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27 posts today#187 Julie Bindel and Jalna Hanmer: "Men need to be held accountable for violence against women"
#187 Julie Bindel and Jalna Hanmer: "Men need to be held accountable for violence against women"
On #WorldBookDay, read this fantastic slice of female literary history! #WomensHistoryMonth #HERstory #BookTwitter #booktwt ๐โ๏ธ https://t.co/KJWUZZ...
#WorldBookDay #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/jpb2uP...
What needs to change? A Hague Mothers Position Paper โ FiLiA
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ? ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ The Hague Mothersโ Campaign has recently published its โWhat needs to change?โ position paper, by Adrienne Barnett. #FiLiAHagueMothers #FiLiALegacyProject https://t.co/5imKIu...
Half the tickets for #FiLiA2023 have been sold. - Building Sisterhood and Solidarity - Amplifying the Voices of Women - Defending Women's Human Rights https://t.co/X6dOC6...
Hundreds of UK sex offenders went missing, figures show
'Freedom of Information requests by BBC News to 45 police forces reveal 729 sex offenders had gone missing or were wanted for arrest from 2019-2021.' https://t.co/uz3B9Z...
'Why did you torture me?': A domestic worker's fight for justice
Behind bars, women of Iran's Evin prison refuse to give in
"Today the sounds we hear... across Iran are louder than the sounds in interrogation rooms; this is the sound of a revolution, the true sound of 'Woman, life, freedom'," Sepideh Gholian @sepideqoliyan #Iran https://t.co/2cxUlS...
Presbyterian Church: Members challenge next moderator's women ordination remarks
'The letter stated it was "completely inappropriate" that Dr Mawhinney did not simply "restate his Church's longstanding commitment to equality", when asked about the ordination of women.' https://t.co/5WDa6N...
'97% of British Muslim women surveyed wanted to increase their current participation in sports - yet 37% are not involved in any sports or activities.' By @MuslimahAsso https://t.co/z3ldRD... https://t.co/LodVfD...
"If you don't get married, you're beaten by your boyfriend. If you're married, your husband beats you. If you're divorced, your ex-husband beats you. What has become of this world?" #China https://t.co/YGyHjf... https://t.co/dcTVvs...
This is what our Sisters in Kakuma have fled from, support them here https://t.co/paRwm4... Uganda MPs revive hardline anti-LGBTQ bill, calling homosexuality a โcancerโ https://t.co/4QTfn4...
Editorial: Enough words on protecting women
Ken Loach Says UKโs Top Film & TV Union Risks Failing Vulnerable Workers As Four Members Stage Protest Against Management
'Sources said the women were painted as โtroublemakersโ as they sought to hold @ProspectUnion decision makers to account, including general secretary Mike Clancy.' https://t.co/UGSvqO...
Trade union activists stage protest in Kalaburagi, Ballari against extension of working hours
Welsh rugby scandal could put girls off rugby, player warns
"I wouldn't be surprised if some girls have thought, 'is it the right sport for me?' @elsnowsill #Wales https://t.co/7p6D78...
Higher levels of perceived racism linked to increased risk of heart disease in Black women
โCurrent evidence shows that racism may act as a chronic stressor in the human body, and chronic stress may lead to high blood pressure, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.โ Shanshan Sheehy #USA https://t.co/JA77nx...
Channelling the collective rage
How do menstrual taboos challenge Nepalโs journey to the SDGs by 2030?
'In this context, it is unfortunate that menstrual taboos, including the harmful practice of #chhaupadi, continue to affect a large number of women and girls in the Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces of #Nepal.' https://t.co/1erwJZ...