A prize-winning reporter writes that police rape statistics in some major cities may be low only because police simply ignore women’s complaints. One city reporting a high number of rapes is also a city with a model program to assist victims.
New rules for Native Americans on welfare take effect this week. They allow for cultural differences and are generally less punitive. The crafts and other work that women have been performing are recognized as work.
The intense debate continues over the language of the final document produced by this special session of the U.N. Meanwhile, women’s non-governmental agencies from many nations are struggling to obtain basic civil rights.
In light of the extensive news coverage of the June 28 Supreme Court decision involving abortion procedures, WEnews is reposting our June 2 report of a speech by the Nebraska doctor who brought the case.
Women worldwide may admire a U.S. law dealing with preventing gender-related violence, but the Supreme Court just nullified a key provision and indicated other civil rights laws may be in jeopardy.
Imagine, five, count ’em five, Oscars for “American Beauty” a visually exciting film that had so much right about homophobia but with a plot that was nothing more than that same old sexist song…
The fear of being labeled lesbian continues to distort the lives of many female college athletes and coaches, according to several speakers at a recent conference on issues facing women in college sports.
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