Women in the U.S. have come a long way since the days of pioneers like Susan B. Anthony or Eleanor Roosevelt. But even in this Western country there is still much progress to be made where women face a glass ceiling in the workplace and a shocking income disparity with men. In developing countries, the situation is much worse; women's rights are brutally violated daily. With acts like female circumcision, honor killings, and discriminating religious laws, it is clear women still have a lot to fight for.
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Afghan Women: Far From Equal
(Global Pulse: August 21, 2009) Afghan women can now vote and run for office, but they are still second-class citizens. Domestic violence is entrenched in society, the majority of women in Afghanistan are illiterate, and nearly half are married off while still children, under 16. Shocking numbers of Afghan women set themselves on fire, a fact that is underreported by Western media and may well signal their desperation. Whether the current election will help rectify these problems remains to be seen.
Sources: Al Jazeera, Qatar; Press TV, Iran; ABC News, U.S.; BBC, U.K.; Reuters, U.K.; Belfast Telegraph, U.K.
Global Pulse - Afghan Women: Far From Equal
Afghan women can now vote and run for office, but they are still second-class citizens. Domestic violence is entrenched in society, the majority of women in Afghanistan are illiterate, and nearly half are married off while still children, under 16. Click here for more info...
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Huffington Post - November 17, 2009
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The Nation - October 21, 2009
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Chicago Tribune - October 13, 2009
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Washington TV - October 7, 2009
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UN Observer - October 5, 2009
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AKI - October 2, 2009
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Voice of America - September 30, 2009
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Huffington Post (blog) - September 25, 2009
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CNN - September 24, 2009
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Al Jazeera English - September 21, 2009
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allAfrica.com - September 18, 2009
UN says Climate Change Hurting African Women
Voice of America - September 17, 2009
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Violence Against Afghan Women
Voice of America - September 14, 2009
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Christian Science Monitor - September 11, 2009
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CNN - September 11, 2009
Italy wraps up women conference
AP - Septemeber 10, 2009
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Huffington Post - September 10, 2009
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Associated Press - September 9, 2009
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Reuters - September 9, 2009
G8 women's summit opens in Rome
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Voice of America - September 8, 2009
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Sudanese woman sent to jail for wearing pants is freed
Los Angeles Times - September 7, 2009
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Huffington Post - September 3, 2009
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IRIN - September 3, 2009
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New York Times - September 1, 2009
Honduran Military Coup Reverses Women's Gains in Human Rights
Upside Down World - August 31, 2009
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MSNBC - August 30, 2009
Malawi: Protests at Allowing 16-Year-Olds to Marry
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CNN - August 28, 2009
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CNN - August 27, 2009
Mali's President Declines to Sign Legislation Expanding Women's Rights
Voice of America - August 27, 2009
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Huffington Post - August 27, 2009
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Associated Press - August 27, 2009
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Huffington Post - August 26, 2009
Muslim model facing cane gets Ramadan reprieve
ABC News - August 25, 2009
Women's Equality Day is about the ongoing inequality of women
Miami Herald (Opinon) - August 25, 2009
Women's Fingers Cut Off in Afghan Election Violence
Ms. Magazine - August 24, 2009
Coup Protestor Gang-Raped by Honduran Police
Huffington Post - August 24, 2009
Under burqas, Afghan women voted in protest
Christian Science Monitor - August 21, 2009
UN rights body criticizes Afghan women's law
Reuters- August 19, 2009
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Washington Post - August 18, 2009
Afghanistan quietly passes 'marital rape' laws
ABC News (AU) - August 18, 2009
The Woman's Crusade
New York Times - August 17, 2009
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Los Angeles Times - August 17, 2009
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Guardian.co.uk - August 16, 2009
Margaret Bush Wilson dies at 90; first black woman to head national NAACP board
Los Angeles Times - August 15, 2009
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AFP - August 14, 2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88; Special Olympics founder and sister of JFK
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Washington Post - August 11, 2009
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Israel seeks ways to silence human rights groups
Tehran Times - August 9, 2009
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Washington Post - August 9, 2009
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The Hindu - August 7, 2009
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Xinhua - August 7, 2009
Afghans Prepare for Presidential Elections
Voice of America - August 6, 2009
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Press - August 5, 2009
Judges delay trial of pants-wearing woman
UPI - August 4, 2009
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Aljazeera English - August 4, 2009
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New York Times - July 29, 2009
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New York Times - July 27, 2009
Karzai Campaign Keeps Young Afghan Writer in Jail: Commentary
Bloomberg News - July 27, 2009
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CNN.com - July 21, 2009
Jimmy Carter speaks out for women worldwide
San Francisco Examiner - July 21, 2009
Jack Welch Sounds False Note on Women in Corporate America
Huffington Post - July 21, 2009
Women Inspiring Women
Forbes.com - July 21, 2009
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - July 20, 2009
Many Nicaragua revolutionaries feel betrayed by the revolution
Los Angeles Times - July 19, 2009
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Los Angeles Times - July 17, 2009
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CNN - July 14, 2009
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New York Times - July 13, 2009
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Huffington Post - July 13, 2009
Shabana Azmi addresses global summit on women's abuse in Afghanistan
The Hindu - July 11, 2009
Saudi woman activist demands right to travel
CNN - July 10, 2009
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After Deadly Riots, Ethnic Tensions Heat Up in Urumqi
Time - July 7, 2009
Women in Pakistan Face Wave of Burn Attacks
The Media Line - July 6, 2009
Algerian woman becomes country's first female general
Jerusalem Post - July 5, 2009
Analysis: Palin Was Fed Up
CBS News - July 3, 2009
Ban the Burqa
New York Times (OpEd) - July 2, 2009
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Huffington Post - July 1, 2009
Chengdu To Protect Women's Rights With New Law
China CSR - July 1, 2009
McDonald: Should the U.S. intervene wherever rights are violated?
Stillwater Gazette (OpEd) - June 29, 2009
Uganda to Reintroduce Female Condoms
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Africa: Safeguarding Women's Rights Will Boost Food Security
allAfrica.com - June 26, 2009
Backing women's rights a deadly job for Afghan government official
Canadian Press - June 26, 2009
'Stoning of Soraya M.': A look at human rights
San Francisco Chronicle - June 25, 2009
Women's Rights in Pakistan: Descending into Darkness
Huffington Post - June 24, 2009
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Washiongton Post (OpEd) - June 23, 2009
Slain Neda is 'one of my daughters', shah's son says
AFP - June 22, 2009
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U.S. News & World Report - June 22, 2009
Domestic violence: Women abusers on the rise
ABC News - June 21, 2009
Women in Iran march against discrimination
CNN.com - June 19, 2009
We Can't Turn Our Back on Iran
Huffington Post - June 18, 2009
Threats, violence seen eroding US abortion rights
Reuters - June 14, 2009
New Pill Adds Choice; Women Flee Pakistan Battles
Women's eNews - June 13, 2009
Power of women in Iran's election
BBC News - June 10, 2009
North Korean labor camps a ghastly prospect for U.S. journalists
Los Angeles Times - June 9, 2009
Court: Turkey failed to protect woman in domestic abuse case
CNN.com - June 9, 2009
2 U.S. journalists on trial in North for ‘hostile acts’
JoongAng Daily - June 5, 2009
Reporters' trial seen as ploy by N. Korea
Washington Times - June 5, 2009
Obama's Remarks On Women's Rights Could Start Debate
CBS News - June 4, 2009
Nationwide Vigil for Laura Ling and Euna Lee
Huffington Post - June 4, 2009
George Tiller's Murder and Sotomayor
Huffington Post - June 1, 2009
Murdered for defending women's rights
Socialistworker.org - June 1, 2009
China Murder Case Sparks Women's Rights Uproar
Wall Street Journal - May 28, 2009
NICARAGUA: Total Ban on Abortion Violates Human Rights, Says UN
IPS - May 28, 2009
Discrimination Against Women Still Exists In Malaysia: Suhakam
Bernama.com (Malaysia) - May 27, 2009
Sotomayor nominated to Supreme Court; would be first Hispanic justice
Miami Herald - May 26, 2009
Pakistan's Taliban rising? Ask the women.
Christian Science Monitor - May 26, 2009
Politics is the only big win for West Asian women
The Times of India - May 24, 2009
'Mrs Mousavi': an artist who could be Iran's first lady
AFP - May 24, 2009
Xerox welcomes Ursula Burns, first black female CEO of Fortune 500 company
Daily Finance (NY) - May 22, 2009
In much of the world, women have a long, long way to go
Merced Sun-Star (OpEd) - May 21, 2009
Activists: Delay in Saudi elections a setback
Associated Press - May 21, 2009
Iran candidate vows action on women's rights
PRESS TV (Tehran, Iran) - May 20, 2009
Four women in new Kuwaiti parliament
An historic breakthrough for the region
Radio Netherlands - May 18, 2009
The rights of Iran's women
Australia.TO - May 19, 2009
What another woman would bring to the Supreme Court
Christian Science Monitor - May 18, 2009
Sex, drink and fashion. Is this the new face of American feminism?
Guardian.co.uk - May 17, 2009
Kuwaiti women win first parliamentary seats
Associated Press - May 17, 2009
Abortion debate: Gallup says more Americans pro-life
Christian Science Monitor - May 15, 2009
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Guardian.co.uk (OpEd) - May 15, 2009
US Senate tackles rape as weapon of war
Christian Science Monitor - May 14, 2009
Women want rights violators brought to justice
Zim Online - May 14, 2009
US: Act to Prevent Rape in War
Human Rights Watch (Press Release) - May 13, 2009
Saudi Judge says it's OK for men to beat wives
Associated Press - May 12, 2009
Nani Buntarian: An e-activist for women’s rights
Jakarta Post - May 12, 2009
Women to GOP: Just Not That Into You
Politics Daily (Washington D.C., OpEd) - May 11, 2009
Korean intercountry adoptees support birth mother’s rights in South Korea
The Hankyoreh - May 11, 2009
Sex-starved Kenyan sues over boycott
CNN.com - May 9, 2009
Afghanistan, in UN report, admits human rights woes
Pak Watan (Faisalabad, Pakistan) - May 8, 2009
‘At least now it’s safe to leave the house’
The National - May 7, 2009
UN to RP: Ensure rights of migrant workers
Inquirerer.net (Philippines) - May 7, 2009
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Huffington Post - May 6, 2009
Worldchanging Interview: Wangari Maathai
WorldChanging - May 6, 2009
Iran's first first lady?
guardian.co.uk - May 5, 2009
Nine-yr-old child gets divorce from 50-yr-old man
Xinhua - May 4, 2009
Women Call For Gender Equality Ahead Of Iran's Presidential Vote
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - May 3, 2009
Arabic Christian TV Pushes Women's Rights in the Middle East
Christian Post - May 1, 2009
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Reuters - April 27, 2009
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allAfrica.com - April 27, 2009
Karzai signed law not knowing contents: campaigners
Washington Post - April 26, 2009
Jailed U.S. journalist on hunger strike, father says
CNN International - April 25, 2009
FDA To Allow Morning After Pill For 17-Year-Olds
red Orbit - April 23, 2009
Women’s Rights in Afghanistan and Pakistan
New York Times (Op-Ed) - April 22, 2009
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New York Times - April 21, 2009
FRANKS: A 21st-century civil-rights battle
Washington Times - April 20, 2009
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Voice of America - April 20, 2009
Family of slain Afghan woman attend her Toronto-area memorial
CBCNews (Canada) - April 19, 2009
Afghanistan's controversial law emboldens women's rights activists
Christian Science Monitor - April 17, 2009
Iran set to execute woman for murder: report
AFP - April 16, 2009
Afghan 'anti-rape' women attacked
BBC - April 15, 2009
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Reuters - April 14, 2009
Afghan women's rights activist killed
UPI - April 13, 2009
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Huffington Post - April 13, 2009
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TIME - April 13, 2009
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Kuwait Times - April 13, 2009
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - April 11, 2009
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Amnesty International USA - April 10, 2009
URGENT: Delara at immediate risk of execution
Iranian.com - April 9, 2009
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Taipei Times - April 4, 2009
Afghanistan's U-turn on women's rights
Los Angeles Times - April 4, 2009
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AP Wire - April 3, 2009
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CBC News - April 1, 2009
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The Guardian - March 31, 2009
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Huffington Post - March 30, 2009
RNC Celebrates Women's History Month
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Bia news center - İstanbul - March 23, 2009
Women's land rights can help battle hunger in Africa
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CNN International - March 18, 2009
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