Legal persecution is now one of the most potent tools to silence the press in many democracies. Women journalists are particularly targeted.
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Afghan Taliban Targeting Journalists And Women
Taliban forces are deliberately targeting journalists and other media workers, including women, in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Plan To Ban Girls’ Singing Dropped After Outrage
Afghanistan’s Education Ministry is stepping back from a decision that would apparently have banned girls older than 12 from singing in public.
American Tradition of Widows Following Their Husbands To Congress
A new report shows that 48 widows have either been appointed of elected to Congress to fill vacancies left by passing husbands.
This 16-Year-Old Chinese Immigrant Led a 1912 Suffrage March
At age 16, Mabel Ping-Hua Lee would help lead a storied New York City march, cementing her place in women’s suffrage history.
Face of Sudan’s Democratic Transition Is Female And Young
A UN agency chief has applauded Sudan’s women as “powerful allies” and “agents of change” for democracy, peace and human rights.
Innovative African Women’s Political Participation Report Released
A new Afro Barometer report shows that African nations are still far from achieving equal participation of women in decision-making.
Women Defying Myanmar’s Junta With Sarongs And Cellphones
Myanmarese women are taking advantage of a male superstition, draping used sanitary pads and bright longyi sarongs across streets.
Celebrating Women’s History Month at the Susan B. Anthony Museum
Susan B. Anthony was born, raised, and died in Rochester. Her home and office have now been transformed into a national museum.
Study: Aggressive Voters Tolerate Uncivil Male Candidates, Not Female Ones
Voters with violent attitudes aren’t disturbed by candidates’ uncivil behavior on the campaign trail, unless the politicians are women.