Australia’s Albanese declares ‘national crisis’ after killings of women | Women News

Australia’s Albanese declares ‘national crisis’ after killings of women | Women News

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has branded domestic violence a “national crisis” amid an outcry over the rise in the number of killings of women by their intimate partners, and pledged action to tackle the issue, including new funding to help survivors as well as a crackdown on misogynistic online…

Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein | Sexual Assault News

Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein | Sexual Assault News

The announcement follows a decision last week to toss Weinstein’s New York conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has revealed plans to retry United States film producer Harvey Weinstein on charges related to sexual assault, less than a week after a New York…

Top New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction | Sexual Assault News

Top New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction | Sexual Assault News

Defence and prosecution prepare for retrial of the once-powerful movie producer in a case that was a landmark for the #MeToo movement. New York’s highest court has overturned disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape and sexual assault, highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men to account. The…

Cass Review: A victory for women, children and common sense | Women’s Rights

Cass Review: A victory for women, children and common sense | Women’s Rights

In England, a landmark independent review into gender care services for young people has exposed one of the biggest medical negligence scandals of recent times and vindicated those who have been accused of engaging in malicious “culture wars” and branded as unkind bigots for opposing unnecessary medicalisation of children. The…

Polish lawmakers debate reforming strict abortion laws | Women’s Rights News

Polish lawmakers debate reforming strict abortion laws | Women’s Rights News

Poland has some of the strictest abortion laws in the European Union. Lawmakers in Poland have begun debating changes to the country’s harsh abortion laws that had grown more restrictive during eight years of conservative nationalist governments. Liberalising access to abortion has been a central campaign promise of Prime Minister…

Arizona’s top court allows near-total 1864 abortion ban to go into effect | Courts News

Arizona’s top court allows near-total 1864 abortion ban to go into effect | Courts News

In 1864, the territory of Arizona in the United States passed a law that criminalised nearly all abortions. Arizona was not even a state at the time of the law’s passage. But now, 160 years later, its state Supreme Court has ruled the near-total ban can go into effect in…

Trump says abortion should be up to US states, avoids backing national ban | Donald Trump News

Trump says abortion should be up to US states, avoids backing national ban | Donald Trump News

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said the issue of abortion access should be left up to states to decide, eschewing calls from within his party to support a nationwide ban on the procedure in the United States. In a video posted on his Truth Social platform on Monday,…

Taliban ban on girls’ education defies both worldly and religious logic | Education

Taliban ban on girls’ education defies both worldly and religious logic | Education

Spring has arrived in Afghanistan, and Afghan children have returned to their schools to begin a new academic year. Girls beyond the 6th grade across much of the country, however, are still unable to pursue an education and remain unsure what the future holds for them. Two years ago, on…

Can we talk about Tate? The ‘manosphere’ in Australian schools | Women’s Rights News

Can we talk about Tate? The ‘manosphere’ in Australian schools | Women’s Rights News

Young fans of self-styled “manfluencers” like Andrew Tate, currently facing charges including rape in a Romanian court, are increasingly bringing misogynist views into Australian schools, leaving other children, teachers and parents searching for answers. In response, the Australian government is offering 3.5 million Australian dollars ($2.3m) in grants in a…

The US war on reproductive rights should concern women everywhere | Women’s Rights

The US war on reproductive rights should concern women everywhere | Women’s Rights

In the United States, women’s reproductive rights, gained through half a century of feminist struggle, are rapidly being replaced with reproductive wrongs. In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade – the landmark 1973 ruling that gave women the constitutional right to abortion. Since then, in 28 states access…