List of Women’s Rights articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet the First Class of Women to Graduate From Army Ranger School
Two women have crossed rivers, scaled walls, and jumped over a gender barrier to make it through the U.S. Army's toughest training program.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ugandan Men Can No Longer Get Their Livestock Back After a Divorce
Uganda's top court outlaws refunds for the so-called "bride price."
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Putin Is Down With Polygamy
In assenting to coerced, teenage marriages in Chechnya, Russia’s Christian warrior has made a devil’s bargain with an Islamist thug.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Once more the Marine Corps screws up when dealing with female Marines
The Marine Corps just cannot seem to get it right when it comes to training women.
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Muslim ethnic Uighur women pass a Chinese paramilatary police on patrol on a street in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang region on July 3, 2010 ahead of the first anniversary of bloody violence that erupted between the region's Muslim ethnic Uighurs and members of China's majority Han ethnicity. The government says nearly 200 people were killed and about 1,700 injured in the unrest, China's worst ethnic violence in decades, with Han making up most of the victims. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Burma’s Women Are Still Fighting for Their Rights
The country's most famous politician may be a woman, but Burma remains firmly in the grip of patriarchy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Activists: Women Accused of Witchcraft Are First Females Beheaded by Islamic State
Human rights activists monitoring Syria's war said Tuesday that two women were beheaded by the Islamic State, a first for the extremists controlling territory in Syria and Iraq.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Chinese Feminist, Made in America
How four years at Amherst College changed my perception of my home country, and myself.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Islamic State Social Policies Aren’t Exactly a Hit With Libyans
Why Libyans under Islamic State rule aren't taking to child brides and gender segregation.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Stop Treating Female Service Members as Victims
They’re soldiers. And we should start showing them the respect they deserve.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Promote Women’s Rights, in Afghanistan and Around the World
This year seems to be a year for taking stock of women's rights globally, but what does that mean for women in Afghanistan?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is There Hope for Afghanistan’s Other Daughters?
The latest round of convictions in the brutal public murder of an Afghan woman was mob justice -- not real change.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan’s Missing Link: Women Leaders
Afghan women can't be left out of the negotiations concerning the future of Afghanistan. Both President Obama and President Ghani need to address the historic role of the United States in perpetuating the abject status of Afghan women.
