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Women's Rights

Celebrating 100 Years of Women Voting

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 – 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm The year 2020 marks the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right […]

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Healthcare Women's Rights

Supreme Court Upholds Trump Administration Regulation Letting Employers Opt Out of Birth Control Coverage

Source: The New York Times The regulation was the latest attempt to undermine the “contraception mandate,” a signature initiative of the Obama administration. The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a […]

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Domestic Violence Women's Rights

‘Not My Fault’: Women in Mexico Fight Back Against Violence

Source: The New York Times ECATEPEC, Mexico — Itan Flores was a young teenager when her first boyfriend imprisoned her for six weeks in a room furnished with just a […]

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Women's Rights

US Stance at UN a Backward Step on Women’s Rights

Source: Human Rights Watch Trump administration threatens to veto Security Council Resolution on sexual violence. (New York) – The United States’ threat to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution on sexual violence in […]