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June 29, 2025


The Global Pushback Against Equality

The problem, the drivers, the solutions


Global News

UN Women Pushback Against Manosphere


States News

Oregon law lets doctors control decisions about care

Ohio's approach to protecting DV survivors

Most rural hospitals no longer deliver babies

EV charging ports across rural America

Va cuts voter data cost ahead of 2025 elections

The Global Pushback Against Equality


The Carnegie Endowment Report


The author Saskia Brechenmacher addresses the new wave of resistance against equality and women's rights that is occurring across the globe. Her report outlines the problem which includes repressing women's actions and rights; the drivers against sociocultural change; local and international responses; and four ways forward.

The New Global Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values

Heated political struggles over gender playing out in several regions of the world are more than just isolated or temporary reactions to recent progressive reforms: They are a key front in a larger cultural and political realignment.
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The Manosphere Network


UN Women reports on the world impact and data about this toxic online influence


The manosphere is a loose network of communities that claim to address men's struggles but often promote harmful advice and attitudes. Experts report the extreme language in this network normalizes violence against women and is linked to radicalization and extreme ideologies. The real world impact is profound. Learn how to spot it and how it is spread; what governments, funders and tech companies can do; and how to promote healthy masculinity.

What is the manosphere and why should we care? | UN Women - Headquarters

Online misogyny is making its way into schoolyards, workplaces, and intimate relationships. Learn more about where it comes from and how it spreads.
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States News


Coalitions in Pa., 16 states challenge restrictions on federal grants for domestic violence victims PennCap-Star


Ohio's innovative approach to protecting domestic violence survivors TheTrace


Gov Polis signs bill meant to help Colorado tackle sexual assault kit backlog ColoradoNewline


Kansas Bureau of Investigation Initiative to allow sexual assault survivors to track rape kit status KansasReflector


More states are tracking rape kits. But key support for survivors may be slipping away Stateline


Oregon law lets physicians control decisions about care Governing


Expensive and complicated: Most rural hospitals no longer deliver babies Stateline


Virginia slashes voter data costs ahead of 2025 elections VirginiaMercury


Texas' risk of summer blackouts reduced thanks to solar and batteries InsideClimate


We mapped fast EV charging ports across rural America DailyYonder



Global News


The cost to global health - Cuts to U.S. aid funding will have ramifications abroad - and at home JHU


Programs and Polarization: Global Attitudes Toward Gender Equality in 2025 IPSOS


Driving impact for 30 years: How is the Beijing platform for action advancing gender equality EIGE


Femicide laws worldwide: 50 years of evolution and ongoing gaps WorldBank

For Your Information

How the Budget Reconciliation Bill will make marketplace coverage less affordable and undermine abortion access for many CommonwealthFund


Non-delegation and Major Questions Doctrines can constrain power grabs by presidents of both parties JustSecurity

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Headlines for the Week of June 23

Read up on this week's domestic violence news headlines: A Girl Named Tom releases survivor anthem, Travis Decker still at large, and police report an intimate partner violence victim to ICE.
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