Women's Rights

• Roe v. Wade: U.S. Supreme Court revisits abortion rights challenge

  The court's decision could dramatically shift the contours of the 2022 midterm elections, providing a new force for Democrats, who largely support abortion rights.

  World

  Dec 1, 2021
  
• Hopes crushed by return of Taliban, Kabul women see no future in Afghanistan

  A generation of Afghans grew up believing their country was on the path to modernity. Now they're looking to leave.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2021
  
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• World March of Women’s 5th action wraps up in Quebec with rallies against poverty and violence

  The World March of Women happens every five years, from March 8 until Oct. 17, but was postponed last year — on its 20th anniversary — due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2021
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• ‘Mind your own uterus’: U.S. women march for abortion rights

  Organizers say hundreds of abortion-themed protests around the country will take place on Saturday.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2021
• Female workers of Taliban-run Kabul municipality told to stay home with exceptions

  Work is only allowed for those who cannot be replaced by men, the interim mayor of Afghanistan's capital said.

  World

  Sep 19, 2021
• ‘They’re not going to have mercy on our family’: Fear for women, girls left in Afghanistan

  "They're not going to have mercy on our family, and I want the Canadian government to do something."

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2021
• ‘Take us out of this hell’: Afghan refugees plead for Canada to protect their families

  Afghan refugees living in Canada fear their families might be targeted by the Taliban. They're asking Canada to grant them temporary status so they can flee to safety.

  Politics

  Aug 18, 2021
• Biden cancels Republican ‘global gag rule’ banning abortion care

  The policy has been a political ping-pong ball, bouncing back and forth between Republican and Democratic presidents since it was first enacted in 1985.

  World

  Jan 28, 2021
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• Victoria MP expecting baby in April, will run again if there is a spring election

  'There is no reason why women starting a family should be barred from pursuing these challenging and meaningful roles,' Victoria MP Laurel Collins said in announcing her pregnancy.

  Politics

  Jan 20, 2021
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• Who is Loujain al-Hathloul? UBC grad, women’s rights activist jailed in Saudi Arabia

  Here are some details about al-Hathloul, who has been detained since 2018.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2020