Women's eNews had also been regretfully unaware that the passive voice was being used when addressing men’s violence against ...

Women Wish to Stay to Testify Against Former Guards The women argue that they are entitled to a specific type of visa under the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, permitting them to remain in the ...

Credit: sean dreilinger on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)– In a 2002 article, “Gender Equality: A Key to Our Future?,” Lena Sommestad, a women’s historian and then Swedish Social ...

In her recent address before the United Nations Security Council, the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten delivered a searing account of the devastating and shocking ...

Eight months after the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett was appointed to be the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. The New Zealander has a ...

Bocanos Flores in Puebla, Mexico. Credit: Amy Lieberman MEXICO CITY (WOMENSENEWS)–The second time Deborah Alvarez was deported from the United States in 2005, after she was detained for prostitution ...

Women’s History Month has come and gone, and despite all the drama, we are still here and multitasking more than ever. However, imagine waking up one day to find all the women had simply vanished! No ...

The stereotypes of women of color as always being sexually available show how undervalued they are, says Jaclyn Friedman in her new book “What You Really Really Want.” In this excerpt, she explores ...

Movies are enjoyed as a form of entertainment and escapism, with audiences often identifying with what and who they see on screen. Therefore, representation of all individuals matters. Enter ...

The Twilight Saga is back on Netflix, and like many millennials and Gen Zers, I’ve fallen into a full-blown rewatch spiral. But this time, it hit differently. When I watch Bella Swan wasting away, ...

On his very first day in office, President Donald Trump fired Admiral Linda Fagan, the first woman in American history to lead a branch of the armed forces. She was evicted from her residence with ...