Women's Rights News
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Students from four universities said they filed federal complaints alleging that their schools failed to address campus sexual assault and harassment.
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New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was more interested in protecting his chamber than female employees of fellow Democrat Vito Lopez who accused the Brooklyn lawmaker of sexual harassment, a special prosecutor said.
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President Barack Obama has worked to avoid racial politics during much of his presidency. Now, the structure promoting his legacy is at risk of getting caught up in them.
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A Tunisian woman posted a photo of her naked torso on Facebook, in a campaign activists say is intended to protect women’s rights against ascendant Islamist parties.
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Roe v. Wade, as a political achievement, succeeded in striking an extraordinary balance that, four decades later, endures.
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“We’re Ready. Hillary. 2016,” read the signs supporters waved outside the Kennedy Center last night.
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Iran was defeated today in its bid for a seat on the board of a new United Nations body to promote women’s rights after what an Iranian envoy called a “politically motivated” campaign by the U.S.
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President Barack Obama’s failure to spell out his plans for Afghanistan is adding to the risk that some Afghans will start negotiating deals with the Taliban, according to former U.S. officials who visited the country.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sometimes barely audible when she speaks at the U.S. Supreme Court. That doesn’t mean she isn’t heard loud and clear.
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s largest Islamist movement, criticized a United Nations report that aimed to end violence against women and girls, saying it violates principles of Islamic law.
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