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24 posts todayNew laws to protect victims added to Domestic Abuse Bill
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24 posts today'A raft of new amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill will be presented, providing greater protections for victims and further clamping down on perpetrators.' https://t.co/K5DQ06...
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24 posts todayWhy women should monitor blood pressure differently
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24 posts today'"When we want to (reach) the holy grail of personalized medicine, we really should start with the first branching point of what makes us different — and that is sex," she said.' Nod to @CCriadoPerez #InvisibleWomen newsletter https://t.co/bwTe5s...
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24 posts todayThank you AJ for gifting a Solidarity Ticket. We were able to share 183 Solidarity Tickets at the last conference .... for FiLiA2021 our aim is 250. Please do donate if you can comfortably do so. Sisterhood and Solidarity! FiLiA Team ...
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24 posts today#131 Fiona MacKensie: We Can't Consent to This — FiLiA
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24 posts today* 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗶𝗟𝗶𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 * #131 Fiona MacKensie: We Can't Consent to This Northern Ireland Justice Minister has opened a consultation to adopt a new law, forbidding the use of “consent” defences to charges of violence for ABH and above. ...
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24 posts todayOutcry over curbs on Nepali women going to Gulf nations, Africa
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24 posts today'Ms Hima Bista, executive director at Women Lead #Nepal, said: "The whole idea about adding authorisation layers for girls and women to travel outside of Nepal shows how the patriarchal thought process rules at the policymaking level. This is ...
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24 posts todayBradford mill girl became ‘champion of Britain’s spinsters’
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24 posts today'Florence sought publicity and was escorted from the House of Commons by police after holding a demonstration with cries of “Justice for spinsters!”' #Bradford #WomensHistory https://t.co/VwgLGb...
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24 posts todayBTL landlord charged over ‘sex for rent’ allegations appears in court
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24 posts today'A 52-year-old man accused of offering housing in exchange for sex in what is thought to be the first case of its kind in England and Wales ... charged with two counts of inciting prostitution for gain and one count of controlling prostitution for ...
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24 posts todayDomestic and Sexual Violence Helplines https://t.co/YCPUaE... https://t.co/Y6Q5os...
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24 posts todayWe are women and right now we need to roar — loudly
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24 posts today'“It is alarming that this bill does not mention women. A law which has caused the deaths of women should not be replaced by one which erases them.' #Australia #SexBasedRights https://t.co/vXvKNe...
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24 posts todaySydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Should Stand for Solidarity With the Oppressed — Not With Cops and Corporations
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24 posts today'MG’s current leadership has strategically built a membership that is apolitical, conservative, or hyper-focused on personal identity at the expense of real solidarity.' More on Lesbian visibility and politics needed, but worth a read ...
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24 posts todayWomen farmers now have the space to write their own stories of protest – and more
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24 posts today'Karti Dharti was born from a need to communicate their stories, said Sangeet Toor, the founder and editor of the newsletter ... “We felt we needed to document how womens’ engagement with political and social issues is slowly evolving.” ...
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24 posts today'Fundamentally, all major organised religions have not given equal rights to women. As these scriptures were written by men, regulating women was essentially part of their endeavour.' #India #VAWG #secularism https://t.co/3APfiF...
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24 posts todayThe Hindutva Challenge To Women’s Rights
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24 posts todayVenezuelans protest femicide after three women killed - France 24
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24 posts today"We are afraid," Ariadna Gonzalez, a 22-year-old psychology student, told AFP, holding up a banner with the message: "Being alive should not be an achievement." #Venezuela #Femicide https://t.co/L3QTpD...