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'She called her treatment a “collaborative idiocy”—drawing together her parents, therapists and doctors. “It took a goddamn village.”' https://t.co/YU20d0...
RT @MacKinnonDaily: If prostitution is a free choice, why are the women with the fewest choices the ones most often found doing it?
RT @AfricanArchives: On this day in 1939, Billie Holiday recorded the first great protest song of the Civil Rights Movement, 'Strange Fruit’ The Chilling Story of Strange Fruit and Billie Holiday. A THREAD! https://t.co/mVDCfm...
RT @MaraMatria: Join before is too late! https://t.co/9zRpdf...
#174 The Hague Convention & Domestic Violence: Fleeing to Safety – Returned to Abuse
'A key part of the #Hague Mothers’ legacy project will therefore be to create an archive of mothers’ stories – a permanent record of the often catastrophic impact of the Hague Convention on mothers and their children.' https://t.co/cspaUf...
𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗔 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗶𝗟𝗶𝗔 Your donations via the Friends of FiLiA scheme enable Women to participate, who otherwise would not be able to. Thank you. #FriendsofFiLiA #SisterhoodAndSolid... https://bit.ly/Frie...
RT @SexMattersOrg: Financial conduct Authority scraps plan to require gender self-ID on corporate boards. https://t.co/6jArb6...
RT @ENoMW: Looking forward to presenting our recent report on #MentalHealth and #Wellbeing of #MigrantWomen at this @Europarl_EN @Left_EU event 📖 The report is available in EN | FR | ES | IT at https://t.co/qH4uUq... https://t.co/flW3qF...
RT @whywomen: New dates released for WRC's Feminist Leadership Training! For more information and to book your place, head to https://t.co/WYMBd9... https://t.co/ONdHxk...
RT @whywomen: WRC is seeking women of African heritage to be mentors! For more information and how to apply, please visit https://t.co/ZWlS8X... https://t.co/fgbFav...
RT @women_people: £5 from each sale of my female symbol necklace goes to @FiLiA_charity Only a few left. https://t.co/VLIwNh... https://t.co/pxmmBZ...
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I Grew Up In A Hyper-Evangelical Church In Britain. Here’s Why I Left
'Slowly but surely, I’ve started to shed the many layers of my evangelical upbringing. It’s a continual process that’s riddled with equal amounts of guilt and liberation.' Nod to @NatSecSoc for the link https://t.co/REfToJ...
Religious opt-outs from RSE harming women’s health, report says
'The @NatSecSoc said religious opt-outs and exceptions for relationships and sex education (RSE) enable some faith schools to teach stigmatising ideas about contraception, abortion, menstruation and same-sex relationships.' https://t.co/IDUFqL...
Hague Mothers: Flight. Return. Silence. — FiLiA
Indonesia Military Finally Ends Abusive ‘Virginity Test’
'Women seeking to join the country’s armed forces should not have to overcome discrimination and abuse to do so.' #VirginityTesting #Indonesia https://t.co/HtRySH...
Stalking to become standalone offence under Irish law
'Helen McEntee is to bring a memo to Cabinet on new legislation which will make #stalking and non-fatal strangulation standalone offences.' #Ireland https://t.co/3MEeXd...
70% of women in their 20s-30s think Korea is not equal for females
Looking forward to welcoming our South Korean Sister to #FiLiA2022. She has much to say! 'More than half of South Korean people think women are not treated equally to men, a government survey showed Tuesday.' #SouthKorea https://t.co/aHPH3G...
#StanfordHealthCare to nurses: No pay for those who strike 'The union has organized a petition to tell Stanford not to cut off medical benefits for nurses and their families during the #strike.' https://t.co/gFOSAF... https://t.co/9K2tIp...
Women glue themselves to table at Dorset Council meeting
'The two women said they were members of several organisations but the protest was their own decision as they were acting alone as "grannies for the future".' #Dorset #DirectAction #Environment https://t.co/ZwV8ks...
The new wave of female film-makers confronting Mexico’s violence against women
Inside the disturbing rise of ‘deepfake’ porn
'The potential for manipulating political figures and their running campaigns with #deepfake technology has been well covered – but the damage it poses to women is barely discussed in the media, despite being a growing problem.' ...
Egypt female TikTok star jailed for three years for human trafficking
'Human rights activists say she has been prosecuted as part of a crackdown on female social media influencers.' #Egypt https://t.co/roI4nz...
Social norms on FGM in Egypt still hold sway despite legislation: Study - Society - Egypt
'Despite continued legislative efforts, the EYC's research concluded that laws by themselves do not prevent parents from circumcising their daughters despite the toughened penalties.' #Egypt #FGM https://t.co/u7PCeU...
Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2022: Incomes Gain, Pay Gaps Remain
'A decade ago, male primary care physicians earned 23% more than their female peers. This year men earned 25% more than women.' @Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2022 #PayGap #Medicine #US https://t.co/FUBtQP...