RT @JoPhoenix1: Newsflash: my case against my employer was filed with the Tribunal yesterday. I stand on 4 sets of shoulders: @Docstockk (fortitude) @MForstater (courage calls) @akuareindorf (clarity of mind) and the 3000+ ppl supporting me ...
A gynecologist refused a lesbian woman a hysterectomy
'Twitter user @RachChamp_ expressed her frustration on the platform after claiming a medical professional refused giving her a hysterectomy in case she separates from her wife in the future and decides she wants kids with a man.' ...
Abuse support fight 'like being controlled again', say CSE victims
'Jamila Duncan-Bosu, a solicitor with the Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit, who works with trafficking victims to get compensation, said she had had clients die while waiting for their cases to conclude.' https://t.co/fI3GbZ...
#FiLiA2021 recordings being released from tomorrow! https://t.co/WeE77P...
RT @tv6tnt: FULL SPEECH: "1.5°C is what we need to survive, 2°C, is a death sentence... We do not want that dreaded death sentence, and we've come here today to say, try harder, try harder." Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley Q.C. addresses ...
They stayed to fight the Taliban. Now the protesters are being hunted down
'In Nangarhar province in the country’s east, where there is less international media attention than the Afghan capital, women’s rights protests have been violently broken up by Taliban members ...Several female protesters were also detained and ...
Scots ministers accused of unlawfully changing the definition of 'women' in court challenge
'People who hold a gender recognition certificate (GRC) have legally changed their sex, but For Women Scotland said the Scottish Government had gone further so that “woman” also includes those who do not have a GRC.' https://t.co/l6SIg5...
Clutching graveyard crosses, hundreds protest violence against women in Mexico
'The recent uptick continues the 130% increase in femicides from 2015 to 2020 that has sparked widespread protests calling for urgent action to stop the violence.' https://t.co/AIYBWG...
Proposal to make femicide a distinct criminal offence | Cyprus Mail
'The objective of the proposal is to amend the penal code to establish femicide as a distinct offence, punishable with life in prison.' https://t.co/9HO01e...
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT OCTOBER 2021: Men kill 22 women in October
'Men killed one woman because "she meddled in children's fight", one woman because "she was talking too much", two women because "they were jealous", one woman because "she did not accept the relationship proposal" ... #Femicide ...
Racism and breast cancer: Why we need new screening guidelines
'“I suppose a computer model is better than nothing, but it speaks volumes that after all these decades, we still don’t have a study that examines this issue that includes significant numbers of Black women.”' https://t.co/kwKcIj...
Ohio lawmakers introduce abortion bill that goes further than Texas law
'“Ohio has once again proved it is one of the most extreme states for abortion access. This bill goes further than Texas Senate Bill 8, the most extreme abortion ban in the country, and would ban all abortions.' https://t.co/xTGZDD...
More women continuing pregnancies due to abortion appointment shortage
'“This is resulting in a growing number of women being turned away and being forced to continue pregnancies against their will,” the British Pregnancy Advisory Service said.' https://t.co/7mRtaS...