Domestic Workers Treaty Goes Into Force
Complaints by Transgender Detainees Quantify Abuse
Mistreatment of transgender detainees described in government documents match the anecdotal accounts in dozens of interviews. One lawyer says she has never met a transgender detainee who has not been subject to some sort of harassment. The second of four stories.
Paid Family Leave in California: All is Not Well
No better time than Labor Day to take a new critical look at the nation's first Paid Family Leave Act. I hailed our state's law in this space over a year ago. Today I want to backtrack and emphasize the crying need for awareness and implementation.
Popular Fertility Treatments Still a Vast Experiment
While IVF and ART are becoming increasingly common, there's still a lack of evidence-based medicine, and laws in place, behind these reproductive technologies, say the guest editors in this excerpt from Miriam Zoll's "Cracked Open."
Saudi Passes DV Law; Health Reform Equality Slammed
Saudi Arabia has passed legislation aimed at protecting women, children and domestic staff against domestic abuse. But a Fox News medical expert argued that President Barack Obama's administration was wrong to force gender equality for health insurance rates.
Members of Femen women's rights group protest against what they call dictatorship and political repression in Ukraine in front of the Ukrainian embassy in Berlin
Members of the Femen women's rights group protest against what they call dictatorship and political repression in Ukraine in front of the Ukrainian embassy in Berlin, August 29, 2013. The writing on the bodies reads: "My body is my weapon." REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) TEMPLATE OUT
Members of Femen women's rights group protest against what they call dictatorship and political repression in Ukraine in front of the Ukrainian embassy in Berlin
Members of the Femen women's rights group protest against what they call dictatorship and political repression in Ukraine in front of the Ukrainian embassy in Berlin, August 29, 2013. The writing on the bodies reads: "My body is my weapon." REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) TEMPLATE OUT
Members of Femen women's rights group protest against what they call dictatorship and political repression in Ukraine in front of the Ukrainian embassy in Berlin
Members of the Femen women's rights group protest against what they call dictatorship and political repression in Ukraine in front of the Ukrainian embassy in Berlin, August 29, 2013. The writing on the bodies reads: "My body is my weapon." REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) TEMPLATE OUT