US agency proposes ending racial and gender workforce data collection
Republican-led EEOC proposal to end workforce diversity reporting heads to public commentary amid sharp criticism.

Republican-led EEOC proposal to end workforce diversity reporting heads to public commentary amid sharp criticism.


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Backlash for UK MP who linked England World Cup result to women’s safety.

New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life without parole for the murders of eight women.
Experts say a trend is reshaping online harassment: the use of AI to generate sexualised imagery of Muslim women.
Colombia has passed the first legislation in Latin America to outlaw female genital mutilation. But barriers remain.

Known for her graphic novel ‘Persepolis,’ Iranian-French artist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died at the age of 56.
Argentina erupts in protest against gender violence after teen murder.
Advocacy groups have given the government 40 days to intervene to deal with the plague of gender-based violence.

A group of female activists at a far-right rally in the UK have sparked a backlash.
Afghanistan women’s refugee team will tour United Kingdom in June and be guests at July’s World Cup final at Lord’s.

US Supreme Court keeps abortion pills by mail, but tough state bans & rising pregnancy deaths