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As Brazil’s presidential race tightens, candidates are increasingly targeting women voters by focusing on abortion rights and gender-based violence. Despite existing laws, experts cite a lack of funding and political violence as barriers to implementation. Women’s representation in the legislature has dropped, prompting feminist movements to mobilize the female vote across party lines.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani faced intense domestic and international criticism after suggesting that 'serious' women wear longer skirts. Opposition female senators staged a miniskirt protest at the Senate, while memes depicting Tajani in women’s clothing circulated globally. Although Tajani apologized, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended him, calling the controversy an 'awkward phrase' rather than a serious issue.
Fariba Hashimi, an Afghan cyclist living in Italy, won a silver medal in the women's road race at the Asian Games in Japan. Hashimi, who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban took power in 2021, previously disguised herself as a man to train and compete in her home country. She credited the Japanese team for assisting with her bike maintenance during the race. Hashimi expressed hope that her achievement would inspire other women in Afghanistan to pursue sports without fear, despite the severe restrictions on women's freedoms under Taliban rule.
Iranian actress Laleh Marzban faces severe state-backed attacks after dedicating her Venice Film Festival award to Iranian women. The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution condemned her speech as a 'one-sided narrative,' while state media called for her banishment and professional discipline. The backlash follows her performance in 'Falling House,' a film depicting patriarchal oppression, and mirrors recent crackdowns on artists criticizing the regime.
Marking the fourth anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, Iran sees renewed enforcement of hijab laws and arrests in Isfahan, Rasht, and Mashhad. While cultural shifts have reduced public enforcement in some areas, authorities maintain strict controls. Amnesty International released a report naming 87 officials for crimes against humanity during the 2022 protests, citing coordinated torture and sexual abuse. President Pezeshkian has suspended a harsh hijab bill due to unrest, but security forces continue to target women in public spaces.
A remembrance of Gloria Steinem’s life and influence, recounting how her joyful, unapologetic feminism and commitment to collective action shaped the author’s path from Ms. Magazine to Take The Lead. Her antidote to fear was hope through organizing others, and she embodied the idea that 'we are the leaders we have been looking for,' urging new generations to lead with courage and purpose.
Staff at the Eiffel Tower walked off the job, forcing a shutdown, after reports that female employees were sidelined during a private visit by a Hindu delegation; organisers said the request to limit interactions with women should not have been accepted, drawing support from Paris officials and prompting a review.
Gloria Steinem, a lifelong feminist icon, died at 92, prompting tributes from Hillary Clinton, Meghan Markle and other celebrities who celebrated her decades of activism for women’s rights and equality.
Gloria Steinem, cofounder of Ms. Magazine and a defining figure of the US women’s movement, has died at age 92 in New York City. The longtime activist and writer spent decades touring campuses and community centers, championing abortion rights and gender equality, and she remained engaged through in-person forums and conversations until late in life.
Gloria Steinem, the iconic journalist, author and organizer who co-founded Ms. Magazine and spent more than six decades campaigning for gender equality, died at 92 in New York. Her work bridged journalism, advocacy and politics—from exposing sexism to championing abortion rights and workplace equality—earning her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and cementing her as a central figure in the modern feminist movement.
Gloria Steinem, a driving force behind the modern women’s movement and advocate for reproductive rights and equality, died at 92 in New York. Her passing was announced by her foundation, with no cause disclosed.
Gloria Steinem, a pioneering journalist and activist who helped launch Ms. Magazine and propel the second-wave feminist movement, died at 92 in New York City. Known for decades of advocacy—from workplace equality and abortion access to sex education and LGBTQ rights—Steinem remained a public force into her 90s, earning the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and influencing culture through writing, organizing, and appearances like the Women's March and film/television portrayals of her life.
Prominent feminist leader Gloria Steinem, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and a key architect of the modern women’s rights movement, dies at 92 after a long career in journalism and activism, leaving a lasting legacy on gender equality and social change.
Gloria Steinem, a pioneering figure in the US women’s liberation movement, has died at age 92 in New York, remembered for co-founding Ms. magazine and the Women’s Action Alliance and for leading campaigns for reproductive rights and gender equality.
Gloria Steinem, the pioneering journalist and activist who helped spark the modern women’s rights movement, has died at age 92 in New York. Through undercover reporting (the Playboy bunny exposé) and as a founder of Ms. magazine, she championed reproductive freedom, domestic violence prevention and workplace equality, reshaping access to education, credit and political power for women and earning the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.