"We will touch base with the widest women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and children’s rights constituencies in keeping with our reputation as the sole women’s partlylist in Congress.” This was stated by Gabriela Partylist Representative Arlene Brosas when she took her oath of...
pro-choice protester holds up a coat hanger, a symbol of the reproductive rights movement, that reads "We Will Not Go Back" outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on May 3, 2022. Stefani Reynolds / AFP WASHINGTON, United States -- Shouts of "My body! My choice!" clashed with "Abortion is...
Erica Corbin, 31, of Tacoma, wearing a bloody gown, holds a hanger, a symbol of the reproductive rights movement, and a sign that reads "is this what you want GOP?" during a "Rally to Defend Roe v. Wade" and "Stand up for Abortion and LGBTQ Rights" event in Seattle, Washington on May 3, 2022. Jason...
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's anti-feminist president-elect has vowed to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality. But actually getting rid of it will be tricky, experts say, and the incoming administration is already backing off its promise. Since it was set up in 2001, the department...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male relative, in the latest crackdown on basic human rights by the country's new rulers since seizing power. The hardline Islamists have imposed sweeping restrictions on...
SHANGHAI, China – Li Meng is a devoted mother trying to support her two-year-old daughter, but in the eyes of Chinese society and the state, she is almost a second-class citizen. Millions of single mothers like her have it rough in a country where out-of-wedlock births are frowned upon, and...
Five of Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial candidates vowed to uphold women’s rights and push for their agenda if they are elected in May 2022 polls as they greeted women all over the world on International Women’s Day. Team Leni-Kiko during the campaign rally in General Trias, Cavite...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that her campaign for the welfare of women would not slow down despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the different conflicts overseas. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Hontiveros made the statement as the entire world...
Youth-led organizations in the Philippines coacted and launched a 10-point electoral agenda for children and young women in the country through a campaign called HIJAlalan 2022: Tungo sa Pamahalaang Makabata’t Makababae on Thursday, Feb. 24. Among the youth organizations who participated were the...
A bill granting married women the rightto retain their maiden names instead of adopting surnames of their husbands has been approved by the House of Representatives.
HOR plenary pandemic With 227 members voting in the affirmative, House Bill 10459 was passed on third and final reading. There...
