Women's Rights Video and Articles

GOP Vows Birth Control Policy Reversal

08 Feb 2012

…with other GOP lawmakers, and called the new rule "an unprecedented affront to religious liberty. This is not a women's' rights issue. This is a religious liberty issue." Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said the issue wasn't contraception… ...

Kelly Clarkson Loses Some Fans…

30 Dec 2011

…offended anyone. Obviously that was not my intent. I do not support racism. I support gay rights, straight rights, women's rights, men's rights, white/black/purple/orange rights,” she tweeted after being lambasted online. “I like… ...

Kelly Clarkson Takes Heat for Tweet

29 Dec 2011

…Clarkson, 29, then took to her blog clarifying, "I do not support racism. I support gay rights, straight rights, women's rights, men's rights, white/black/purple/orange rights." "I like Ron Paul because he believes in less government… ...

Kardashians Probing Sweatshop Claims

21 Dec 2011

…Kardashians taking advantage of these workers, they are holding hands with a government that spits on democracy and women's rights." While many Kardashian products were found to have no links to sweatshop labor whatsoever, the ones of concern… ...

Kardashian Products Manufactured…

21 Dec 2011

…Kardashians taking advantage of these workers, they are holding hands with a government that spits on democracy and women’s rights.” The brands being investigated include the upscale K-Dash by Kardashian, QVC’s Kris Jenner Kollection and ShoeDazzle… ...

Topless Women Protest Soccer Tournament

02 Dec 2011

Ukrainian women's rights activists went topless Friday outside Kiev's Olympic Stadium to rally against alleged attempts to legalize prostitution during next summer's Euro 2012 soccer tournament. ...

Islamist Party Wins Tunisian Election

27 Oct 2011

…new assembly will decide on the country's system of government and how to guarantee basic liberties, including women's rights, which many in Tunisia fear Ennahda would seek to diminish despite its assurances to the contrary. Analysts say… ...

World Population Hits 7 Billion

18 Oct 2011

…empowering women to control the number of children they have. "It's an opportunity to bring the issues of population, women's rights and family planning back to center stage," he said in an interview. "There are 215 million women worldwide who… ...

World Population Hits 7 Billion

15 Oct 2011

…empowering women to control the number of children they have. "It's an opportunity to bring the issues of population, women's rights and family planning back to center stage," he said in an interview. "There are 215 million women worldwide who… ...

Nobel to Johnson Sirleaf, Gbowee, Karman

07 Oct 2011

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to three female winners: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni women's rights activist Tawakkul Karman. ...

Nobel Chief: Peace Winner 'Unifying'

06 Oct 2011

…speculation up until the last moment. Other names that have been circulating are Sima Samar, an Afghan doctor and women's rights activist, and Russian activist Svetlana Gannushkina and her human rights group Memorial. The European Union, currently… ...

Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93

11 Jul 2011

…Americans a new lease on life." "As our nation's First Lady, she was a powerful advocate for women's health and women's rights," the president said. "After leaving the White House, Mrs. Ford helped reduce the social stigma surrounding… ...

Betty Ford Shaped Role Of First Lady

09 Jul 2011

…her voice as first lady and began to openly advocate women's rights. In an August 1975 broadcast of "60 Minutes," Ford…
…she was a powerful advocate for women's health and women's rights. After leaving the White House, Mrs Ford helped reduce… ...

Saudi Women Arrested for Driving

29 Jun 2011

…suffering any repercussions. ABC reported the organization Saudi Women for Driving, a coalition of leading Saudi women's rights activists, released a statement saying, "The Saudi police decided to wait a few weeks before cracking down in the… ...

Saudi Women Drive in Protest

17 Jun 2011

…absolute monarchy, women with driving licences obtained abroad were encouraged to take individual action. Veteran women's rights activist Wajiha al Huwaider said she did not expect a huge turnout as hoped for by sympathizers abroad because of… ...

Sleeping Rape Case Ruling Stuns Many

14 Jun 2011

…the three appeal judges disagreed with the decision to order a new trial, which has stunned the woman and angered women's rights and sentencing campaigners. Centres Against Sexual Assault convenor Carolyn Worth said, "These types of appeals… ...

Saudi Arabia to Hold Elections, No Women

23 Mar 2011

…However, he has avoided making political concessions to liberals by barring protests, ignoring calls for increased women's rights and speaking harshly about the pro-democracy demonstrations that unseated the rulers of Tunisia and Egypt. Source… ...

Egyptian women's rights protest heckled

08 Mar 2011

…assault or harassment for fear they and their families will be stigmatized. A 2008 survey by the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights found that 83 percent of Egyptian women and 98 percent of foreign women in Cairo said they had been harassed — while… ...