women's rights

WIZO Battered Women’s Shelter celebrates 40th anniversary

WIZO and government officials, formerly sheltered women and children speak. 200,000 women and 500,000 child domestic violence victims annually.

12/06/2023
Gender pay gap representation, 15 April 2018.

Gender biases not improved over past decade, UN says

The degree of improvement over time has been "disappointing," said Heriberto Tapia, research and strategic partnership adviser at UNDP and co-author of the report.

By REUTERS
12/06/2023

Condoms and tikkun olam: An Orthodox woman strives to aid sex workers in Prague

L’Chaim is an organization dedicated to helping sex workers in the Czech Republic.

By DINAH SPRITZER/JTA
24/05/2023

Iran: Women's cars can be impounded if they're caught without hijab

AAIRA's Lawdan Bazargan told the Post that the "Islamic regime of Iran is a gender-apartheid regime that has no respect for women, human life, or human dignity."

Iran resorts to security cameras, ostracism to deter unveiled women

Another novel tactic is a government order to both private and public sectors not to provide services to "violators." Warnings of heavy fines and even imprisonment have been issued.

By REUTERS
02/05/2023

Chemical attacks on Iranian schoolgirls resume

Poison gas attacks on schoolgirls in Iran have shocked the world for months, from the first reports in November, at the height of the protests against the regime.

US appeals court preserves limited approval of abortion pill

The appeals court declined to block portions of Kacsmaryk's order, effectively reinstating restrictions on the pill's distribution that had been lifted since 2016.

By REUTERS
13/04/2023
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