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‘Difficult Dialogues’ panel discusses women’s rights in different countries

By Emma Hannan, Staff Writer • March 8, 2024

Panel moderator Laura Lovett led the “Difficult Dialogues: Naming State Violence Against Women in Different Contexts,” discussion, featuring four different guest speakers, Jennifer Ponce Cori, Naima Mohammadi, Fayezah Haji Hassan and Jasmine Green.

Editorial | Iranian women deserve autonomy

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 2, 2022

Whether Jina Amini chose to wear a hijab has nothing to do with her personal worth and should never have contributed to the way she was treated by anyone, especially the morality police.

Opinion | We need to get ready to say goodbye to Roe v. Wade

By India Krug, Senior Staff Columnist • September 8, 2021

I want to clarify how dire the situation truly is. The law — which went into effect on last Wednesday — bans almost all abortions after six weeks, with no exceptions for rape or incest and very narrow ones for the patient’s health.

Opinion | Stop rationalizing gender-based violence

By Mackenzie Oster, Staff Columnist • March 22, 2021

Gender-based violence is causing harm to every country and every culture. Reform is necessary to combat the discrimination against women in America.

Editorial: Inflated tampon prices in prison reflect a larger issue

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 10, 2020

While the price of tampons is an important issue and a severe injustice to women in the prison system, it is not the only issue — or the most urgent — that women are faced with.

China is phasing out its one-child policy for the wrong reasons

By Kim Rooney | Contributing Editor • June 20, 2018

The small oval scar on the top of my left arm goes unnoticed by most. They have no reason to look, since the United States stopped administering the smallpox vaccination in 1972. Even I forget it’s there,...