Across Women's Lives Archives - The World from PRX
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Across Women's Lives Archives - The World from PRX
A daily public radio broadcast program and podcast from PRX and WGBH, hosted by Marco Werman
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Abortion is illegal in Malta. Activists are trying to increase access.
On the predominantly Catholic island, abortion is illegal under all circumstances. During the pandemic, activists have strengthened networks to increa...
Iron Dames: The all-female team racing to bring change to motor sports
The Iron Dames is one of just three all-female teams in the world. Far from a marketing gimmick, they’ve already qualified for big-name races and hope...
How women and girls are especially at risk of hunger during the pandemic
They are more likely to go without food so others in their family can eat. And, for them, hunger leads to other dangers.
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Abortion increasingly hard to access in Turkey
Abortion has been legal in Turkey since 1983, but the ruling AK Party and president have been chipping away at access to the procedure over the past d...
Afghan women negotiating with the Taliban say they feel ‘heavy responsibility’
For the first time in two decades, members of the Afghan negotiating team are officially meeting with the Taliban to work out a peace agreement. There...
RBG’s early days in Sweden shaped her fight for women’s equality
In the early 1960s, Ginsburg traveled to Sweden, and learned Swedish, to work on a law project with a Swedish scholar, Anders Bruzelius. Her observati...
Social media censorship in Egypt targets women on TikTok
The government cites conservative values as the reason for policing music and dancing clips on the trendy video-sharing platform.
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A racial slur remains in hundreds of place names throughout North America
Clashes throughout North America about the racial slur "squaw" is starting to lead to place name changes.
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Latin American women are disappearing and dying under lockdown
The pandemic worsened but did not create this problem: Latin America has long been among the world’s deadliest places to be a woman.
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Polish activists fight against anti-LGBT movement
Poland is considered the worst country in the European Union in terms of gay rights.
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