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“The ‘No Ceilings Full Participation Report’ — based on an analysis of global data drawn from a host of international agencies, including the World Bank, the World Health Organization, various U.N. agencies and polls — identifies gains and gaps in women’s progress toward equality over the last 20 years.

Asian-American, domestic violence, and immigrants rights community groups have been rallying to support Nan-Hui Jo, a single mother who fled with her daughter to South Korea in order to escape the alleged physical and emotional abuse of then-partner and the child’s father, Jesse Charlton, only for him to have her arrested and tried for child abduction as soon as she came back to the Uni

South Carolina is one step closer to making it against the law for certain criminal domestic violence offenders to own a gun. The Senate gave key approval to the bill this week with a 38-3 vote. Find Out More

The bill would be the first national legislation to fund education about sexual violence and healthy relationships, and is currently under review by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. National organizations, including Planned Parenthood and the National Women’s Law Center, have endorsed the bill.

“Men in Turkey and Azerbaijan are donning miniskirts in protest against sexual violence against women…” Read More

A unique federally funded study offers a detailed look at the lives of gay, lesbian and transgender youth in New York City who cope with homelessness and poverty by engaging in what the researchers call “survival sex.” Read More