No War in Northern Syria:Day X Mobilisation 'In particular, women’s freedom and the pioneering role of women within society and in defending the achievements of the revolution play an important role in this.' https://t.co/AhlFoR...
We define lesbian as a woman who exclusively experiences same-sex attraction. It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, because we’re meeting online. #LesbianOnly #LabrysLit | 28th November | 4:30pm GMT https://filia.org.u...
We define lesbian as a woman who exclusively experiences same-sex attraction. It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, because we’re meeting online. #LesbianOnly #LabrysLit | 28th November | 4:30pm GMT https://t.co/BVh22t...
RT @CEMB_forum: Join @CEMB_forum & #OneLawforAll on 20 Nov, 6-9pm in London for premiere of #WomenLeavingIslam with @MaryamNamazie @halimasalat @nuriyahk @RahilaG @nahlamamoud @MimzyVidz & Savin Bapir-Tardy on #women’s refusal to submit & ...
"... this Conference in particular is an exercise in tenacity, determination, and the sheer efficiency of women." Raquel Rosario Sánchez foe #FiLiA2021 https://t.co/gB3aON...
'After careful consideration, we believe it is time to step back from the Diversity Champions Programme and will also no longer participate in Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index.' https://t.co/qK5w8W...
Activists call for a feminist green new deal at Cop26
'Women are considered more vulnerable to the crisis as they form a large majority of the world’s poor and often depend on small-scale farming, while UN statistics have indicated that they form 80 per cent of people displaced by climate change.' ...
Domestic violence ‘widespread’ in Switzerland
'The results of the study and the recent high number of femicides this year (25 by October 2021, according to the report) point to a serious situation, a statement said.' https://t.co/WByLtp...
Women protesters stage sit-in outside Balochistan CM House
'The participants of the sit-in shouted slogans against the police and alleged that police had tortured a woman, Rozi Bibi, at the behest of an influential political leader in Zhob.' https://t.co/9ic1HW...
11-year-old whose pregnancy ignited a debate in Bolivia granted an abortion
'The case galvanized the church, which opposed the girl’s family seeking an abortion, and rights groups, which said the church had overstepped its bounds.' https://t.co/TM3lsa...
'Need to improve' treatment of female offenders in NI, says report
'Improvement is needed in the treatment of women and girls when suspected or convicted of an offence, the criminal justice inspector has said. Jacqui Durkin said they were more likely to get short prison sentences, "but their impact can be far ...
Scotland’s new Hate Crime Act will have a chilling effect on free speech
'As debate in the Scottish Parliament during its passage made clear, it is largely aimed at silencing women who argue that access to single-sex spaces and services should be according to biological sex, not self-declared gender identity.' ...
Working and living conditions of migrant farm women reminiscent of apartheid
“The research is important because migrant farm women work in conditions reminiscent of the apartheid days: no work contracts; deductions from wages that are not explained to them; working against unfair targets; no sick leave or any other work ...
Ethiopia: Survivors of TPLF attack in Amhara describe gang rape, looting and physical assaults
'Survivors described being raped at gunpoint, robbed, and subjected to physical and verbal assaults by TPLF fighters, who also destroyed and looted medical facilities in the town' https://t.co/jjDlQH...
Plainclothes officer patrols outside clubs put women ‘at risk’ of police violence
'Deniz Ugur, deputy director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition said trying to safeguard women from predatory men using plainclothes officers would not tackle the root of the problem.' https://t.co/pIQRnO...
Defence secretary summons UK army board amid series of scandals
'Some women said they were bullied for refusing sexual advances, or had witnessed friends being attacked by groups of men but were too afraid to report it.' https://t.co/Mgot6n...
RT @Quietdespairing: @StephenMorganMP Why are you ignoring the women and girls who are engaging with this tweet? It's not a good look. It never fails to amaze me that politicians think that ignoring their mistakes is better than an honest apology and ...