All posts by Catherine Morrisey
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Turkey acts to better protect women from abuse
Turkey’s Parliament marked International Women’s Day on Thursday by approving a package of laws aimed at better protecting women and children from abuse. As it...
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Brazil to fine companies for paying women less than men for same work
Brazil’s Congress passed a bill imposing fines on companies paying women lower wages than men for the same work. The measure approved Tuesday is expected to be...
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Anti-abortion doctors could legally lie in Arizona
The Arizona Senate has has approved legislation that will let doctors lie about an unborn child’s health and escape any related “wrongful birth” suits, which...
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Abortion Link to Mental Health Now Denied by Psychiatric Journal
A respected medical journal is distancing itself from a controversial study it published that established a link between abortion and mental illness. The study, which...
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Brazil's Petrobras names first female CEO
Maria das Gracas Foster has been named the head CEO of Latin America‘s largest firm, the Brazilian oil company Petrobras. Foster is a veteran of Petrobras and...
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EU Eyes Quotas for Women on Company Boards
The European Union is moving closer to introducing mandatory quotas for the number of women on company boards after businesses failed to make sufficient progress...
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Perp Walk for the Pope
Last September, Barbara Blaine, president of the Survivor’s Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), teamed with the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) to persuade the International Criminal Court...
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Formal Apology for 150,000 Australian Women Forced to Give Up Newborn Babies
Following an 18-month inquiry, a parliamentary committee in Australia recommended that 150,000 women should receive a formal apology for actions committed against them during the...
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Portantino Pushes to Abolish Statue of Limitations on Rape
The statute of limitations would no longer apply to the crime of rape under legislation introduced by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge)....
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Pakistan: 'Senate Unanimously Passes Domestic Violence Bill'
Pakistan’s Senate passed a bill that makes violence against women and children an offense carrying jail terms and fines, state media said. The Domestic Violence (Prevention...
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Face-Recognizing Billboard Shows Ad to Women Only
Plan UK, a non-profit organization that helps children in third-world countries, recently created a billboard to promote the group’s “Because I’m a Girl” campaign. The...
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Portuguese Seeking Opportunities In Former Colonies
Portugal is burdened with such big debts that some are calling it “the next Greece.” Unemployment is soaring, and the debt continues to rise, despite...
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Leading Female Politician, Activist Eyes Afghan Presidency
Fawzia Koofi, a prominent female lawmaker in Afghanistan has repeated her intention to run for her country’s presidential seat when current President Hamid Karzai’s term runs...
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Saudi Arabia's Sports Gap
In Saudi Arabia, girls and women are shut out of competitive sports, according to a just-released report by Human Rights Watch. There are no national teams for...
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Air Pollution Linked to Heart and Brain Risks
The impact of pollution on the heart and brain was seen over both the short and the long term. One nationwide study that followed nearly 20,000 women...
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Women Protest Anti-Abortion Bills in Virginia
Hundreds of women have locked arms and stood mute outside the Virginia State Capitol to protest a wave of anti-abortion legislation coursing through the 2012...
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Two Teens Sent to Prison for South Korean Bullying Suicide
A South Korean court sentenced two teenagers to prison terms Monday after they admitted bullying a school classmate until he committed suicide. The two, both 15,...
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Media’s Gender Gap: Where My Girls At?
The representation of women in U.S. newsrooms is weak. The media industry is overwhelmingly male, and according to a report released last week by The Women’s Media...