International Women’s Day, celebrated every March 8, is typically seen as a day to celebrate the achievements of women and the progress made in terms of gender equity. “International…
Women’s March
October 17, 2020, was the Women’s March in downtown Portland. Letha Kimmons, the mother of Patrick Kimmons, who was shot and killed by police on September 30, 2018, spoke to…
Ecuadorian women fight for safe abortions
Movements throughout Ecuador are fighting to make abortions safer for women. The country has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, according to The Nation. While some…
Abortion is not political
Abortion is not a political issue. It is not something to be discussed, banned, voted on or debated by politicians. What we choose to do with our bodies is not…
#MeToo movement highlights survivors on day of International Women’s March
Coordinators and volunteers spoke out against gender oppression and sexual assault during the #MeToo Speak Out and Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 19 at Terry D. Schrunk Plaza in Southwest…
This Week Around the World – Jan. 6–13:
Jan. 6 Saudi Arabia: In an effort to protect women’s rights, a new law effective as of Jan. 6 will allow women to be informed by Saudi courts of their…
19th annual Take Back the Night highlights marginalized survivors
Portland State’s 19th annual Take Back the Night event on Tuesday, April 17, “Disrupting the Prototype: Who Gets Believed as Survivors?” focused attention on sexual assault survivors of color and…
MESC panel discusses women’s rights
Panelists Anita Haidary, Issrar Chamekh and Taghrid Khuri discussed women’s agency and empowerment in Tunisia and Afghanistan in a Feb. 6 panel hosted by Portland State’s Middle East Studies Center….