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European Parliament Backs EU-Wide Consent-Based Definition of Rape

The non-binding vote puts new pressure on the European Commission to turn the 'only yes is yes' standard into EU law.

Cabinet Clears Draft Bills to Speed Women’s Quota for 2029 as Modi Seeks Broad Backing

Brazil Enacts Law Regulating Doulas Nationwide

Spain to Declare Storm-Hit Regions 'Severely Affected' to Trigger Aid

Parliament to Reconvene April 16 for Women’s Quota and Lok Sabha Seat Increase Bills

Streep’s Colbert Warning Triggers GOP Rebuttal Over SAVE Act Claims

Centre Presses Faster Women’s Quota Rollout, Rejects Call to Delay Talks

Jagan Mohan Reddy Backs Centre’s 33% Women’s Quota Plan for 2029

Government Seeks Cross-Party Support to Fast-Track Women’s Quota Using 2011 Census Data

House Panel Advances Women’s Museum Mall Bill With Ban on Depicting Biological Males as Female

Centre Weighs Amendment to Fast-Track 33% Women’s Quota, Seeks Opposition Backing

Congress Presses All-Party Talks as Government Explores Faster Rollout of Women’s Quota Law

Jess Phillips Reads Names of Women Killed by Men in Parliament for 11th Year

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies Approves Pepper Spray Access for Women's Self-Defense

Centre Opens Talks on Fast-Tracking Women’s Quota Law, Weighs Amendment and Lottery Option

Pakistan Allows Married Women to Keep Father’s Name on Passports

France Publishes Inspection Report on Inès Mecellem Killing, Citing Systemic Failures

Italy Marks 30 Years Since Rape Law With Nationwide Protests Over Senate Changes

Federal Women’s Secretariat Weighs Legal Route to Press Querétaro on Abortion Decriminalization

Iran Authorizes Motorcycle Licenses for Women After Vice President Signs Order