Tag: Women’s Rights

Afghan Women Are Devastated by Suspension of Aid Under New Taliban Law

For years before the Taliban seized power and the economy collapsed, Jamila…

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India’s Top Court Says ‘Family’ Includes Same-Sex Couples and Others

NEW DELHI — India’s Supreme Court has ruled that family benefits under…

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States With Abortion Bans Risk Losing Their Economic Edge

As a group of conservative states enacted severe abortion restrictions last year,…

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China Offers Women Perks for Having Babies, if They’re Married

When Chan Zhang heard about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn…

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The Far Right and Far Left Agree on One Thing: Women Don’t Count

Perhaps it makes sense that women — those supposedly compliant and agreeable,…

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When an Abortion Story Is Told as a Caper, Thriller or Farce

In 1969, when abortion was illegal in Illinois, an underground operation arose…

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The Radical Reign of Clarence Thomas

WASHINGTON — “What is happening here?” a distraught Nancy Pelosi said on…

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The Day the Supreme Court Crashed the Title IX Party

But Friday hummed with sadness. By taking an ax to Roe v.…

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Attack on Women in China Stirs Outrage, and Competing Narratives

BEIJING — The man walked into a barbecue restaurant in northern China…

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