Topic: Women's rights

Analysis: Rachel Cohen

The military's ugly secret

The shockingly high level of sexual assault in the military is getting media attention--but the causes of the epidemic aren't. June 12, 2013
Comment: Adam Turl

Ways of (not) seeing

CounterPunch's latest flailing defense against criticisms about sexism bizarrely invokes a 17th century Dutch painting. June 3, 2013
We want birth control access

Some 50 women and men took part in an action in Gainesville, Fla., to demand the morning-after pill without restrictions. May 29, 2013
Statement

Refusing to accept sexism

A group of activists and scholars take issue with several articles at the CounterPunch website that recycle sexist tropes. May 27, 2013
Comment: Sharon Smith

Bluff, bluster and bullshit at Counterpunch

The Counterpunch website unleashed a torrent of abuse when an SW contributor challenged sexist language and attitudes. May 24, 2013
Comment: Megan Brunston

My abortion, my choice

A young woman explains why she feels it's important to talk about having an abortion--and why she won't be silenced. May 22, 2013
Comment: Leela Yellesetty

Brought out into the open

Angelina Jolie's announcement should open up a public discussion about lack of access to life-saving health care. May 21, 2013
Comment: Sharon Smith

Why CounterPunch owes women an apology

Breast cancer is no laughing matter--but that didn't stop the editors of CounterPunch from guffawing about Angelina Jolie. May 16, 2013
Report: Michelle Farber

Taking on anti-abortion lies

Seattle Clinic Defense picketed a talk by a right-wing physician who aimed to spread lies about abortion and its impact. May 16, 2013
Comment: Michelle Farber

Attacked for addressing sexism

When she pointed out sexism at her campus, a University of Connecticut student became the target of abuse. May 15, 2013
Comment: Elizabeth Schulte

It's not Plan B if you can't get it

Why is Barack Obama's Justice Department appealing a judge's order that would make the morning-after pill more accessible to all women? May 14, 2013
Analysis: Elizabeth Schulte

Leaving women with no options

Whatever the outcome of the trial of a Philadelphia doctor, the bigger crime is what women seeking abortions had to endure. May 8, 2013
Comment: Roger Annis

Cries for justice for Rehtaeh

Rehtaeh Parsons' death was caused by the institutional failure to deal with sexual assault--and thousands are outraged by it. April 24, 2013
Comment: Rachel Cohen

Anti-abortion fanatics gain new ground

In one state after another, anti-choice legislators are passing laws that could make abortion completely inaccessible for millions of women. April 16, 2013
Analysis: Katrina Bacome

Abortion under siege in Ohio

Pressure from the anti-choice fanatics in Ohio has put the last two abortion clinics in Toledo at risk of being closed. April 11, 2013
Comment: Blair Ellis

Putting the blame on teen parents

A campaign of scare ads on the New York transit system stigmatizes teen parents--but it has sparked an angry response. April 8, 2013
Comment: Alan Church

Scandalous sexism in Silicon Valley

"Donglegate" involves lots of sexism, two firings and disillusionment if you thought women were getting more respect. April 4, 2013
Report: Crystal Stella Becerril

We stand with Jane Doe

Women's rights supporters in Chicago organized a speak-out in solidarity with the young woman raped in Steubenville. April 1, 2013
Comment: Megan Behrent

Trapped in the bell jar

Fifty years after her death, poet and author Sylvia Plath is still a strong voice against the status of women in U.S. society. March 25, 2013
Contra la violencia sexual

Millones de mujeres y hombres quieren detener la violencia sexual y la culpabilización de sus víctimas. March 25, 2013
Editorials

How can we fight rape?

Millions of people--women and men--want to take a stand against sexual assault and victim-blaming that are all too common in this society. March 21, 2013
Comment: Elizabeth Schulte

Trickle-down feminism?

Will success in the corporate world for women like Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer mean success for all women? March 20, 2013
Report: Geming Lai

Berkeley takes back the night

Some 100 participants gathered at UC Berkeley for a Take Back the Night event to break the silence around sexual assault. March 20, 2013
Report: Alex Robbins

Voices raised in Steubenville

I drove to Steubenville, Ohio, to stand with those showing solidarity with Jane Doe outside the trial of her rapists. March 19, 2013
Forcing DeWine to address rape

A protest at the Ohio attorney general's office came with lessons about what it will take to build the fight against sexual assault. March 19, 2013

Topic: Women's rights

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