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Sep 07

Vatican won’t say if women can vote in 2023 church meeting

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

For years, women activists and even nuns have pressed to be able to vote at Synod of Bishops meetings, which gather the Catholic hierarchy to Rome to discuss pressing issues facing the 1.3-billion strong Catholic Church.

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Sep 01

Texas law banning most abortions in the state takes effect, with high court mum

By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in May, would prohibit abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually around six weeks and before most women even know they’re pregnant.

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Aug 13

Afghan women fear return to ‘dark days’ amid Taliban sweep

By Zeina Karam, Ahmad Seir, Associated Press

The Taliban's lightning advance across Afghanistan has stirred fears they will reimpose their fundamentalist interpretation of Islam and all but eliminate women's rights.

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Jul 01

Turkey officially withdraws from treaty protecting women

By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press

He ended the country's participation in the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention through a surprise overnight decree in March, prompting condemnation from women's rights groups and western countries.

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Apr 15

WATCH: Equal pay bill nears approval in House, long odds in Senate

By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

The bill would make it easier to sue employers over pay discrimination, curb the ability of companies to retaliate and beef up enforcement of existing laws.

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Dec 28

Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison

By Associated Press

Loujain al-Hathloul has already been in pre-trial detention and has endured several stretches of solitary confinement.

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Oct 26

Women’s groups lead more protests over Poland’s abortion law

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

Women’s rights activists are holding a fifth day of protests across Poland after a top court tightened the predominantly Catholic nation’s already strict abortion law.

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Aug 25

This Ida B. Wells mosaic is also a monument to women’s suffrage

By Joshua Barajas

Look closely at this floor mosaic of the pionnering journalist, and a portrait of the fight for women's suffrage appears.

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Aug 18

A century ago, some American women won the right to vote. Here’s what women say today

By Laura Santhanam, Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Eleven female voters shared their perspective about this moment’s significance with the PBS NewsHour, in their own words.

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Aug 12

Outcry in Somalia as new bill would allow child marriage

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

An outcry is rising in Somalia as parliament considers a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual organs mature and would allow forced marriage as long as the family gives their consent.

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