Sloppy U.N. Cyberviolence Report Uses Damsels in Digital Distress to Cheer Censorship
Why did the U.N. feel justified in recommending such illiberal censorship policies while providing such shoddy evidence to back their claims?
Women's Rights
Underboob Banned in Springfield, Missouri, After Rally Seeking to 'Free the Nipple'
Mayor opposed law for implying sight of boobs "transforms men into raving sexual predators who rush to the nearest restroom and kidnap children."
20 Week Abortion Ban Fails to Win Enough Senate Support
Only two Republicans voted against the bill and three Democrats in favor.
Fiorina's Feminism Strategy
Fiorina's been playing now-you-see-it, now-you-don't with the so-called gender card. Will it work?
Sex Workers From Around the World Tell Hollywood to Mind Its Own Business
Hundreds of human-rights orgs, sex workers, and allies kindly ask Lena Dunham et al. to STFU about prostitution.
Feminism Loses Its Mind Over Boobs
The push to Free the Nipple and private lactating areas show that the movement is a contradictory mess
Shikha Dalmia on the Confusion of Modern Feminism
The movement wants to Free the Nipple and hide the nipple at the same time
Thousands of Women in Iraq Being Detained and Abused
According to report from Human Rights Watch
Some Saudi Men Help Attempt to End Ban on Women Driving
Risk their own jobs and public backlash
Facing Threats, Saudi Women Drop Driving Protest
Women are banned from driving there
Saudi Arabia Adopts Domestic Violence Law
Country not exactly known for its treatment of women
Sexual Assault "Rampant" at Egypt Protests, According to Human Rights Watch
Nearly 100 women attacked
Rep. Franks: Rape Rarely Leads to Pregnancy
Author of bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks
Israeli Judge Resigns After Saying Some Girls 'Enjoy Rape'
In reference to an incident involving a then-13-year-old
Tunisian Who Posed Topless Flees Family, Country
Her efforts at feminist activism were not well-received
Women's Rights Activists in Mideast Not Happy About Naked Protests on Their Behalf in Europe
Protests over a Tunisian girl arrested for posting a topless photo on Facebook causing more harm than good
Girl Shot by Taliban Returns to School
In Birmingham, which is a tad safer than Pakistan
UN Says There Has Been a 20 Percent Increase of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan
Despite falling number of civilian casualties as a whole
Critics of Violence Against Women Act Worry about Arrest Component
"Mandatory arrest" proposal could actually discourage women from seeking help
Sarah Silverman's Sister Detained in Israel
Along with several other women for wearing religious garb permitted only on men
Hundreds in Papua New Guinea Watch as Woman Accused of Witchcraft is Tortured, Burned Alive
What a real war on women looks like
Malala Yousufzai Leaves British Hospital
The teenage activist was receiving treatment after being shot in the head by the Taliban
Indonesia Set to Ban Women From Straddling Motorbikes
Islamic law pressing ahead despite opposition
Malala Released From Hospital
Shot by Taliban for advocating education of girls, she's made "excellent progress"
India's Treatment of Women Has Economic Impact
Keeping women down is keeping country down
Gunmen Kills Women's Activist in Afghanistan
Najia Seddiqi was shot dead only four months after her predecessor was assassinated
ACLU Suing to Overturn Female Combat Ban
Women are currently not allowed to serve in combat squads
