daily feminist news: 19.08.13
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SLUT, the play, opens at the New York Fringe Festival
A play based on the actors’ own experiences with sexual assault opened at the New York Fringe festival today. SLUT, the play is developed by The Arts Effect All-Girl Theater Company.
Youth health group helps young Tasmanian women access terminations
A Legislative Council committee has heard that Tasmanian youth health network Link spends more than $50,000 a year helping women access terminations, as well as providing information and counselling services.
Breast-feeding could prevent cancer in non-smoking women
A study from The Journal of Clinical Nursing has suggested that breast-feeding for more than six months can protect women from breast cancer.
More Koori women going to prison in Victoria
Koori women have become the fastest growing segment of Victoria’s prison population, a new report from the state’s human rights commission has revealed.
