- Women in Mexico are organizing a 24-hour strike in response to the country’s high rates of femicide, including two brutal murders which sparked national outcry this month. The protest, to be held March 9, has the support of Mexico’s Business Coordinating Council, as well as mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum.
- A federal report says omen in US prisons are punished more harshly than men for minor infractions. Punishments for rule violations carried significant consequences, including solitary confinement, extension of incarceration, and loss of privileges like purchasing hygiene products.
- Scotland’s parliament approved a bill that would provide free sanitary products to all women, becoming the first nation to do so.
- Pakistani women organizing a march for International Women’s Day, March 8, are facing a legal challenge to their ability to protest. A petition to prohibit the march and any social media activity promoting it will be heard in court this week.
- Millions of UK women experiencing symptoms of menopause are ignored by physicians, with one in four women visiting their doctor at least three times before their condition was recognized, according to a survey conducted by Mumsnet.