Women’s World Cup 2023: ‘Let’s get Alessia Russo doing what she does best’
England need to start scoring some goals soon at this Fifa Women’s World Cup, but the current lack of cutting edge is certainly not Alessia Russo‘s fault. It is more than five and a half hours since the Lionesses found the net in open play, and they had to rely on Georgia Stanway‘s twice-taken penalty to edge past Haiti in […]
What we know about the women known as the ‘Gilgo Four’
Rex Heuermann has been charged with killing three women whose bodies were discovered along a stretch of Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped in burlap. A married father accused by authorities of leading a double life, Heuermann faces three counts of first-degree murder for the killings of Melissa Barthelemy […]
Manipur: India outrage after women paraded naked in violence-hit state
A video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in the north-eastern state of Manipur, hit by violent ethnic clashes, has sparked outrage in India. The police say they have opened a case of gang rape and arrested a man, adding that others will be held soon. On Thursday, parliament’s session in Delhi […]
Deaths of 4 women found in 3 months are linked, Oregon officials say
The deaths of four women whose bodies were found from February to May in and around Portland, Oregon, are linked, authorities said Monday. Investigators have identified “at least” one person of interest linked to the deaths of Kristin Smith, 22; Charity Perry, 24; Bridget Webster, 31; and Ashely Real, 22, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s […]
Missing Alabama woman returns home unharmed after telling police she saw unattended child
A 25-year-old woman who sparked a police search and national media headlines when she disappeared from an Alabama highway Thursday has turned up unharmed at her nearby home, police said Sunday. Carlee Russell was reported missing Thursday after she called police and her family to report a claim that she saw a toddler walking along the […]
For Women and Girls with Disabilities in Afghanistan: Their Plight Increases
A 2020 report by Human Rights Watch has revealed how four decades of war have left Afghanistan with one of the world’s largest populations per capita for people with disabilities, including many with amputations, vision or hearing problems, and post-traumatic stress disorder. But the true size and circumstances of Afghanistan’s disabled population remain uncertain, since policymaking is […]
Women react to FDA approval of birth control pill
Meredith Wilson, a teacher in Seattle, said “Historically privileged, either privileged socioeconomically and racially white people, rich people, have always had options. Abortion isn’t just new for a lower income or black and brown women. I think it’s for all women. But having this access to an abortion pill gives black and brown and lower […]
‘Against their nature’: When Brazil banned women from football
Dilma Mendes does not remember how many times she was arrested as a child. Her crime? Playing football in Brazil. The country may be synonymous with the beautiful game, but it banned women from the sport for nearly four decades until 1979. Ahead of the Women’s World Cup starting next week in Australia and New […]
Alleged pedophile fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested on more sexual assault charges for 1993 case
Suspected pedophile and former fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested on more sex crime charges, this time for a 1993 case in which he’s accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old at his company’s headquarters in Canada. Winnipeg, Manitoba, police obtained an arrest warrant on Monday for city native Nygard, 81, after months of investigation into […]
American Corpuz Wins US Women’s Open For First LPGA Triumph
American Allisen Corpuz captured her first LPGA victory in dramatic fashion on Sunday, firing a three-under par 69 to win the US Women’s Open by three strokes. The 25-year-old from Honolulu finished 72 holes at Pebble Beach on nine-under 279 to defeat England’s Charley Hull, who fired a final-round 66, and South Korean Shin Ji-yai, […]