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Iranian women are being killed after protesting the morality police's murder of young women for not following the dress code. Many are taking their hijabs off, showing their hair in protest. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old young woman, was killed after morality police took her in for her hijab being too loose. As women witness the morality police grow more violent towards young women, now killing them, they're taking a stand. These women banding together to ... Read More »

This past Saturday, September 24, 2022, nine women were inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Who are the nine inductees and where was the ceremony held? [ad] Run Towards It: Empowering young female athletes in competition (video) Where was the induction ceremony? The National Women's Hall of Fame is located right in Seneca Falls-- the hometown of the Women's rights movement. September 23-25 there were celebrations to honor the lives and achievements of ... Read More »

A recent study has shown that women now make up more than half of the college educated labor force in America. A study released by Pew Research has found that 50.7% of the people in the U.S. labor force with a college education are actually women. This changed at the end of 2019 and has remained consistent ever since. When the COVID-19 pandemic happened, the labor force shrunk, but women still remained as the most ... Read More »

It's no secret women have had it harder than men in the workplace, and a recent survey showed many women are open to leaving their current job. A survey recently taken showed that 54% of respondents were open to taking a new job somewhere else. 4,200 working women were interviewed. One out of every ten women said they want to leave their position but feel that isn't an option. The survey, according to Fortune, showed ... Read More »

Human rights activists are closely watching the owner of a gay bar in NYC after alleged sexual misconduct and discrimination took place. Owner, Michael J. Cohen, has been accused of unwanted sexual contact as well as discriminating in the bar according to NBC News. Despite the accusations, Cohen's attorney stated that the bar owner is not under investigation. While he may not be under investigation, human rights activists are watching his every move. What happened ... Read More »

A new government is being led in Italy by Giorgia Meloni and the Brothers of Italy party now that general elections have commenced. But will everyone in Italy have basic human rights? Meloni's campaign said it would "govern for everyone," according to the Human Rights Watch. While in theory that sounds great, there are some concerns. Many have expressed worry that not everyone living under the Italian government will maintain equal and basic human rights ... Read More »

Herschel Walker was once a major football player and now is running for a Senate seat in Georgia. He also paid for his girlfriend's abort despoite wanting an abortion ban in place. Walker, according to the Daily Beast, wants to entirely ban abortions in Georgia leaving no room for exceptions. This includes rape, incest or for saving the life of the mother. While he says this, an anonymous woman has come forward sharing her experience ... Read More »

Election day is approaching and this has women getting to the polls to protect their own reproductive rights as they remain under fire in the U.S. The West River Women's Wave Rally and Period Project will be hosting an event this weekend between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Halley Park in Rapid City, South Dakota. The rally will happen on Saturday. Sisters United SD, Democracy in Action, the Rapid City branch of American Association ... Read More »

Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker was accused of paying for a woman's abortion back in 2009, despite being against abortion and wanting to ban them. The woman originally came forward anonymously, but has since revealed her identity. It turns out she already had one of his children. With the election coming up in about a month, Walker is dealing with being called a hypocrite as he favors a state ban on abortion procedures. The Daily ... Read More »

Nury Martinez, L.A. City Council President, has resigned from her position after being heard making racist comments in a recording. Martinez, along with two other councilmembers, were heard on the leaked recording making racist comments. In her resignation, she asked for forgiveness from her colleagues and residents, according to Axios. What happened with the leak recording of the L.A. City Council President and her racist comments? While speaking, Martinez made comments about a white councilmember's ... Read More »

A man who killed his wife and children during a psychotic break was sentenced to death by an all white jury, some of which are racially prejudiced. Of the jury, three expressed their opposition to interracial relationships. The murderer, Andre Thomas, was in an interracial relationship with his white wife who he killed and had one child with. He also killed his stepdaughter. Supreme Court doesn't challenge the death sentence brought down by jurors opposing ... Read More »

Dylan Roof had his death sentence appeal denied after being sentenced for shooting and killing 9 people at a Black church in South Carolina. The shooting happened back in 2015 in Charleston. Roof tried to appeal with the Supreme Court using the handling of disputes regarding his mental health as the reason. Originally Roof wanted any information surrounding his mental health to be left out of the trial and also fired his lawyer during his ... Read More »

The Department of Labor is looking to change laws regarding companies like Lyft and Uber. It would impact how they handle independent contractor laws. The new proposal would get rid of a rule that let companies label employees as independent contractors. This rule would let companies hire more workers to pay but not be required to pay them benefits, according to CNY Central. This new rule would scrutinize whether workers should be labeled as independent ... Read More »

The U.S. has declared that it will hold Russia accountable for war crimes, using drones to attack a Kyiv apartment block, killing 4 people. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, there have been attacks using drones. Many were shot down. There have also been explosions in Fastiv, near Kyiv, and Odesa. Russia has also been attacking with air strikes, one happening as Ukraine residents headed to work and school. U.S. condemns Russia and the war ... Read More »

On Tuesday President Joe Biden made a promise to try to pass an abortion right law for American citizens. The administration looks to try and push a law ahead of the midterm elections set to take place next month. Biden stated that if Democrats elected more senators to keep control of the House, he would prioritize abortion. He added that Congress should codify Roe "once and for all" according to CNN. Will Biden actually follow ... Read More »

Allegedly, the Kingston Clan in Utah has normalized child marriage, rape, forced pregnancy, and child labor according to survivors. This is all according to a lawsuit filed by survivors who came from the group. The lawsuit filed is seeking damages from a total of 22 Kingston Clan members. What is the lawsuit against the Kingston Clan? The lawsuit alleges that these 22 Kingston members are guilty of sex trafficking minors born into the clan, sexual ... Read More »

A Texas woman who is trying to have a baby may not be able to after being denied an abortion until it was too late. One woman has been trying to become pregnant with her husband for over a year now. Amanda and Josh Zurawski, of Austin, Texas, finally fell pregnant. Once the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the ban had a direct impact on their ability to conceive. Complications requiring an abortion were ... Read More »

Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker has been in the spotlight for pressuring women to get an abortion. This is a major issue because of his political stance on abortion; he's against it. The woman coming forward now is accusing him of pressuring her to terminate her pregnancy in 1993 after a years long affair. Herschel Walker repeatedly accused of pressuring women to get an abortion while maintaining he's against them According to My Twin ... Read More »

One of the biggest issues in sexual assault cases has been the delays and misplacements of rape kits, often necessary to make a convictions. This can be taxing and frustrating for both victims and investigators. Now, California officials have announced a new way for sexual assault survivors to track the progress of their rape kit and linking it with DNA evidence, according to Rochester First. Another new move is the sexual assault evidence outreach coordinator ... Read More »

Liz Lebrón, who is in charge of overseeing the Latino Anti-Disinformation Lab, shared that there has been a spike in false information regarding abortion in the Spanish language. This was noticed by Lebrón and her colleagues just after it leaked that the Supreme Court planned to overturn Roe v. Wade. The spread of misleading and false information was happening on social media, according to NPR. The lab run by Lebrón wasn't actually looking for abortion ... Read More »