International Women’s Day was two weeks ago, but embarrassingly I’m just finding about this excellent infographic now. Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Women’s rights
Commentary / Gender / Health
North Dakota Saw Arkansas and Just Raised them Six
Meet the new winner of the most restrictive Anti-Abortion Olympics: North Dakota. Continue reading »
The Queen’s Charter Shows She Backs Equal Rights
“We are implacably opposed to all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, colour, creed, political belief or other grounds.” Continue reading »
Arkansas Lawmakers Just Failed the Test of Being Decent Human Beings
Today, Arkansas enacted the strictest abortion restrictions in the United States – no abortions, after 12 weeks of pregnancy, the first trimester. Continue reading »
Commentary / Gender / Sexuality / Technology
Women in India Are Using Smartphones to Fend off Sexual Assault
As anyone with a smartphone can attest, most of the time our phones are used to send WhatsApps and play Brick Breaker rather than to do anything useful. Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Commentary / Education / Gender / Health / Poverty / Technology / Video
Half the Sky Wants to Put Your Facebook Addiction to Use
Women’s empowerment is not a game! Well, not most of the time. Continue reading »
Business / Commentary / Environment / Food / Gender / Health / Poverty
One Garden in Kenya Aims to Put an End to Local Tribalism, Hunger and Poverty
She is trying to develop a system of communal agriculture that would hopefully help to eliminate tribalism in her area of Molo and prevent malnutrition. Continue reading »
The Surprising Face of Domestic Violence in China
There’s no law on the books in China against domestic violence – not yet, anyway.
