It appears that a number of Pakistani women are embracing the use of acid as weapon against men. In Pakistan, these heinous acts have typically been perpetrated on women as revenge for “dishonoring” their husbands or fathers, but recent reports indicate a significant surge in the...

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...

Unless you have tyrannical boss, deciding when and where to use the bathroom isn’t exactly rocket science. For women in India though, their “Right To Pee” has actually become a movement in an effort to get better public bathroom facilities and to not have to pay to use...

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...

In a world where men’s only clubs are still common (we’re looking at you Augusta National Golf Club), Kenya’s Umoja village is putting their own spin on it. For the last two decades, this women’s only village has been a refuge for many, and a place for women to learn,...

Social Issues – Despite the sustained efforts of those who benefit the most from steps forward, normally we only hear the occasional bit of news about the efforts and accomplishments of progressive Muslims seeking to reform and modernize the faith’s image and its treatment of women...

Social Issues – When it comes to age old question about which came first, the chicken or the egg, the answer is always arguable. According to Personhood USA this question now needs to also be asked amongst humans and fertilized eggs. In Oklahoma, a ballot initiative has been filed with...

Social Issues – While Rallying against Obamacare, anti-choice Rep. Steve King, declared that he wants the government to “keep its law off his body.” Ironically, this is the same representative that advocates for legislation such as “the idea that life begins at...

Women’s Issues – A vocal group of Egyptian activists are seeking to end the trial of civilians by the Egyptian military, trials that are often both dehumanizing and unjust. Though seeking to end these trials in general, it is Egyptian women who are coming out the hardest and have...

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- 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...

LGBT Issues – The recent Nobel Peace Prize winner and current president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has asserted her support for a law that prohibits homosexuality. She made comments defending the legislation in a joint interview with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who...

Celebrity Charities – Though most people know Ashley Judd for her acting career, she also wants to help “change the world” by using her status as a celebrity to advocate for “positive social transformation.” As a UN Goodwill Ambassador and an actor, Judd has...

Human Rights- After being forced to marry her rapist due to Article 475 in the Moroccan Penal code, which absolves the “rape of a minor if it is followed by marriage,” Amina Filali, a 16-year-old girl, committed suicide. Activists claim that Amina was violated by her rapist,...

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...

Human Rights – China is attempting to change the face of its infamous one child policy. Considering the country’s failing struggles to keep its people free of undesirable international influence, it’s no surprise. The first thing to go is the traditional, iron-fisted message,...

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 – 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...

Human Rights – KABUL, Afghanistan – According to authorities, 22-year-old Storai Mohammad was strangled to death by her husband for giving birth to second baby girl instead of a son that he was hoping for. Storai was found dead in her home by a neighbor in the Khanabad district of...