Women in Iceland to ‘Take the Day Off’ in Protest of Gender Inequality
The one-day strike on Tuesday is expected to be the largest walkout by women in the Nordic nation since 1975. Even the prime minister said she would take part.
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India’s Top Court Rejects Gay Marriage, While Voicing Sympathy
Though it expanded the definition of discrimination, the ruling was a sharp setback for petitioners seeking a landmark victory on marriage equality.
Rape, Race and a Decades-Old Lie That Still Wounds
Farid El Haïry spent most of his adult life as a convicted rapist. Then his accuser changed her story.
Canada’s Harjit Sajjan Describes Anti-Sikh Bias He’s Faced
Harjit Sajjan, the emergency preparedness minister, has faced threats of violence from other members of India’s large diaspora in Canada.
Lise Meitner, the ‘Atomic Pioneer’ Who Never Won a Nobel Prize
Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But her identity — Jewish and a woman — barred her from sharing credit for the discovery, newly translated letters show.
Biden Administration Says Israelis Can Travel to U.S. Without a Visa
The U.S. allowed Israel into its visa-waiver program after a summer test run that gave U.S. citizens, including Palestinian Americans, visa-less entry into Israel.
A Chinese Journalist Gave #MeToo Victims a Voice. Now She’s on Trial.
Huang Xueqin, the journalist, and Wang Jianbing, a labor activist, have been accused of inciting subversion as the authorities expand a campaign to quash dissent.
The Litany of #MeToo News Continues. Is anything really changing?
It can appear as though society is no closer to a future in which women can go about their ordinary lives without being harassed, assaulted and coerced into silence.
After Rubiales’ Restraining Order, Spain’s Women’s Team Makes Demands
The players’ demands came on a day that a restraining order was granted against Luis Rubiales, the former head of the federation, who forcibly kissed a star forward, Jennifer Hermoso.
What I’m Reading: Eclectic Edition
The fruits of a free-ranging reading week were a fascinating book on China and a political science paper that explains a quirk of far-right politics.