to neglected talent | Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
βIt is concerning that more pregnant women from black and minority ethnic groups are admitted with Covid-19 in pregnancy and this needs urgent investigation,β she said #Covid https://t.co/cnDQTo...
Pregnant women are βnot at greater riskβ of severe Covid-19 than others
'The other solicitors' partners manage the homeschooling for their children but I have only been able to manage my workload by working early morning and late evening. I am completely exhausted and there is no end in sight.β' #WomenInLaw ...
'Completely exhausted': women in law highlight Covid-19 struggles
'When she died on 14 April of coronavirus she contracted in a state prison for women, Virginia officials wouldnβt even say her name.' #USA #prison https://t.co/jT3AoO...
Why women dying in prisons are among the less visible victims of Covid-19