Tag: women's rights
Rights, women’s groups ‘stand in solidarity’ with all women victims of...
Hundreds of women, women workers, and advocates of women's rights marched in the streets of the capital Manila to raise their demands
Chinese tattoo artist tells women’s stories through ink
In a country where spaces for female self-expression have shrunk in recent years, getting a tattoo can feel like an empowering act
The Japanese ex-soldier who declared war on sexual abuse
Her story has inspired dozens more people to report sexual and other abuse in the military
Photos: Filipino women ‘rise for freedom’
The event is one of thousands of global activities that are taking place in over 90 countries around the world this month
UN presses Taliban for ‘clarity’ on women’s role in aid delivery
Since returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban government has rapidly squeezed women out of public life
India’s top court broadens abortion rights for unmarried women
Indian law has permitted abortion in the case of sexual assault since 1971
Rights group decries Indonesian decrees that violate rights of women, girls
Human Rights Watch noted that authorities have issued "discriminatory decrees" that compel millions of girls and women to wear headdresses
Catholic nun says sex education, responsibility to lower cases of unintended...
A UNFPA report noted that 51 percent of pregnancies in the Philippines are unintended
Study: Filipino women still bear brunt of unpaid care work
“Traditional gender norms or stereotypes surrounding unpaid care work and breadwinning still persist in this day and age”
Unwed and unwanted, Chinese single mothers fight for rights
Millions of single mothers have it rough in a country where out-of-wedlock births are frowned upon
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