A record number of women have been elected to represent the British electorate in general election
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Prominent Saudi Women’s Rights Activist Arrested
Saudi Arabia arrested a prominent activist who was campaigning for women’s right to drive cars
VIDEO: State Elections See More Women Candidates Than Ever
Wave of female first-time candidates say they were spurred into action by the January women’s march
Why Lebanon Wants to Ban Wonder Woman From Its Cinemas
Ministry says it has asked the country’s security agency to ban the 2017 Wonder Woman movie
Trump’s Visit to the Saudi Women’s Gitmo is Counterproductive
The footage of the US president bowing to the tyrant caliph to accept a gold necklace honor took women rights activists worldwide by surprise and disappointed Saudi caged women.
Polarized America: Why Politics is Taboo
On the political spectrum, more and more people are choosing to identify as conservative or liberal, and the amount of moderates to fill in that gap has been tremendously reduced year after year after year.
Photos From the International Women’s Strike and March in NYC
A coalition representing dozens of grassroots groups and labor organizations organized a number of actions in support of labor campaigns, migrant rights, Sanctuary Campus campaigns, and others.
International Women’s Day Rally and March At Columbus Circle
Props of bloody coat hangers were handed out at Columbus Circle illustrating what many women went through when dealing with an unwanted pregnancy before safe, legal abortions.
Cameroonian Women Push for Greater Political Participation
Civil society groups marked this year’s International Women’s Day by urging women to register to vote
7 Key Facts About Suffragette Susan B. Anthony on Her Birthday
Women’s rights leader and suffragette Susan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1820 and never got to vote herself