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Stories from the UN Archive: Feminist icon calls out violence against women

adminNovember 23, 2023September 17, 202402 mins

Co-founding the groundbreaking magazine Ms. in 1972, Ms. Steinem and her colleagues brought feminist issues to the forefront. “For the first time, there are fewer females on Earth than males because of all the forms of violence,” Ms. Steinem said at UN Headquarters in 2016 to draw attention to violence against women. Ahead of UN Women’s 16…

Independent UN experts laud Spain for enacting new feminist laws

adminFebruary 21, 2023September 10, 202405 mins

Describing the new laws as a “fundamental feminist achievement”, they said the move was part of an ambitious agenda for social progress. The legislation guarantees and facilitates access to sexual and reproductive rights in the country. New menstrual leave, abortion laws The new overarching measures ensure safe and accessible abortions provided by national health agencies….