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Arab Leaders Discuss Peace; Abortion Law Reinstated

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● November 2, 2013

Female Arab leaders met in Jordan this week to discuss women, peace and security. In Texas, an abortion law was reinstated, requiring doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

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Yellen to Lead Fed; Undue Strip Searches in Chicago

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● October 11, 2013

President Obama has nominated Janet L. Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve. She would be the first woman in charge of the nation’s money supply. In Chicago a sheriff’s office has been accused of conducting videotaped strip searches without due cause.

Turkish Women Point Out Pitfalls of Fertility Push

By Erin Browner ● Uncategorized ● August 26, 2013

The prime minister’s statements against abortion and in favor of large families have something like the power of unwritten law. That’s why some women have joined the anti-government protests and others follow his pronouncements with worry.

Military Bill Gains; NYT Favors Male Sources

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● July 20, 2013

A bill has been introduced that will limit chain-of-command oversight of military sexual assault cases. But a study found that front-page New York Times stories cited far more male than female sources.

Abortion: OKed in Ireland; Denied to Chilean Tween

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● July 13, 2013

Irish lawmakers voted to allow abortion in limited circumstances for the first time in the Ireland’s history. Chile’s president Sebastian Pinera said he admired a young girl for continuing her pregnancy, which was a result of rape.

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For Women, Turkish Uprising Might Be Different

By Simran Sachdev ● Politics ● July 12, 2013

This is the country, after all, with a founder named Ataturk, who espoused the full social integration of women as essential to modernizing the nation. That might set these protests apart from what’s happening in Egypt and what happened in Iran.

Istanbul Protests Help Build Unity for LGBT Pride

By Erin Browner ● Arts & Culture ● July 11, 2013

LGBT leadership of the protests at Taksim Square tapped new levels of support for the annual Istanbul pride parade on June 30. “People feel what gays are feeling because we have been suppressed,” said one crossover demonstrator.

Texas Dems Defy Perry; Cairo Protestors Assaulted

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● July 5, 2013

Texans are protesting Gov. Rick Perry’s efforts to pass an abortion bill. But sex assaults have returned to Cairo’s Tahrir Square amid the renewed protests.

In Turkey, Women’s Issues Simmer in the Background

By Angela Montierth ● Uncategorized ● July 1, 2013

Women have often been the face of anti-government protests taking place in Turkey over the past month. Clues to gender tensions come from headlines about a rape case involving police, government condemnation of abortion and more women in the work force.

High Court Strikes DOMA; Perry Fights for Abortion Ban

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● June 29, 2013

The Supreme Court declared that same-sex couples who are legally married deserve equal rights to the benefits under federal law. In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry has called a special legislative session to pass an abortion law.