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NEWSFLASH: Hundreds of Striking Fast-Food Workers Arrested
Nearly 500 fast-food workers were arrested Thursday in strikes around the country. Thousands of cashiers and cooks in 150 U.S. cities walked off their jobs at McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and other...
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NEWSFLASH: Rising Chorus Calls for NFL to Take Action on Domestic Violence
A bipartisan group of 16 women senators on Thursday, led by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), joined a growing chorus of voices calling for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to institute a zero-tolerance...
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NEWSFLASH: Missouri Enacts 72-Hour Abortion Waiting Period
Legislators in Missouri enacted a law Wednesday requiring women seeking abortions to wait 72 hours before undergoing the procedure; there are no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest. The bill...
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Rutgers to Endow Chair in Gloria Steinem’s Name
On Monday, Rutgers University announced that it is endowing a chair in the name of Gloria Steinem—American feminist icon and co-founder of Ms. The Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and...
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Iraqi Human Rights Activist Executed
As a feminist, I often think about how my voice is policed by others. My opinions are strong and can result in stereotypical name calling: man-hater, bitch, angry feminist, ugly, etc. But those are...
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NEWSFLASH: California Bans Forced Sterilization of Women Prisoners
Months after appalling reports revealed that women prisoners in California had been sterilized without their consent, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill into law Thursday that would stop such a...
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NEWSFLASH: All But 7 Texas Abortion Clinics to Shutter
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals today announced that a provision of Texas’ omnibus anti-abortion bill, HB2, will be allowed to go into effect. The provision requires abortion clinics to meet the...
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NEWSFLASH: Supreme Court Non-Ruling Allows Same-Sex Weddings in 5 More States
Get your bouquets and tuxes and gowns and rice and hankies ready in Virginia, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin and Indiana: The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to rule on challenges to same-sex marriage...
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NEWSFLASH: NY Governor Announces New Sexual Assault Policies for SUNY
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) has announced the first uniform statewide policy to curb sexual assault on New York college campuses. Within 60 days, the State University of New York (SUNY) system has to...
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New Report Shows Rape-Kit Backlog Still High in Vegas, Milwaukee, Tulsa and...
[TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of sexual assault] For those who are raped, a post-assault exam can be a long and harrowing experience. But if the rapist is to be convicted and taken off the streets, it’s...
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NEWSFLASH: Supreme Court Does Right By Texas Abortion Clinics
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court took action to keep open the doors of some of Texas’ abortion clinics. Women’s health advocates had filed an emergency motion earlier this month asking the court to...
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Wisconsin Political Candidate Tells Fast-Food Workers to “Get a Real Job”
And the victim-blaming of the impoverished continues. The Republican candidate for attorney general in Wisconsin, Brad Schimel, recently explained to supporters that this whole minimum wage debate...
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NEWSFLASH: Reyhaneh Jabbari Hanged for Murder of Alleged Rapist
Reyhaneh Jabbari, a 26-year-old Iranian woman, was executed on Oct. 25 after being convicted of murdering a man she claimed had tried to sexually abuse her. She spent five years on death row and was...
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NEWSFLASH: North Dakota Court Restricts Medication Abortions
The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a state law restricting medication abortions will be allowed to take effect, severely limiting women’s access to a safe, legal medical procedure. Said...
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NEWSFLASH: WAM! Teams Up With Twitter to Stop Gender Harassment Online
For women, having a voice and being visible has often been dangerous. For women online, it has become increasingly so. Women who speak up online have been the subject of vicious harassment,...
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NEWSFLASH: New York Commits $35 Million to Eliminating the Rape Kit Backlog
Earlier this week, New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced he will be allocating $35 million toward the elimination of untested rape kits across the country. In a press conference on...
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NEWSFLASH: Walmart Workers to Strike on Black Friday
Scooping up bargains will be a little more difficult this Black Friday (November 28) when workers at an estimated 1,600 Walmart locations strike for a living wage. The United Food and Commercial...
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NEWSFLASH: Immigration Reform Protects Undocumented Women
In a 15-minute address Thursday night, President Obama issued an executive order that will expand protections and opportunities for undocumented immigrants in the U.S. and their families. Last year,...
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NEWSFLASH: Marissa Alexander Eligible for Release in January
It looks like Marissa Alexander, the Florida mother of three whose criminal case has made national headlines, will not have to go to trial after taking a plea deal. She plead guilty to three counts of...
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NEWSFLASH: Boycott of Beverly Hills Hotel Continues
The glamorous “Night Before” the Oscars fundraiser, held every year for more than a decade at the Beverly Hills Hotel, will be hosted this year—in an act of protest—on the 20th Century Fox lot. In...
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