Women's Voices

 

5 November 2020

 

Women's Voices

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There have always been those who have stood in the way of our exercising our rights. But we who have been oppressed should not be swayed in our opposition to tyranny, especially attempts to take away our reproductive freedom. African American Women ...

November 5th @ 11:04 pm |

Women's Voices

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Known as Olimpia’s law, the measure bans the sharing of ‘sexual content’ without the subject’s consent and the promotion of sexist hate messages online. The Senate approved the measure 87-0, which calls for prison terms for perpetrators. ...

November 5th @ 10:56 pm |

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Solidarity protests have been held outside Polish embassies across Europe – including in Berlin, Kiev, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Manchester, Oslo, Reykjavik, Rome, Stockholm and Tallinn. #piekłokobiet #ToJestWojna #AborcjaBezGranic #StrajKobiet ...

November 5th @ 10:48 pm |

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Female barristers from minority ethnic backgrounds are the lowest paid while white male counsel receive the highest incomes, figures published by the Bar Standards Board show. #SexNotGender https://t.co/86c2od...

November 5th @ 10:42 pm |

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A Democratic candidate who admitted to circulating revenge porn and who was charged at the age of 14 with threatening to shoot a high school student has won a state House seat in Kansas. #elections https://t.co/30b22U...

November 5th @ 9:52 pm |

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Loujain Al-Hathloul was arrested two years ago for promoting women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, including campaigns calling for women to be allowed to drive and an end to male guardianship. #FreeLoujain #LoujainAlHathloul #SexNotGender ...

November 5th @ 9:28 pm |

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In January, law enforcement found a body of a dead newborn boy in a flat in Moscow. There were also three other kids and a nurse. Investigators believe surrogate mothers gave birth to the children to transfer them later to foreign parents. ...

November 5th @ 8:46 pm |

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RT @jk_rowling: Dress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have you. Live your best life in peace and security. But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? #IStandWithMaya ...

November 5th @ 8:15 pm |

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"This cover celebrates the different ways of being a woman, the different ways of being beautiful, and the different ways of exploring your sensuality" This cover celebrates men cashing in on female objectification from both sides of the male gaze. ...

November 5th @ 2:59 pm |

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In a short film set in Lebanon, where marital rape is not a crime, filmmaker Farah Shaer tackles one of Arab society's biggest taboos and highlights the difficulties women face when reporting domestic and sexual violence. #SexNotGender ...

November 5th @ 2:35 pm |

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The court heard that the men confessed to kidnapping the young girl before raping and murdering her. In recent months, there has been an increase in the number of such cases across Somalia. #SexNotGender #MVAW https://t.co/pADrw5...

November 5th @ 2:27 pm |

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Donate here to support education for marginalized girls in India who are missing out on school due to Covid-19. @CAREIndia is establishing community learning centers so girls can continue their studies and be ready to enter school again. ...

November 5th @ 9:44 am |

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Graffiti in Mexico City on #DiaDeMuertos "In Mexico, every day is the day of the dead women." On average, 10 women are killed there every day. #NiUnaMas #NiUnaMenos #Feminicidio #SexNotGender https://t.co/sWKIA8...

November 5th @ 8:48 am |

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Women archers competing at the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan. According to Adrienne Mayor, historian at Stanford, author of "The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World," "it’s a luxury of settled people that they can ...

November 5th @ 4:54 am |

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A doctor in South Africa has been condemned and a petition started demanding legal action against him. Dr. Sybrand de Vaal promoted psychiatric counseling and care for children suffering from gender dysphoria. #SexNotGender https://t.co/FIJwvJ...

November 5th @ 12:30 am |

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RT @womensart1: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973), legendary US singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist who played rock'n'roll long before anyone else, a pioneer in music #womensart https://t.co/WkRk2V...

November 5th @ 12:21 am |