The White House has threatened to veto an abortion bill passed by the House of Representatives on Jan. 22. Also this week, the U.N. decried numerous executions of civilians in Iraq by the Islamic State group, warning that educated women appeared to be especially at risk.
President Obama is calling on Congress to require companies to give workers up to seven days of paid sick leave a year. Also this week, the nominations for the Academy Awards this year have been criticized for their lack of diversity.
A transgender Dalit in central India has become the country's first transgender to be elected mayor. Also this week, House Republicans are renewing their effort to ban abortion after the first 20 weeks of pregnancy and anti-choice efforts continue across the U.S.
Profiles of seven leaders dedicated to improving lives of women and girls: Jyothi Gaddam Pulla, Sally Roesch Wagner, Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel, Susan Scanlan, Marcy Syms, Debbie Walsh, Lizz Winstead
Profiles of seven leaders dedicated to improving lives of women and girls: Julie Enszer, Mary Fisher, Preston McMurry, Jr., Geeta Mehta, Kathy Miller, Graciela de Oto, Ai-jen Poo
Profiles of seven leaders dedicated to improving lives of women and girls: Brenda Stevenson, Dr. Nina Ansary, Dana Bolger, Sharon D’Agostino, Dorothy Davis, Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Karen Elizaga
President Obama made his final press conference memorable by only taking questions from female reporters. Elsewhere, ISIS militants attacked women in the western Iraqi province of Al-Anbar before burying them in mass graves in Fallujah.
Our multimedia series, “Backlash in Europe: Women's Reproductive Rights Threatened,” will begin this coming week. Join the conversation on reproductive health issues in Spain and France on Twitter #EUReproRights.
Speaking on the importance of global access to education, Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Peace Prize speech awed audiences. Also this week, a woman in India was raped by an Uber taxi driver, sparking calls for driver background checks.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveiled four initiatives to combat sexual assault in the U.S. military. Also this week, Rolling Stone magazine says it now has questions about an article it published that made detailed allegations of a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity.
