In the #MeToo era and with more women entering Congress, activists are hopeful another state could ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. But is it too late?
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In Myanmar, spousal abuse is legal and stigma stop most women from reporting sexual violence. A bill championed by feminists but long stalled in Parliament may soon give women their basic rights.
More and more countries are relying on the approach of transparency rather than regulation. Depending on local specificities, the results to date remain mixed.
Trokosi is an ancient practice in West Africa where virgin girls, some as young as six are sent as slaves to make amends for wrongs committed by their families.
Tanzania was an early, ardent believer in family planning. Now it joins a growing number of developing nations that see potential advantage in having a huge and growing workforce.
Abortion appears to be illegal and clandestine in large parts of the Muslim world. Yet, women continue to challenge the status quo and archaic laws through their daily practices and activism.
The British government is consulting on changes to the Gender Recognition Act, including whether to allow gender self-identification.
Before she became a Supreme Court justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s work as an attorney in the 1970s fundamentally changed the court’s approach to women's rights and how we think about women – and men.
Living as a woman in North Korea can be psychologically and physically gruelling.
Saudi Arabia has arrested a number of feminists, while bringing in reforms for women. An expert argues why this goes to show that the kingdom remains adamant on not opening space for more voices.
Argentina's Senate voted down an abortion bill 38-31 after a 16-hour debate. The Catholic Church thanked senators for defending 'life,' but ever more Catholics here insist on women's right to choose.
Civil society organisations in Zambia help women get access to land.
A UN committee has identified numerous ways in which Australia is falling short on the rights of women and children – it must now take the committee's recommendations seriously.
The impact of Venezuela's medical crisis is not gender-neutral.
An economy and society like Saudi Arabia's cannot survive the modern world without giving in to change.
Women don't want to be reduced to ceremonial roles; they believe they can add value in making decisions.
In a historic move, the national parliament has legalised procedures up to 14 weeks.
With controversial Christian educators like Paige Patterson who believe that the Bible teaches women to submit to men, it matters to know today that evangelicals encouraged women's education in the past.
A lawyer reports from Ireland days ahead of this vital vote.
The 10,300 women serving in fire departments across the US face ill-fitting gear, hostility and sexism. But in the end, they say, people "don't care you're a woman when their house is on fire.'
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Professor of Global Politics, University of Southampton
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Dean of Faculty & Professor of Human Resource Management, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Director, Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University
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Professor of Political Communication and Public Opinion, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Professor of Linguistics, Gender, and Cultural Studies, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah
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Project manager of the Master's in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Professor of History, University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg
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Research Fellow, Sydney Democracy Network, University of Sydney
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Director of the Centre for Global Development and Professor in the School of Education, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Aston University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Law, Keele University
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