As the debate about women’s rights rages on in the U.S., one only has to look across the ocean to see where policies in America are heading. Because of China’s “One Child Policy,” many pregnant women are dragged from their homes, strapped to tables, and are forced to...

Human Rights Watch members in Mali are reporting stories of Mali women being raped by armed Taureg rebels representing the newly formed National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) rebellion. The assaults are among a number of movements against the freedoms of local women and foretell...

New Delhi – Neha Afreen, a three-month-old baby girl was brought into a state-run hospital in Bangalore with bite marks, head injuries, and abrasions all over her body. The baby was brutalized by her own father, simply because she was a girl and not the son he wanted. She died of her...

Planned Parenthood Texas has been forced to scramble for funds following the Texas state legislature’s decision to cut off Medicaid funds to the organization for providing services that could *clearly* be just as easily be facilitated in a dark alley. Yet, even in its darkest hour the...

Women’s Issues – As the debate continues about the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was designed to protect and assist victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary, Committee, just wants it reauthorized. As a...

Human Rights – In a speech to the House of Representatives about the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) reminded her colleagues that the VAWA is not a partisan issue and, in fact, it is crucial in protecting all women regardless of “color, creed, or sexual...

Human Rights – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling for Afghanistan to release 400 women and girls who have been imprisoned for what their government calls a moral crime. Most commonly this includes fleeing from an unlawful forced marriage and domestic abuse. Zina, sex outside of marriage...

Women’s Issues – Annie Modesitt a knitting teacher in Golden Valley, Minn. and friends have created Government Free VJJ, a program “to protest controversial bills like one that would allow employers to dictate if an employee’s insurance would cover contraception,”...

Women’s Issues- Arizona state representative Terri Proud has made something of a name for herself right out of the gate. Unfortunately, that name can’t be said around children or sensitive animals. While replying to a constituent’s emailed opposition to a proposed bill (HR...

Women’s Rights – A campaign has been launched by the women’s rights organisation Equality Now, calling on Village Voice Media to stop aiding sex trafficking. The company owns the website Backpage.com which hosts classified ads, among which are a number of ‘adult’...

Civil Rights – If you’re the female victim in a domestic violence case you may soon be out of luck when it comes to getting the support and help you need. Some members of the senate are opposing the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). First inducted as a law in...

Social Issues – A major faux pas by Dunkerton Community Schools in Dunkerton, Iowa last week has stirred major controversy among parents, teachers, staff, and students alike. Instead of hiring a band to promote good choices and anti-bullying, the superintendent hired a band that was...

Women’s Rights – It may seem like a regular Egyptian taxi with the radio playing and the meter on, but the eyes in the rear view mirror belong to a woman. Nadia Abdel-Gaber has broken through the barrier in the traditionally male dominated field, and it’s paying off as she is...

Human Rights – Young women working in the sex trade have found their knights in shining armor, except these knights are more likely to be wearing trucker hats and flannel. Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is a newly launched campaign working to educate drivers on how to protect women...

Women’s Issues – Rush Limbaugh is feeling the heat as companies have begun pulling their advertisements from his show due to his recent misogynistic tirade. Less than five days after calling Sandra Fluke a “slut” and “prostitute” his show was dropped from...

Social Issues – Brian Paddick, a current London mayoral candidate, has suggested that the attitude of the police force towards rape victims may be encouraging “predatory men” to carry out attacks. Paddick has warned that some police detectives view rape cases with a...

Women’s Issues – In Illinois, lawmakers in the House Agriculture Committee have been working on more women’s health issues than they have agriculture legislation. An agriculture committee usually deals with issues like farming and livestock, yet last year seven bills were...

Human Rights – Eve Ensler, creator of the Vagina Monologues, has launched a new initiative entitled “One Billion Rising.” Ensler’s goal is to have one billion women and men come together to demonstrate the need to end the global violence against women. The year-long...

Just Weird – “Wodka” vodka is making headlines with its somewhat questionable billboard ads again. Last year’s ad, “Christmas Quality. Hannukah Pricing.” raised quite a few eyebrows as well as the ire of thousands of people claiming the tag line was...

Women’s Issues – An international campaign has been launched following the decision to subject two women’s rights activists to trial in Zimbabwe. Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, founders of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), were arrested last September along with ten...

Human Rights – African immigrant girls in Spain are being confronted with the threat of female genital mutilation (FGM), a violently barbaric practice that has been made tradition by sub-Saharan immigrants. The process, literally female circumcision, is known for its sheer brutality and...

Women’s Issues – Iran – Press TV, Iran’s public television channel, recently released a video reporting that 3,500 Iranian women have “officially registered as training to become ninjas.” By mastering a Japanese martial art, the women are asserting...

Women’s Issues – The Pentagon has released a recommendation for policy changes regarding restrictions on female soldiers. Though these policies will improve the conditions for women in the military, it will not bring about the equality that many female soldiers seek. The policy...

Just Weird – Female fans are pissed that men are pissing in “womanly” urinals. Said toilets, shaped like the iconic Rolling Stones lips logo and housed in Germany’s Rolling Stones Fan Museum, are apparently too feminine for some people’s likings. The rock...

Women’s Issues – The Susan G. Komen Foundation (SGKF) has long been a representative for women’s health care, so it came as a surprise when they recently announced they would be pulling all their support from Planned Parenthood. The announcement, of course, sparked a...