'Long-distance track and road running athlete Yamauchi thanked Davies for her efforts and admitted that until now she kept silent out of fear of “abuse, vitriol and immediate accusations of transphobia thrown at women who speak out”. ' @ariana_erbon ...
Stephanie Davies-Arai "Children do not have the maturity or life experience to give informed consent to medical interventions with such devastating long-term consequences and we hope and expect that the Appeal Court will uphold the High Court's ...
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'Joanna Cherry QC MP is returning to the bar on a limited basis and will defend feminist activist Marion Millar in her first case, Scottish Legal News can reveal.' https://t.co/FQVZ0l...
Low-income women unfairly denied maternity pay in ‘clear injustice’
'The present system means a woman claiming Universal Credit at the same time as Maternity Allowance has her maternity pay deducted from the total she is able to claim.' https://t.co/LP7qUY...
'It would have robbed "women of their legal capacity, and set Egypt back some 200 years," said Nehad Abo El-Komsan, feminist activist and president of the Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights, who called the bill "shocking".' https://t.co/tya838...
Meet the trail-blazing Saudi women changing perceptions of female bikers
'The same day the ban was lifted, Zahara created an Instagram account called "Saudi Women Riders”, to build a community of Saudi women bikers, whether there or abroad, as she was living and riding bikes in the UAE at the time.' https://t.co/6nko95...
Rights groups want PM Imran Khan to apologise for his comments on women's dressing
'A day earlier, a large number of civil society and women's rights activists attended a protest that demanded PM Khan tender an apology for his "anti-women" remarks in which he links a woman's dressing with a man's temptation.' https://t.co/Ard9GD...
Women march in Spain’s Valencia to condemn gender violence - Olive Press News Spain
'I'm not dying, I'm being killed.' and 'they're not outbursts, they're murderes'. https://t.co/oSZZYu...
'... Lesperance further catalysed courage. Begun in 2015, the project involves a sweater bearing a labrys battle axe—a symbol of feminist and lesbian strength—that can be worn by participants as they perform their own acts of courage.' ...
'Drinks giant Coca-Cola has been accused of ‘rainbow-washing’ after cutomers discovered certain words – including ‘lesbian’ – were not allowed on personalised glass bottles.' https://t.co/BUNhBq...
UN Human Rights Council 47: Accelerating Change on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
'We call on all stake holders to stop medicalization of FGM with actions aligned with the Global Strategy to stop health-care providers from performing FGM, including through the following:' https://t.co/PqyqbK...
Today we publish a poem by J.C. Sturm that has been lost for 70 years
'School became more tolerable as Sturm learned to adapt and succeed. She also learned she was part of a project to demonstrate the benefits of colonisation.' https://t.co/YekEVx...
Have you spotted the new Guerrilla Girls billboard in Dundee?
'The billboard asks: “Are there more naked women than women artists in UK museums?” And local people being are invited to join the debate.' https://t.co/8GEqZ5...
Dundee named worst in Scotland for domestic abuse as cases rises for fourth year
'The report also shows that more than four out of five victims of domestic abuse last year were female, as 82% of incidents involved a female victim and a male accused.' https://t.co/Vbmlqs...
'Zoë Billingham, the inspector of constabulary, said she was shocked that the figures, which covered the year to March 2020, were so high and appeared to be worsening.' https://t.co/tzbGgu...
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Egyptian women face uphill battle to protect fragile rights - France 24
"The bank manager who deals with funds ... worth millions can't deposit money for her children in their savings accounts ... from her own money," https://t.co/tya838...
“My body, my rights”: MEPs stand up for women’s sexual and reproductive rights
“Women, and women alone, should decide on intimate decisions like sexual health and reproduction. We need to ensure they have access to the appropriate care as a bare minimum. We will not regress on women's rights.” https://t.co/1vIfWJ...
Three in four domestic abuse cases end without charge in England and Wales
"We are in a very difficult place in policing – there’s no other way of describing it.” - Zoë Billingham, The Inspector of Constabulary. You may find its more difficult to be a woman subjected to abuse Zoe. #VAWG #DA https://t.co/tzbGgu...