Women Abroad Blogs & Blog Posts
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- Advancements in women's rights in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia by Appetite for Equal Rights on Nov 7, 2009
Two positive pieces of news regarding women's rights in the Middle East:In Pakistan, the National Assembly passed a law increasing the penalty for sexual harassment. It now must be passed in the senate, but let's keep our fingers crossed. If passed,...
- Buffet of the Week by Appetite for Equal Rights on Oct 25, 2009
Check out The New York Times' "Women at Arms" series, which "explores how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have profoundly redefined the role of women in the military."In the Philippines, where abortion is illegal and 70% of the population cannot aff...
- MSN.com's take on women's rights by Appetite for Equal Rights on Sep 25, 2009
For... fun? I guess? MSN.com put together a list of ridiculous and horrifying laws against women around the world. It includes:A woman was arrested at a Saudi Arabia coffee house for sitting at the same table with a male co-worker.A woman was convict...
- Student condemned for distributing women's rights information now free by Appetite for Equal Rights on Sep 12, 2009
Stories like this make me really grateful that I live in the U.S.A student in Afghanistan, Sayed Pervez Kambaksh, was sentenced to death for distributing information regarding the role of women in Islam. He was convicted of "distributing blasphemous...
- A Woman's World by Appetite for Equal Rights on Aug 31, 2009
As soon as you get a free minute, check out "A Woman's World" on the New York Times website. It's a gallery of user-submitted photographs "that illustrate the importance of educating girls and empowering women." The photographs are beautiful, and fea...
- Thousands protest against women's rights in Mali by Appetite for Equal Rights on Aug 24, 2009
In Mali, thousands are protesting against a proposed law that would give women more marriage rights, including granting inheritance rights to children born without married parents, changing the legal age for marriage to 18, and replacing "paternal po...
- Marital rape to be criminalized in Bahamas? by Appetite for Equal Rights on Aug 20, 2009
In the Bahamas, a person can only accuse a partner of marital rape if they are legally separated or in the process of getting a divorce. I suppose Phyllis Schlafly would fully commend this policy, since she believes that "when you get married you hav...
