Voters in Ireland rejected two proposed changes to the country’s Constitution that would have removed language about women’s duties being in the home and broadened
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‘It’s a Way of Life’: Women Make Their Mark in the Ukrainian Army
On the front line just outside Bakhmut, Ukraine, a 32-year-old commander of a Ukrainian artillery platoon rocked to and fro in the passenger seat of
Ireland’s Referendums on Women and Family in the Constitution, Explained
For the past eight decades, Ireland’s Constitution has included language enshrining the role of women in the home, which equality advocates have long seen as
Russian Women Protest Long Deployments for Soldiers in Ukraine
The woman in the video, her face blurred, gave a blunt assessment of Russian military policy: Soldiers mobilized over a year ago to fight in
Despite Bans, Disabled Women Are Still Being Sterilized in Europe
Decisions like these, involving people who almost certainly cannot give express consent, hang over the sterilization debate. Katrin Langensiepen, a German politician and one of
Women Will Vote at a Vatican Meeting for the First Time
When Helena Jeppesen-Spuhler, an advocate for the ordination of women, joined a major Vatican meeting this month, she was skeptical that an institution dominated by
Swiss Women Sue Government Over Climate Change Protections
The women live scattered around Switzerland, speak a mix of the country’s languages — German, French and Italian — and have worked in varying professions.
Pope Gives Women a Vote in Influential Meeting of Bishops
ROME — When Francis became pope a decade ago, his inclusive tone and openness to change fueled expectations among many Catholic women about a greater
Pope Names First Women to Office That Helps Select Bishops
Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed women for the first time to the office that advises him in the choice of bishops across the globe, a
Haleh Afshar, Who Fought for Rights of Muslim Women, Dies at 77
By her account, Ms. Afshar had a privileged upbringing in which, surrounded by nannies and servants, she did little on her own. While attending the