Archive for the ‘Women's rights’ Category

March 3

Pass the International Violence Against Women Act Now!

ONE in THREE. ONE in THREE. ONE in THREE.
According to Amnesty International, one of every three women worldwide has been physically or sexually abused during her lifetime, with rates of domestic violence reaching 70 percent in some countries. We’ve know the ways violence against women can be perpetrated: rape, domestic violence, acid burnings, so-called “honor [...]

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August 6

Jimmy Carter blames the patriarchy

Jimmy Carter has published an article rebuking religious oppression of women. A practicing Baptist who has frequently referred to his faith in public, he recently severed ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, asserting that “many male religious leaders help subjugate women.” It must have been a difficult decision for him. He bravely writes:
This view that [...]

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