TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women dead, most burned to death, in violence the country’s president blamed on “mara” street gangs that often wield broad power inside penitentiaries. Twenty-six of the victims were burned to death and the remainder shot or stabbed at…
Women in Northern Ireland are bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis, new research suggests. The report, carried out by the Women’s Regional Consortium and Ulster University, indicates the crisis is having a negative impact on women’s mental and physical health. The research focused on a group of 250 women in Northern Ireland. It found…
NEW YORK — A suspect is wanted after two women were slashed at a subway station on the Upper East Side and one on a train in Lower Manhattan. Police said a man attacked two women Sunday at the 86th Street and Lexington Avenue station, before he attacked a third woman on a 4 train. Just after 4 p.m., the man…
Was the sexual revolution a mistake? From the 1960s through today, the majority of feminists would instantly answer “no.” Easier access to contraception, the relaxation of divorce laws, the legalization of abortion, less emphasis on virginity, reduced stigma around unmarried sex—all of these have been hailed as liberating for women. But in the past few years,…
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) – Japan coach Futoshi Ikeda believes the potential Women’s World Cup TV blackout could hurt the long-term development of the women’s game in the country. Japan, whose Nadeshiko team won the World Cup in 2011 and reached the final in 2015, is the last major country where broadcasters have yet to…
The economic turbulence that has swept across Britain in recent years has not spared any segment of society. However, an undeniable and unfortunate reality has emerged—women are disproportionately bearing the brunt of this turmoil. As the country grapples with economic challenges, gender disparities have widened, exacerbating existing inequalities and leaving women in a particularly vulnerable…
