The horrific exposure of forced hysterectomies at an ICE jail in Georgia has forced a reckoning with the U.S.’s long history of sterilizations — particularly … Forced Sterilization in California Prisons Links to Horrific History of Eugenics in U.S.Read more
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Posted inMurder / Police / USA Empire / Women
Protests Erupt as Cops Cleared for Killing Breonna Taylor
A grand jury has failed to charge any of the three white Louisville police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor with her death, … Protests Erupt as Cops Cleared for Killing Breonna TaylorRead more
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A Hospital Sterilized Chicana Patients
In Georgia, immigration authorities have stopped sending immigrant female detainees held in the Irwin County Detention Center to a gynecologist accused of sterilizing the women … A Hospital Sterilized Chicana PatientsRead more
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Gender discrimination results in the deaths of extra 239,000 girls per year in India
A new study has found that there is an average of 239,000 excess deaths per year of girls under the age of five in India, … Gender discrimination results in the deaths of extra 239,000 girls per year in IndiaRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / Women
How Class-Conscious Women Garment Workers Shaped the Movement for Women’s Suffrage
https://images.jacobinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/26060134/service-mss-mnwp-159-159025v-scaled.jpg Three National Woman’s Party members with “Wage Earners” banner during the dedication ceremonies for the Alva E. Belmont House, 1922. Photo: Library of Congress … How Class-Conscious Women Garment Workers Shaped the Movement for Women’s SuffrageRead more
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Daisy Coleman, Survivor of 2012 Missouri Rape Case, Dies by Suicide
Daisy Coleman, a high school sexual assault survivor who was featured in the documentary “Audrie & Daisy,” has died at the age of 23 by … Daisy Coleman, Survivor of 2012 Missouri Rape Case, Dies by SuicideRead more
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Winning U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Paid Fraction of Losing Men’s Team
The U.S. women’s soccer team is being honored at a rally in Los Angeles, California, today after they beat Japan to win the World Cup … Winning U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Paid Fraction of Losing Men’s TeamRead more
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Columbia Student Carries Rape Protest Mattress at Graduation
A Columbia University senior who lugged a dorm room mattress around campus to protest the university’s handling of sexual assault has carried it across the … Columbia Student Carries Rape Protest Mattress at GraduationRead more
Posted inChina / Economics / Multimedia / Women / Worker
Export competitiveness of China is because of under paid women
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Brown Students Protest Alleged Role of Money in Sexual Assault Case
Brown University is facing protests over its handling of sexual assault after two students said their drink was laced with date rape drugs at a … Brown Students Protest Alleged Role of Money in Sexual Assault CaseRead more