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Threatened and Beaten, Afghan Women Defy Taliban With Protests
KABUL, Afghanistan — On a raw January morning, Khujasta Elham trudged through a snowstorm to sign her name on a…
China Moves to Overhaul Protections for Women’s Rights, Sort Of
The announcement was presented — in official news reports, on social media — as a major victory for Chinese women.…
The New Political Cry in South Korea: ‘Out With Man Haters’
SEOUL — They have shown up whenever women rallied against sexual violence and gender biases in South Korea. Dozens of…
In Mexico, Women Directors Take the Lead
MEXICO CITY — As a young girl growing up in 1980s Mexico, the idea of becoming a filmmaker was almost…
A Plan Forms in Mexico: Help Americans Get Abortions
In Texas, a new law bars doctors from providing pills to induce abortions after seven weeks of pregnancy, and adds…
bell hooks, Pathbreaking Black Feminist, Dies at 69
“I think of bell hooks as being pivotal to an entire generation of Black feminists who saw that for the…