Woman’s Rights Archive
“Only reform consistent with the Quran, which indisputably places great value on women, can bring prosperity to Egypt, its people, its government and the Arab region.” Aylin Kocaman Rape in Tahrir Square January 25, 2013 a 19 year old woman …
Women is Saudi Arabia have taken a huge step for equality with the anti-domestic violence campaign, “No More Abuse.” Associated with the King Khalid Foundation, this campaign is a major milestone in a country where gender inequality rank at one …
It’s spring. The skin is out and likely we’ll start hearing those bad old street harassment comments: “Nice legs baby.”… etc. It’s a big old reminder of how crass and disrespectful we are to one another, and how unaware of …
The Washington Post just published an article titled “This Map of America’s Female Mortality Rates is Pretty Terrifying” and, unfortunately, the title just about sums up the graphics all too perfectly. The map, depicting whether female mortality rates are on the rise …
The poem “Sexual Assault Awareness Week” was posted earlier this week on SJS. We’ve heard what many of you thought of the poem, but let’s hear what the Author, Monica Wendel has to say about her piece: <!–more–> ‘We are who …
Sexual Assault Awareness Week A Poem by Monica Wendel It’s our job to carry an umbrella to avoid getting wet but it’s not our job to avoid nighttime, dark streets, and bars to avoid getting raped. My mother disagrees. An …
The Human Right’s Counsel of the United Nations has released it’s 2013 “Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” written by Juan E. Méndez. Standing out in this report among many other discussed …
In many ways the civility of a society can be measured by the way in which it ensures the rights of woman. 50 years ago, Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique” was published, ushering a new era of woman’s rights that would last throughout …
Women have been increasing in the workforce because having a one family income is no longer enough; and because women enjoy and want to work. This created a need for assistance with child care, reproduction and family leave. Women who …
V-day is a global movement to end violence against women. It was started by the brilliant Eve Ensler, a playwright and activist who wanted to empower and improve the lives of women around the world. In 1994, she wrote ‘The …
