Coordinators and volunteers spoke out against gender oppression and sexual assault during the #MeToo Speak Out and Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 19 at Terry D. Schrunk Plaza in Southwest…
This Week Around the World – Jan. 6–13:
Jan. 6 Saudi Arabia: In an effort to protect women’s rights, a new law effective as of Jan. 6 will allow women to be informed by Saudi courts of their…
19th annual Take Back the Night highlights marginalized survivors
Portland State’s 19th annual Take Back the Night event on Tuesday, April 17, “Disrupting the Prototype: Who Gets Believed as Survivors?” focused attention on sexual assault survivors of color and…
MESC panel discusses women’s rights
Panelists Anita Haidary, Issrar Chamekh and Taghrid Khuri discussed women’s agency and empowerment in Tunisia and Afghanistan in a Feb. 6 panel hosted by Portland State’s Middle East Studies Center….