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1. Two Women Were Charged With Murder After Delivering Stillborn Babies, Sparking Outrage Among Women's Rights Group: (Feminism); ... County Jail to a residential treatment center after pleading not guilty, per NBC. According to Fresno Bee, Perez is still serving time in a women's state prison, and her fate remains uncertain. Top photo ...; Created on 05 April 2021
2. New Zealand Is Now One Of The First Countries In The World To Approve Paid Leave For Miscarriages And Stillbirths: (Feminism); New Zealand recently passed a historic law that allows paid leave for employees who have had a miscarriage or stillbirth. This new law applies to the individual or couple who lost the baby, in addition ...; Created on 01 April 2021
3. Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products As Birth Contro: (Living); Trump wasn't the first to suggest a spoonful of disinfectant for all that ails you. At a White House coronavirus task force meeting in April 2020, the president wondered out loud if an “injection” of ...; Created on 25 March 2021
4. No, "Womxn" Is Not More Inclusive Than "Wome: (Living); Twitch, the popular video live streaming service, recently faced backlash on social media over its usage of the term “womxn.” In honor of Women’s History Month, the company pledged to begin using the ...; Created on 04 March 2021
5. Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews: (Feminism); ... from there,” says Baker, who, in 2017, was the youngest national organizer for the Women’s March (womensmarch.com). Baker advises those looking to become more involved in social justice work to move beyond ...; Created on 15 February 2021
6. For Vegans, The Birth Control Pill Can Be Hard To Swallow: (Sex); Some say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, but the use of milk sugar (lactose) and other animal products in birth control pills may be hard for animal lovers to swallow. While eliminating ...; Created on 08 February 2021
7. Poland Implements Near-Total Ban On Abortion: (Feminism); Poland has outlawed nearly all abortions in spite of the massive pro-choice protests that have been raging since the decision was made last October. This has been the largest demonstration in Poland ...; Created on 28 January 2021
8. Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Civil Rights Movement Icon, Passes Away at 86: (General); ... Court ruled segregation unconstitutional. According to the National Women's Museum of History, “The Bridges family suffered for their courage.” Abon, Ruby’s father, lost his job, grocery stores ...; Created on 12 November 2020
9. This Women-Run Company Wants To Diversify Content Creation: (Living); ... the business sector. Why was it so important for you, a woman's organization, to put a focus on diversity and inclusion? How can women's organizations be more inclusive? It's important for us to focus ...; Created on 12 November 2020
10. What Louisiana's New Abortion Restrictions Mean For America ...: (Feminism); Earlier this week, abortion rights were on the ballot in Louisiana and Colorado. In Louisiana, voters passed an amendment to the state constitution adding clarifying language that the state does not ...; Created on 06 November 2020
11. Poland Bans Nearly All Abortions, Sparking Protests Across The Country: (Feminism); ... reflects the country’s traditional Roman Catholic affinity, historically an obstacle when it comes to women's rights. Before this ruling, “1,074 of 1,100” of the abortions performed in Poland last year ...; Created on 30 October 2020
12. Can Women in Swing States Save America? The Latest Polling Looks Promising: (Feminism); ... The gender gap measures the difference in men's and women's votes for the leading candidate. In each of these cases, Biden is leading in favoribility with female voters over male. In Michigan, as of last ...; Created on 27 October 2020
13. From Voter Intimidation To Climate Change To Birth Control: 5 Feminist Reasons To Denounce Amy Coney Barrett: (Feminism); ... women's movements in the United States. This week of hearings gave us many feminist reasons to denounce Barrett, starting with her view of the constitution. With her blank notebook in hand, Barrett said ...; Created on 16 October 2020
14. Pro-Democracy Protests in Thailand Spark Feminist Political Movement: (Feminism); Since March, thousands of student-led protests have flooded the streets of Bangkok to denounce the Thai government. For a brief moment, the protests were halted due to the coronavirus pandemic but have ...; Created on 07 October 2020
15. The Women's Prize Excludes Akwaeke Emezi With Transphobic Requirement: (Books); ... A statement regarding eligibility for the Women's Prize for Fiction. pic.twitter.com/WRGBtQmSCf — Women's Prize (@WomensPrize) October 5, 2020 Emezi stated that since they do not identify as a woman, ...; Created on 05 October 2020
16. Amy Coney Barrett Is A Threat To Civil Rights: (Blog); ... Barrett "ruled against abortion rights in a case involving restrictions targeting pregnancy conditions or populations of women and in a case involving restrictions on young women's access to abortion." It ...; Created on 30 September 2020
17. The Feminist Guide to Sex Education You Didn’t Get in School: (Sex); With Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP" debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 List and a record-breaking 93 million streams in its first week, the subject of women's desire, sexuality, and agency ...; Created on 24 September 2020
18. Birth Justice Pilot Program In San Francisco To Address Inequalities For Pregnant Black People and Pacific Islanders: (Feminism); Under a new program announced Monday by Mayor Lauren Breed, 150 pregnant Pacific Islanders and Black people in San Francisco will be allocated $1,000 monthly throughout their pregnancies and for six ...; Created on 16 September 2020
19. Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist Is Pretty Much What You'd Expe: (Living); ... ruling protecting a women's right to choose, is seriously at stake if a vacancy were to arise in the Supreme Court. One of the names on the list that could be a threat to Roe v. Wade is Judge James Ho. ...; Created on 16 September 2020
20. Florence Howe, "Mother of Women Studies" and Founder of The Feminist Press Dies at 9: (Feminism); ... them here. Header images courtesy of the Feminist Press. More from BUST The 2019 Feminist Power Awards Honored 6 More Feminists & Validated Women's Anger 8 Black Feminist Principles That Taught ...; Created on 14 September 2020

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