RT @AlinejadMasih: This is Qom, one of the most conservative cities of Iran but watch how an ordinary woman takes a stand against a pro hijab man who wants to arrest her for not covering her hair. This is the mindset that Iranian women have to fight ...
‘The world is a lesser place today without her.’ Acclaimed author bell hooks dies at 69.
“I want my work to be about healing,” she said. “I am a fortunate writer because every day of my life practically I get a letter, a phone call from someone who tells me how my work has transformed their life.” RIP bell hooks https://t.co/KPMfWI...
This would suggest that AmnestyUK have misunderstood or are purposefully misrepresenting the Feminist position on sex-based rights. Which is it? The invitation to Amnesty to meet with FiLiA and other Feminist organisations remains open ...
This would suggest that @AmnestyUK have misunderstood or are purposefully misrepresenting the Feminist position on sex-based rights. Which is it? The invitation to Amnesty to meet with FiLiA and other Feminist organisations remains open ...
Violent men who harm women warned that police are increasing action against them
“It is very important to see the framework focus on prevention and early interventions drawing in wider partnerships to create a coordinated community response to tackle violence against women and girls.” Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner ...
RT @DrJessTaylor: IT IS HERE!! 🤩🤩🤩 I am so proud to finally be able to show you my new book and tell you all about it, I’ve had to keep quiet for ages!! Sexy But Psycho: How the patriarchy uses women’s trauma against them Pre order your copy here h ...
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We are posting first class up until Wednesday 22nd December ... Mention in the notes if you want your item Christmas gift wrapped ... Sisterhood and Solidarity! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 https://t.co/w1P1el... https://t.co/QXoGJR...
RT @jiffboerwwalt: This is a powerful piece. 'Gender is not natural, not a choice, and not a feeling. It is the structure of women’s oppression.' #SexMatters #SexNotGender #Ecofeminism https://t.co/TAMxQe...
*NEW* blog by Halaleh Taheri Child Marriage is Not Tradition: It’s Abuse 'Let us be clear of what we are talking about here. Child marriages essentially are young girls of 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 years of age, being forced by their family to marry.' ...
#FiLiA2021 SESSION Wild Nature, Wild Woman by Susan Breen 'Climate collapse compounds and magnifies existing inequalities, dangers and the risk and occurrence of male violence, so let’s talk a little about what women are facing currently:' .....
Interview: I Will Not Bear You Sons — FiLiA
*NEW* Interview: I Will Not Bear You Sons 'The book was not an easy one to write as all truth-telling is. I have always believed that women must tell their stories, the act of articulation is empowering. ' Usha Akella speaks with Madhulika from FiLiA ...
'The passage also said “it was only by accepting her husband’s way that a mother could gain obedience over the younger ones” and “wives stopped obeying their husbands … the main reason why children and servants are undisciplined”.' ...
Pregnant refugees not being seen by doctors for weeks after reaching UK
'Another letter of complaint, written by a health official, said guards were allegedly withholding food. “Sometimes the pregnant women were only given water,” the official claimed.' https://t.co/DfaEeO...
Stormont votes down bill relating to abortion laws
"A bid to change Northern Ireland’s abortion laws to prohibit late stage terminations in cases of serious disability has effectively fallen following a close vote at Stormont.' https://t.co/5D2mMA...
Lithuanian groups promote ‘irresponsible’ procedure to ‘reverse’ abortions
'Abortion pill reversal’ (APR) is an unproven procedure that prescribes large doses of the hormone progesterone, to be taken after the first of two pills used for a medical abortion.' https://t.co/z4uQ8Y...
The sex work divide in British politics | The Spectator
'As a result, 'sex work is work' is looking like being a new dividing line for people who enjoy identity and culture politics.' https://t.co/VsmZxv...
Domestic abuse rose in London by up to 40% in first lockdown, study finds
'Researchers said the disparity between the police statistics and their data could indicate victims were less likely to report to the police in the lockdown the government rolled out at the beginning of March last year.' https://t.co/ivp1O2...
British MPs call for law change to protect female players
'In a letter addressed to sports minister Nigel Huddleston, eight MPs from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women's Football said they were "shocked" that, unlike men's football, the women's game was not covered by the Football (Offences) Order.' ...
Guinea: Horrific cases of rape and murder of girls must urge authorities to strengthen their efforts to prevent and combat sexual violence
'the persistence of rape cases, especially of girls, calls for much greater efforts to raise awareness among the public ... to protect the survivors, and ensure their timely access to justice and reparations as well as to bring perpetrators to ...
'The bosses never expected this level of determination': B&Q strikers go big
'Women on the picket line explained that they willingly manage their school runs so that they can join the picket. “We all make a commitment to get here for some time during the day. At around 12.00 there are often over a hundred of us here”. ...