Women’s issues

Facebook Agrees to Block Humor about Sexual Assault

Facebook Agrees to Block Humor about Sexual Assault

Under pressure from the Women  Action & the Media group who published an open letter explaining that Facebook wasn’t doing enough to remove posts that condoned violence against women, Facebook officially announced today that they are revising their policy on “humorous” posts and images that make light of rape and violence against women. Below is the […]

Female Viagra? New Drug Hopes to Increase Women’s Desire

Female Viagra? New Drug Hopes to Increase Women’s Desire

Studies show up to 15 percent of women between the ages of 20 and 60 have a sexual desire disorder. TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie reports on the new drugs being developed to help women with sexual dysfunction and relationship experts Ian Kerner and Logan Levkoff discuss the pills, calling female sexuality “hugely complicated.” Visit NBCNews.com for […]

Lawmakers Must ‘Act Now’ on Military Sex Assault

Lawmakers Must ‘Act Now’ on Military Sex Assault

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., was joined today by a group of colleagues on Capitol Hill while introducing sexual assault legislation that would reform the military justice system.  In unveiling the proposed military sexual assault reform today , Gillibrand noted that “enough is enough.” You can watch the announcement below: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about […]

Jimmy Carter: The Impact of Religion and Tradition on Women and Girls (VIDEO)

Jimmy Carter: The Impact of Religion and Tradition on Women and Girls (VIDEO)

Jimmy Carter discusses his belief that religion is one of the ‘basic causes’ of violations of women’s rights worldwide. Former President of the United States, Nobel Peace Laureate and veteran peace negotiator Jimmy Carter has dedicated his life to the advancement of democracy, peace and health across the globe. As part of his worldwide efforts, […]

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