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areluctantrebel.bsky.social
@areluctantrebel.bsky.social
A female human being with nuanced opinions about most things.

Hot take:
Incarcerated women should be able to request female-only accommodation.

womenarereal.ca
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The Afghan Cricket Board receives $17M a year from the
@ICC

Some of this is for the exiled women's team & developing women & girls cricket

The women's team has not received a penny & sports are banned for all females #ItsJustNotCricket

#TakeAction #LinkInBio#BoycottCricket #ItsNotJustCricket
January 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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This is a beautiful tribute.
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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💡 In 2025, we want to build a network of Women in unions to provide connections, info, support & training to help Women take up power & space in their unions.

If you want to get more from your union then the #FiLiA Trade Union Women’s network is for you.

Join here: www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...
January 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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A ground of her own: How a retired Indian policewoman built a playground for women in Kerala
The uniqueness of the women-only playground lies not only in its assertion that women have the right to safe public spaces, but that women have the right to playful leisure.
A ground of her own: How a retired policewoman built a playground for women in Kerala
Every morning and evening in Madakkara, the sound of football kicks and cycle bells reverberate alongside laughter, as groups of women and girls from the neighb
www.thenewsminute.com
January 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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#ItsJustNotCricket #ItsNotJustCricket

Thank you Tonia Antoniazzi MP for organising a letter with 160 parliamentarians calling for a boycott of England V Afghanistan.

Has your MP signed?
x.com/toniaantonia...

More actions
brightonsisters.wordpress.com/action-four-...
January 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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"Incarcerated women who spoke out about pervasive sexual abuse they endured at the hands of guards in a federal prison located in California are pleading with the Biden administration to grant them clemency."
Survivors of prison sexual abuse scandal ask Biden for clemency: ‘Give us a chance’
Incarcerated women seek relief after exposing harassment, retaliation and assault by staff
theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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'“I’m all for inclusivity in sport, but we’ve always had categories for a reason: to make it fair and to keep it safe,” says Ms Murray. “And the most obvious categories are men and women.'
From a woman who knows.
Thank you Judy Murray.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477941...
Judy Murray: 'Some activists will accuse you of being transphobic. I'm certainly not'
This interview came with instructions. “Ask her about doing Strictly,” I was told more than once. I sense though, that Ms Murray means business…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:42 AM
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They died because they were women.
Today is the 35th anniversary of the Dec. 6, 1989 Polytechnique Massacre. 14 women, most engineering students, were murdered by a misogynist gunman. December 6 is now the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Read the complaint.

Should young girls who want to reject being female because of societal expectations of femininity & experiences of sexual abuse be put on a path for irreversible medical intervention?

OR should we support them & push back on sexual abuse and reinforcement of sex stereotypes?
December 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Important day at the Supreme Court today 👇
Supreme Court to hear case on definition of a woman
Judges will consider a legal challenge which could affect how women and trans people are treated.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Data integrity matters.
'[d]ata on transgender status, this should be treated as a separate variable...small errors in classification can make a big difference when it comes to monitoring trends.' @profalices.bsky.social in the Times

Deaths recorded by gender identity not sex in Scotland
Gender identity, not birth sex, listed on Scottish death records
Campaigners warn that official data on deaths is inconsistent with health records, raising concerns about accuracy for sex-specific medical conditions
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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An interview with Meaghan Ybos, a rape survivor (and terrific journalist) who opposes sex offender registries.

reason.com/2023/11/16/t...
This rape victim wants to end the sex offender registry
"A lot of people on the registry are on there for consensual behavior, things I think many people agree shouldn’t be crimes," says Meaghan Ybos, the president of Women Against Registry.
reason.com
November 16, 2023 at 5:12 PM