The Shocking Reality of Surrogacy This is reflected in much of the terminology – for example, in the US, the birth mother is called the ‘carrier,’ as if she is a plastic bag’.27 Women and their bodies are not objects for male use. ...
RT @matters_yes: Our #16Days research is here! On the women of Greater Manchester and their experiences of sexual objectification. Covering faith in the justice system, representation & fears for the girls in their lives. Please read & ...
#107 Listen to Survivors: Valerie Tender - militant abolitionist radical feminist — FiLiA
Listen to Survivors: Valerie Tender - militant abolitionist radical feminist Valérie Pelletier (aka Legal Tender) is a militant abolitionist radical feminist from Canada. She is also involved at CAFES (Collectif d'Aide aux Femmes Exploitées ...
#049 Surrogacy: A Human Rights Violation - FiLiA Conference 2019 — FiLiA
To mark our 16 days of activism to end male violence against Women we are sharing some of our great content from Women across the world #16days #VAWG #Surrogacy @bindelj @spinifexpress https://t.co/Z5qDjb... @ ...
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RT @franakviacorka: Natalia Hershe, Swiss citizen, is on trial in Minsk today. She is accused of resisting the police officer with violence during a women's march on September 19. She faces up to five years in prison. She tried to remove the ...
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The Shocking Reality of Surrogacy — FiLiA
To mark our 16 days of activism to end male violence against Women we are sharing some of our great content from Women across the world #16days #VAWG #Surrogacy https://t.co/dZqMeY...
*** 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 *** 'Even though we are in different areas, we tell you that your struggle is our struggle, just as our revolution is your revolution.' Follow @starrcongress https://t.co/Z56u8S...
*** 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗶𝗟𝗶𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 *** Pragna Patel of Southall Black Sisters on Anti-Racism and Feminism, anti-fundamentalist struggles and SBS's vital campaign to include migrant women in the Domestic Abuse Bill. https://t.co/vk75WX...
'Currently, 80% of new HIV infections among adolescents are from girls – who are eight times as likely as boys to be living with HIV. The estimate from the same data is that 50 adolescent girls die everyday from AIDS-related illnesses.' ...
How is climate change increasing HIV risks for women?
Carol Andaur adds: “It is necessary to believe women and take it seriously if a woman says she is in danger. Life may be on the line. The danger women face and are exposed to on the street needs to be taken seriously.” #Chile https://t.co/I0YF17...
How Feminists in Chile Helped Spark a Revolution | HipLatina
“There are two ways forward: either asylum accommodation is made more secure, or more safe houses are established for survivors of trafficking. The way things are at the moment, it’s just not working.” Justė Marcinkevičiūtė https://t.co/wIuBTX...
Female trafficking survivors in UK forced into unsafe housing, report finds
'Dapena said she didn’t want to participate in the tribute to the Argentina great, who died last week at age 60, because of past accusations of domestic violence made against him.' Sisterhood and Solidarity! https://t.co/mrfl5a...
Female soccer player receives threats after protest against Diego Maradona
'“My water has broken. I am giving birth to a revolution,” said one sign at a protest in Warsaw on Nov. 18, expressing a view held by an increasing number of protesters.' https://t.co/XO77r9...
Rage and hope fuel women's revolt over abortion in Poland
“He had no idea who she was,” she said. “I said, ‘She was one of the first philosophers of the New World.’ He had never, ever heard of her, which meant, to me, that these were figures that were not taught in a regular academic setting.' ...
Essays by Sandra Cisneros, Laura Esquivel and more shine light on lives of Texas, Mexican women.
'Between being expected to make Christmas happen, and spending the last 10 months being a nurse, teacher, chef and cleaner, is it any surprise that women have run out of patience and are refusing to do countless extra hours of unpaid domestic ...
Why women are using the pandemic as an excuse to stage a Christmas Revolution this year
Please do complete the Scottish consultation Equally Safe (deadline 10th December More words to sink in .... 'While the Scottish Government recognises prostitution as a form of violence against women, paying for sex is not currently a crime' ...
Former prostitutes urge Scottish Government to criminalise buying sex
It's girl-child rape, not child prostitution. As we let these words sink in ... 'Previously, only prostitution of disabled children was subject to the additional punishment.' https://t.co/vaqehE...
Punishment against child prostitution toughened
RT @ClaireShrugged: On the Same Page: Some Thoughts on Gender & Sexuality, as prompted by Keira Bell and Elliot Page... #IStandWithKeiraBel... https://t.co/fSmtrZ...