All The Women’s News You Missed This Week
2/3/25-2/10/25
The world braces for the end of USAID funding. Gov. Hochul, of New York, moves to protect doctors who prescribe abortion pills out of state. Rugby director fired in Fiji over homophobic comments about female players. Trump bans transgender women from female sports, NCAA changes policy in response. A Saudi graduate student is released after being jailed for tweets supporting Women’s Rights. In a horrific incident of male violence, prisoners in the Congo broke free from jail to commit mass atrocities against their female inmates.
Action Steps:
PETITION: Decriminalise Abortion (UK)
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BOYCOTT: We cannot cheer on Afghanistan’s cricket team when Afghan women are being silenced (UK)
Reproductive Rights:
WATCH: New York Gov. Hochul signs bill shielding doctors who prescribe abortion pills
Rape crisis centers see funding delays amid Trump administration spending upheaval
Trump Reinforces the Hyde Amendment, Making Reproductive Rights More Precarious
Lawmakers debate new constitutional amendment banning abortion in Missouri
Women’s Rights:
How USAID freeze could be the most catastrophic for women and girls
Christian Nationalist Wesley Todd Doesn't Want Pregnant Women Serving In Office : "That's Stupid"
Taliban raids and suspends Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station
Cuny graduate school rolls back pregnant students’ protections after Trump letter
NASA Ordered to Remove Anything About ‘Women in Leadership’ From Its Websites: Report
LGBTQ:
Impact of Executive Order Pausing U.S. Foreign Aid on LGBTQI+ People
Trump signs order banning transgender women from female sports
NCAA changes transgender athletes policy after Trump ban
Uganda’s LGBTQ community faces anxiety and uncertainty after U.S. aid freeze
Fiji rugby director fired for women's team 'gay problem' remarks
Rejected elsewhere, these LGBTQ Jews find love and acceptance in the Connecticut woods
The transgender care fight targets more adults as Georgia and other states weigh laws
Argentina’s president bans gender-affirming care for people under age 18
Women in the News:
WATCH: Protesters torch ex-Bangladesh PM's home
Doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison
I will not stop working, Anna Wintour tells King
Rebuilding my home in Gaza as Trump wants me to leave
Seven women among Seanad Éireann nominees
Search of house for missing woman ends
Philippines feud escalates as lawmakers vote to impeach vice-president
Male Violence:
More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
Woman's deepfake betrayal by close friend: 'Every moment turned into porn'
Black women face high domestic violence rates, but stigma keeps many silent, support groups say
In Bangladesh, Islamists Are Stepping up Actions Against Women
New allegations Diddy sexually assaulted minor in nightclub
When is Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial and what is he charged with?
Sexual violence against children in Haiti rises by 1,000%, UN says
Anglican Church in South Africa admits failures in handling of sexual abuse claims
Celebrity butt-lift injector who left women with sepsis exposed by BBC
Mumsnet targeted with child sexual abuse images
'His hands were everywhere' - women accuse surviving Fayed brother of sexual assault
Play-fight claim dad jailed for murdering daughter
Five sentenced to death in Nigeria over 'witchcraft' murder
Neil Gaiman's ex-wife denies trafficking allegations
Women Getting Justice??
MoJ apologises for prisoner early release letter
Senator opens inquiry into US Center for SafeSport’s hiring of investigator charged with sex crimes
Southport families 'try to find light in the dark'
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawyers spar during first court hearing
S Africa church apologises over exposing children to risk from abuser
Historic book of town's witch trials to be displayed
Arts and Culture:
Why was Taylor Swift booed at the Super Bowl?
Memoir by former prime minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, to come out in November
Serena Williams crip walks at surprise Super Bowl appearance
Movie Review: ‘Kinda Pregnant’ is kinda good
Christie Brinkley has a memoir out in April. Yes, it’s called ‘Uptown Girl’
‘Wicked’ star Cynthia Erivo is feted as Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Anora star Mikey Madison: Oscar talk is 'overwhelming and amazing'
Apple Cider Vinegar: How Instagram wellness guru Belle Gibson faked cancer – and caused a scandal
EMMY to represent Ireland at Eurovision
Women Fighting Back:
Who is Luisa González? The leftist politician who is again vying for Ecuador’s presidency
‘Woman, life, freedom’: the Syrian feminists who forged a new world in a land of war
Don’t Want To “Bury My Child”: Mass Support For Mom Who Burst Into School To Threaten Bully
Saudi authorities free doctoral student initially sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say
A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger at a time
Feminist Wins:
South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist
Time limit for child sex abuse claims to be removed (UK)
Feel Good Stories:
WATCH: Stranded astronaut calls extended stay 'opportunity' to share space life
'Music is the secret to reaching 105'
Opinion:
Why Even a Few Women At The Top Feels Like ‘Too Many'
Sorry, Lily Collins, but when people outsource childbirth, their motives really count
Why I Stopped Using They/Them Pronouns After 13 Years
As always, this is global and domestic news from a US perspective covering feminist issues and women in the news more generally. As of right now, I do not cover Women’s Sports. Published each Monday.
