Sep 27 Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Ohio Supreme Court justices have questioned the state's lawyer about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of reviving its law banning abortions except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
Sep 20 India moves toward reserving 33 percent of the seats in Parliament and state legislatures for women By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Indian President Droupadi Murmu called the measure the most "transformative revolution in our times" for gender justice. Continue reading
Sep 20 On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King's 'Battle of the Sexes' victory, a push to honor her in Congress By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press On the 50th anniversary of that match against Bobby Riggs — still the most-watched in tennis history — King moved toward becoming the first female individual athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Continue reading
Aug 17 Progress toward parity for women on movie screens has stalled, report finds By Jake Coyle, Associated Press A new study on inclusion in film shows just how much of a rarity "Barbie" is. Continue reading
Aug 16 UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying education, employment to women By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Gordon Brown told a U.N. conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan that its rulers are responsible for "the most egregious, vicious and indefensible violation of women's rights and girls' rights in the world today."… Continue reading
Aug 08 Ohio voters reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The defeat of Issue 1 keeps in place a simple majority threshold for passing future changes to the Ohio Constitution, rather than requiring a 60 percent supermajority. Continue reading
Jul 17 Abortion in Iowa is legal again for the moment after a judge blocks new restrictions By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The judge's decision on Monday means abortion is once again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while the courts assess the new law's constitutionality. Continue reading
Jun 22 A year after fall of Roe v. Wade, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or restrictions By Geoff Mulvihill, Kimberlee Kruesi, Claire Savage, Associated Press Saturday is the one year anniversary of the court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, which struck down Roe v. Wade. Abortion law is now in the hands of state lawmakers and courts. Continue reading
May 26 Jill Biden to promote empowerment for women, youth on trip to Mideast, North Africa, Europe By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The first lady's office says she'll depart Wednesday on a six-day trip that will take her to Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Portugal. Biden will focus throughout on education, and empowering women and young people. Continue reading
May 09 Female UN employees in Afghanistan are being harassed, detained, report says By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The U.N. says some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body. Continue reading