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Pope Francis says the Catholic Church Should Acknowledge its Abuse of Women

03 Apr 2019
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Gary Nguyen

The Church should support women's rights The Vatican released a 33,000-word letter authored by Pope Francis on April 2 where the pontiff asked the Church to have an "open doors" policy to acknowledge...

Mormon Women Are No Longer Required to Be Veiled for Burial

10 Feb 2019
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Gary Nguyen

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made another move for gender equality. This change comes as one of the latest put forth by the church. The idea behind the change and others are to give...

LDS Church Makes Changes to Endowment Ceremony in a Move Towards Gender Equality

09 Jan 2019
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Kelly Frazier

Church attendees were greeted with policy changes in the first LDS services of 2019. in the ceremonies. The attendees were supportive of the revisions, describing them as a step towards empowering...

Tensions Running High in India as the Sabarimala Temple is Now Open to Menstruating Women

18 Oct 2018
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Elisa Meyer

The Indian Supreme Court bans discriminatory practices The Indian state of Kerala is in the middle of a war between conservatives hell-bent on maintaining what they term age-old traditions and liberals...

Check Out the New Uniform for Female Muslim Police Officers in the UK

18 Sep 2018
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Nathan Glover

This move was done to include more ethnic women among the force. The in its attempt to make the workforce mirror the society it services. The uniform was especially tailored for Muslim female officers,...

Could These Be the First Muslim Women in Congress?

26 Jul 2018
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Elisa Meyer

History would be made even if one Muslim American female candidate wins. The 2018 political year is proving to be watershed for women in American politics. Multiple U.S. primaries have ended in women...

Women Will Not Be Forced To Move By Ultra-Orthodox Jews On Israeli Airline Flights Anymore

30 Jun 2018
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C Barnett

After Public Outcry Of Discrimination El AL Airline Has Changed Their Policy El Al, the national airline of Israel, has announced it will not cater to any requests from travelers who refuse to sit next...

Women are More Religious Than Men in the US

09 Apr 2018
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Derek Welch

In America there's a gender gap in religion. History shows influential religious leaders like Moses, Muhammad, and Jesus to be predominantly male. Roman Catholics permit men to be clergy but not women....

Mormon Women’s Underwear Get Stylish Upgrade

25 Mar 2018
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C Barnett

Sacred Clothing has long been criticized for looking like a “potato sack” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has introduced exclusively for women a brand new line of stretch cotton...

Joaquin Phoenix Shares His Excitement on Positive Portrayal of Mary Magdalene in New Film

21 Mar 2018
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Elisa Meyer

Magdalene went against the patriarchal notions of her time Joaquin Phoenix played Jesus of Nazareth in the film Mary Magdalene. Phoenix remarked on the positive portrayal of women in the film, saying...