Our Saturday evening diaries offer a weekly summary of news on women's issues, and information on current political actions. We welcome all who are interested, to comment in the discussion, bring relevant links and stories, join in order to reblog to our group, and consider writing for the Saturday schedule (these diaries are a team effort — we’ll help!) — see schedule comment in the thread.
Particular thanks this week to Angmar, elenacarlena, & Tara the Antisocial Social Worker.
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brevity — you can read more at each article’s link.
Reuters, July 29: Afghan women demand right to be named on children's documents:
Like Afghan identity documents, children’s birth certificates carry only the name of a person’s father. For years, women’s rights campaigners have pressed for the inclusion of their names on birth certs, facing opposition in a country where some see using a woman’s name — even on the invitation to her wedding, even on her gravestone — as offensive. Since the ultra-conservative Taliban was overthrown in 2001, Afghan women have regained the right to go to school, to vote, and to work. But violence against women in the home is widespread, and often goes unpunished. |
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