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News Articles: women's rights

On Sept. 10, 2013, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter participates in an online video discussion at the Carter Center in Atlanta.

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Jimmy Carter’s work for women’s rights is a lasting centerpiece of his legacy

The former president’s desire to further human rights began in early life and continued through his time in the White House and beyond. But he hit his stride as a 21st-century advocate for women.

March 08, 2023
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By:
  • Kristi York Wooten
Lauren Miller at her home in Dallas, in January 2023. When she was 15 weeks pregnant, she traveled to Colorado to have a "selective reduction" abortion, after one of her twins was diagnosed with a fatal condition.

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  • Health

To safeguard healthy twin in utero, she had to 'escape' Texas for abortion procedure

When Lauren Miller found out one of her twins had a fatal condition, she discovered her doctors in Texas would only say: You need to leave the state. She went to Colorado for a selective reduction.

February 28, 2023
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
"Women's Rights are Human Rights" was curated by graphic designer Elizabeth Resnick. The exhibit will be on display at Mercer University through January 2023.

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  • Art & Design

'Women’s Rights' exhibit in Macon showcases international collection of political posters

The exhibit, “Women’s Rights are Human Rights,” was curated by Elizabeth Resnick, a graphic designer and curator out of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Its namesake is from a 1995 speech by then-first lady Hillary Clinton. 

November 25, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
A protester holds a drawing of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 23. Amini was arrested by Iranian authorities in Tehran on Sept. 13 for not wearing her headscarf properly. She died three days later, apparently due to a severe head injury.

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  • Middle East

Why a scholar banished from Iran 15 years ago is hopeful about the current protests

Iranian American scholar Pardis Mahdavi was once arrested in Tehran for lecturing about Iran's sexual revolution. She wonders if the country's current wave of protests might result in regime change.

October 06, 2022
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Demonstrators at the Texas State Capitol call for access to abortion at a rally in September 2021 in Austin. Days earlier, Texas had enacted SB 8, which bans most abortions after about six weeks.

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Anti-abortion groups are getting more calls for help with unplanned pregnancies

With abortion illegal in a growing number of states, both groups that help patients access the procedure and those who oppose it are reporting more calls for help.

September 14, 2022
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  • Sarah McCammon

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  • Health Care

For doctors, abortion restrictions create an 'impossible choice' when providing care

Physicians must treat in line with patients' wishes and standards of care. Some medical ethicists say that abortion bans will force doctors to disregard these obligations in order to follow the law.

June 24, 2022
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Protesters march in Kabul on Wednesday, a day after the Taliban announced their all-male interim government. At left, a protester carries a sign with a photo showing Banu Negar, a pregnant police officer who was killed in front of her relatives early this week in Ghor province. Family members accuse the Taliban of carrying out the killing.

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  • World

Photos: Afghan Women Are Protesting For Their Rights

Risking beatings by the Taliban, Afghan women have taken to the streets to protest against the hard-line regime, its new curbs on their rights — and Pakistan's influence in their country.

September 09, 2021
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  • Hannah Bloch
Thousands of people with placards and banners rally in Sydney on Monday, demanding justice for women. The rally was one of several across Australia including in Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane and Hobart.

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Thousands March In Australia As Another #MeToo Wave Hits The Country

The March4Justice demonstrations in Australia on Monday were organized after a series of sexual assault allegations involving government officials.

March 15, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A mother walks her son in a school building.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: The Disproportionate Impact Of The Pandemic On Women — At Work And At Home

Friday on Political Rewind: The coronavirus pandemic has put into sharp focus the painful inequities in our society, and studies show the economic and professional progress women have made is in peril. The pay gap between men and women has widened, and working mothers struggle more than ever to balance family and home responsibilities with their jobs.

March 05, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Protesters against new restrictions on abortion walk toward the Law and Justice Party headquarters on Wednesday night in Warsaw. A Constitutional Court ruling in October determined that abortions are only legal in cases of rape and incest, and when the mother's health or life is in danger.

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  • Europe

In Poland, Protests As Near-Total Ban On Abortions Goes Into Effect

The Constitutional Court had ruled in October to ban terminations of pregnancies with fetal defects – nearly the only abortions that happen in Poland, which already had strict limits on the procedure.

January 28, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Shamsia Alizada, left school in 2018 after an ISIS suicide bomber struck the academy in Kabul where she was studying. Now she's scored the highest grades on Afghanistan's nation-wide university entrance exams at a time when negotiations with the Taliban threaten the rights of women in the country.

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  • Education

Coal Miner's Daughter Is A Heartwarming Hero In Afghanistan

Shamsia Alizada dropped out of the Madwdud Academy in Kabul after a suicide bomber killed more than 40 students. But she returned — and has scored top grades on the country's college entrance exams.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid
Tennessee freshman delegate Harry Burn and his mother Febb, who urged him to vote for the 19th amendment in a letter.

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  • National

The Nudge And Tie Breaker That Took Women's Suffrage From Nay To Yea

Tennessee was the final state needed to ratify the amendment that secured women the right to vote. At the last moment, a young state legislator switched his vote to yes after his mom asked him to.

August 17, 2020
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  • Melissa Block

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  • News

Dining For Women Creates Agents Of Change One Meal At A Time

Friday, March 8, is International Women's Day. To mark the occasion, "On Second Thought" host Virginia Prescott is moderating a panel of powerful women...

March 08, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Leighton Rowell

The Life and Legacy Of Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King was not just the wife of the late civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. She was also an accomplished activist in her own right....

February 08, 2019
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Studies suggest that access to healthcare and economic security are linked.

How Health Care Can Make Or Break Women's Financial Well-Being

In the majority of Georgia families, mothers are the sole, primary or co-breadwinners, according to the Center for American Progress . But that doesn't...

June 08, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
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