Archive: Womens Rights
Week in Review: Justifying attacks on women for the culture war
A grim wave of reaction suggests the culture war is now reaching dangerous new levels.
Opinion Former Articles
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Humanists UK comment: Court of Appeal in Belfast passes buck on women’s rights
The court of appeal in Belfast has today ruled that reform of abortion law in Northern Ireland should be left to the Northern Ireland Assembly
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Humanists UK welcomes Government move to fund abortion for Northern Irish women on the NHS in England
"We are delighted that the Government has finally moved to end the injustice of charging women in Northern Ireland for a medical procedure freely available to women in the rest of the UK"
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NASUWT: Women bearing the brunt of austerity
International Women's Day: the NASUWT warns that austerity is hitting women the hardest.
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New violence against women stats should to be a wake up call to the government
1 in 5 women and girls have experienced some form of sexual assault since the age of 16
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The Isle of Man: Where women have voted for 137 years but are still fighting for abortion
Most Manx women still have to travel to the UK to get an abortion
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The sexual assault faced by the Suffragettes
The women were the targets of extreme and sexualised state violence
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How period poverty finally became a political scandal
People have finally started to talk about this hidden problem
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The truth about May's £20m fund for women's refuges
Investigation reveals that nearly a third of projects chosen to receive the funds are yet to see it
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Govt changes to funding for women's refuges could be devastating for victims
This latest threat comes after years of sustained cuts to domestic abuse support services
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Tory policies have hit women hardest - it's no wonder they are turning to Labour
Labour has a big lead over the Conservatives among women
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This isn't a witch hunt - it's a rebalancing of power between men and women
Stories are now a female currency. And the powerless are finding their voice
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All sides need to stop using sexism as a political pawn
With every allegation of sexism is somebody who wants to use it for political gain
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It's no surprise that black and Asian women are hit hardest by austerity
New report reveals the poorest BAME women are set for big drop in living standards
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No, Sarah Champion hasn't been hounded out of her job for speaking the truth
Champion's comments were racist, of course she had to go
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Week in review: One step forward two steps back for women's equality
From equal pay to reproductive rights women are still experiencing regular discrimination because of our gender
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The left doesn't have a misogyny problem, men have a misogyny problem
If we really want to tackle online abuse we must look at the roots of it: male aggression
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Real progress will be when we don't have to celebrate a woman being cast as the Doctor
One woman in fifty years isn't political correctness gone mad, or going too far. It's barely even starting
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Election 2017: A big Conservative win could see fewer women in parliament
For the first time in 20 years women's representation in parliament could go backwards
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A vote for Theresa May is not a vote for women
The prime minister's policies have harmed women's rights and access to equality
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The good side of a bad policy: Harsh migration law blocks forced marriages
Spousal visa restrictions are controversial but they could be having a positive impact
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The government's rape clause is a callous attack on victims
Child tax credit reform isn't just cruel, it puts women at risk
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If beating a woman with a cricket bat isn't enough to send a man to prison, what is?
Just how badly must a woman be beaten before she can expect justice?
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Why is a man like Philip Davies being appointed to the women's committee?
That somebody like Davies could be involved with this committee is an insult to women everywhere
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Week in review: Brexit, strikes, and Edwardian radicalism
A round up of this week's articles
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Today's Istanbul Convention vote is too important to let the Tories talk it out
Women around the country are relying on MPs to get today's bill through
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Dear Peter, all your protest achieved was to detract from women's issues
An open letter to Peter Tatchell on why he got his Syria protest so wrong
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The British women standing up against Trump's plans for Planned Parenthood
Women's reproductive rights are under attack in the US
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