women's rights
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Why does the US fertility rate keep dropping?
The explainer Women are less eager to have children
By Devika Rao, The Week US Last updated
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2024: the year of the gender divide
In the Spotlight A growing ideological rift between young men and women was felt on a global scale this year
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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91 things Donald Trump has said about women
The Explainer The president-elect has a long history of controversial remarks about the opposite sex
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Last updated
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'Governments across the world are just now recognizing their failure to protect children'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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UK gynaecological care crisis: why thousands of women are left in pain
The Explainer Waiting times have tripled over the past decade thanks to lack of prioritisation or funding for women's health
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Saoirse Ronan: how the actress went viral
In the Spotlight The actress dropped a 'chat-icide bomb' on Graham Norton's BBC show
By The Week UK Published
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Has the Taliban banned women from speaking?
Today's Big Question 'Rambling' message about 'bizarre' restriction joins series of recent decrees that amount to silencing of Afghanistan's women
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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'Shoplifting has clearly become a bigger problem'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The row over UK maternity pay
Talking Points Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch implied that taxpayer-funded benefit was 'excessive' and called for 'greater responsibility'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Young women are leaving the church
Talking Points They've been the 'backbone' of their congregations. What changed?
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Kenya's 'epidemic of violence' against female athletes
Under the Radar Murder of Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei spotlights 'trend' of killings and wider culture of domestic abuse
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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India doctors' strike: rape and murder of student triggers widespread protests
The Explainer Nationwide outrage at a brutal attack on a female medical student raises familiar problems for country
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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The battle for abortion buffer zones
The Explainer A 2023 law banning protests around clinics remains unenforced amid dispute over 'silent prayer'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Chipping away at women's rights
Opinion Will the Supreme Court come for contraception next?
By Susan Caskie Published
Opinion