Backsliding Democracies and Women's Rights in the U.S. and Around the Globe

(please read this disturbing, lengthy, scary article at the link below)


Backsliding Democracies and Women’s Rights in the U.S. and Around the Globe
PUBLISHED 5/2/2024 by Sheri Arnold
“There is no democracy without women’s rights.”



The 18th ‘Manifa’ feminist march in Krakow, Poland, on March 18, 2023—an annual feminist march organized in various Polish cities in March in connection with International Women’s Day. Activists stand for protection against violence and discrimination, reproductive rights, labor rights, reliable sex education and support for people with disabilities, migrants and non-heteronormative people. (Klaudia Radecka / NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Can a democracy where women have never been equal ever really thrive? How are attacks on democracy tied to gender equity? What can we learn from past fights to protect and expand women’s rights in order to chart a path forward?

A two-part virtual discussion hosted by Ms. magazine in partnership with NYU Law’s Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center and the 92NY explored these questions, plus how women’s rights are inextricably tied to the integrity and durability of democratic institutions.

This event is part of 92NY’s Newmark Civic Life Series: lectures and conversations with leading experts exploring pro-democracy efforts at this critical moment in the U.S. and around the world, supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies.

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https://msmagazine.com/2024/05/02/democracy-womens-rights-authoritarian-men/