women's rights

To protect Afghan girls, U.N. panel urges conditions on aid

By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

Since taking control over the country last month, the Taliban have restricted older girls' access to secondary school and have named an all-male Cabinet with no women.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.