Roe v Wade is the only federal protection for abortion rights for women across the United States. Without it, millions of women in conservative states would be at the mercy of right-wing politicians who have expressed a desire to eliminate abortion altogether.
Carmen Navas Reyes and Laura Franco respond to the article published in the New York Times which attempts to speak about the problems facing Venezuelan women without mentioning the economic and financial blockade imposed on the country
From Argentina to Mexico, millions of women took to the streets to demand equality in the most unequal region of the world, and to proclaim that they refuse to continue being marginalized, discriminated against, excluded, and murdered
Progressive sections from across the world have expressed solidarity with Polish women who are protesting against the constitutional court order banning abortions in case of fetal defects. Solidarity events have been organized in several cities
Ending a pregnancy in case of sexual abuse or when the woman’s life is at risk, has been the law of the land since 1940
The action aims to denounce the policies of the Bolsonaro government in relation to the economy, land, and agriculture
What has made this year’s International Women’s Day different from years before this 8th of March 2020? To understand the context of this day in context to the current political climate in India with the coming in of the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Population Register. Newsclick talks to Githa Hariharan, writer and founder member of Indian Cultural Forum about the role women are playing in this transformative moment in the history of this country.
The 12th National Conference of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) took place in Mumbai from 27-30 December, 2019.