Legally Wrong! 11 Rapists and Murderers Prematurely Released in India
On Aug 15, 2022, 11 rapists and murderers of Bilkis Bano’s family were released by the Gujarat state government under remission, although the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigated and they were sentenced to life term. Who is Bilkis Bano? In March 2002, a pregnant 20-year-old woman named Bilkis Bano watched in horror as 14 members […]
Don’t Sit This Election Out. Your Country Needs You!
Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves. The only way they could do this is by not voting. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Since midterm elections rarely have the pizazz of a presidential contest, a lot of eligible citizens don’t bother to vote in them. To […]
Disobedience After Dobbs? Gloria Steinem Speaks Out on the latest ‘Lady Liberty is V.E.R.Y. Pissed’ Podcast
The “Lady Liberty is V.E.R.Y.* Pissed” Podcast awakens American women to the loss of their reproductive rights and voting rights, and to the lack of women’s equal rights in the U.S. Constitution. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this past June, women’s liberties became increasingly imperiled. The purpose of this podcast is to […]
President Biden: Why Won’t You Publish The Equal Rights Amendment?
“We must recognize the clear will of the American people and definitively enshrine the principle of gender equality in the Constitution. It is long past time that we put all doubt to rest. I am calling on Congress to act immediately to pass a resolution recognizing ratification of the ERA.” –President Joseph Biden Jr. This statement, […]
Why Not Wednesday? Women’s eNews has never followed the rules before!
[ad_1] By now, each of you has probably tired of all the Giving Tuesday emails sent your way yesterday. While most, if not all non-profit organizations requesting your financial support are worthy, being inundated with requests within one 24-hour period is enough to drive a person to send even the most valuable requests directly to […]
The Current State of Abortion: State-by-State
[ad_1] As part of Women’s eNews’ continuing series updating our readers about the continually evolving legal landscape regarding women’s reproductive rights in the US, below is a current listing* of the total number of states that have prohibited, or placed severe restrictions, on women’s ability to get an abortion even when, in some cases, the […]
How the Climate Crisis Affects Reproductive Rights
[ad_1] Around the world, the climate crisis is worsening the inequities surrounding who gets to have a healthy pregnancy and baby. Esther McCant, who works as a doula in the US state of Florida, knows that pregnant people need more than a birth plan. They also need information to plan for heat waves, especially for families that […]
Ignoring Precedent: Stop Making Women’s Equality a Political Question Mark
[ad_1] On January 27, 2022, standing before the White House in below freezing temperatures just as the suffragists had done in 1917, Americans marked the two-year anniversary of ratification of the ERA, which states: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of […]
Benefitting from Female Governors: Could Your State Be Next?
[ad_1] November’s midterm elections produced several landmark election outcomes worthy of celebration. For the first time in history, the United States has entered double-digits and broken its own record for the number of women governors. The 12 women elected or re-elected governor in November eclipse the previous (and current) record of nine. Importantly, three of these states—Arkansas, Massachusetts, and New York–elected a […]
Sugar and Spice and Not So Nice: The Roar for Little Girls
[ad_1] It was at first quiet and misty in Lafayette Park across from the White House where several hundred from various groups were gathering – namely Virginia National Organization for Women (NOW), Equal Means Equal, and Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights – but as the raindrops came and a storm brewed so did a clarion […]