Feminist Law

In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Carolyn McConnell, Seattle-based lawyer and activist, about the myth of human autonomy, motherhood, and feminism in the United States post Roe v Wade.

To read Carolyn McConnell's book, you can request it at your local bookstore or find it on Amazon here.

To learn more about Carolyn McConnell and her work, you can visit her website here.

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A fire service in England has begun training with a female mannequin in the hopes of saving more lives

Man found guilty of first-degree murder after murdering his wife

UN expresses concern over law in Afghanistan they say allows for child marriage

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In today's episode, Courtney and Clara speak with Zainab Rafeek, founder of the medico-legal NGO Capsaicinaz LM Foundation, about supporting survivors of gender-based violence in medico-legal systems.

To learn more about the Capsaicinaz LM Foundation, you can find it on Instagram here.

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Woman from Somerset calls for better supports for pregnancy loss

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney urged to work with other nations to provide support for sexual health programming

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In today's episode, Clara speak with Dr. Johanna Higgs, an anthropologist with over 15 years of experience researching gender and violence, about global responses to gender-based violence and Project Monma.

To learn more about Dr Higgs and Project Monma, you can visit the project's website here.

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Times of India announces the top three most dangerous countries for women

Nearly a third of Gen Z men believe women should obey their husbands

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In today's episode, Clara speaks with Alejandra Gomez Duque about rape in the context of international human rights law, including consent and the lived realities of survivors.

To read the article discussed in today's episode, you can find it here.

To learn more about Alejandra Gomez Duque and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here.

The organisations mentioned by today's guest are Equality Now and Synergy for Justice.

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Online violence against women in the media is a growing problem

New research may see endometriosis diagnosed sooner

Afghan women's refugee team to play at FIFA

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In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Valentina Cataldo Burgos, a lawyer specialising in gender-based violence from Chile, about technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) and how Chile's legal framework currently responds, and ought to respond, to this issue.

To learn more about Valentina Cataldo Burgos and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here.

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A Court of appeal in Kenya has overturned the country's right to abortion

Online misinformation, mistrust, and other barriers leading more women to choose free birthing

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In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Nawal Houghton, divorce coach, mediator, and solicitor about patriarchal assumptions in marriage and divorce, gendered expectations, and divorce law.

To learn more about Nawal Houghton and her work, you can visit her website here, her Instagram here, and her Facebook here.

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TikTok removes videos that had sexualised Black women

Lancashire police in England launch Nightlife campaign in an attempt to tackle violence against women and girls

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Today on the podcast, Clara and Courtney speak with Margaret Mwape, lawyer and founder of the Margaret Musondo Mwape Foundation, about the gendered impacts of harmful corporate practices and what law can do about it.

To learn more about Margaret Mwape and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here, and you can learn more about the Margaret Musondo Mwape Foundation on LinkedIn here, and on Facebook here.

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Missouri confirms pregnant women's right to divorce

BBC reports systemic misogyny faced by women with endometriosis

Only one in seven countries led by women

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Today on the podcast, Clara speaks with Lindsey Stevenson-Graf, Lecturer at Griffith Law School in Queensland, Australia, about the Inter-American human rights system and how it deals with gender-based violence within schools.

To read the article discussed in today's episode, you can find it here.

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New study finds brain changes potentially beneficial to caring for newborns linked to pregnancy

Report by the UN shows laws around the world are changing to restrict women's human rights

CSW70 kicks off in New York this week

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Today on the podcast, Clara speaks with Dr. Rogya Abdelrasol, a medical doctor working in maternal health and global health policy, about the intersections of law, policy, and maternal health.

To learn more about Dr. Rogya Abdelrasol and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here, Instagram here, and YouTube here.

You can learn more about the African Maternal Health Research Initiative here.

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English county expands safeguarding pilot for vulnerable girls

UN Women on lack of protection for women from sexual deepfake abuse

Immigration detention centres in the US failing women and children

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In today's episode, Clara speaks with Angela Maria Parra Rojas about queer feminism, gender, sexuality and law, and activism in a Colombian context.

To learn more about the issues discussed in today's episode, you can check out Colombia Diversa here, and Ley Integral Trans here.

To learn more about Angela Maria Parra Rojas, you can contact her through LinkedIn here or obtain her email address by reaching out to Feminist Law.

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Football for Freedom aims to combat child marriage in Rajasthan, India

Book excerpt published by the BBC aims to dispel virginity and sexuality myths

Ms Magazine claims the SAVE Act will disproportionately impact married women

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