- Outcry grows in Somalia as parliament considers a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sex organs mature, and would permit forced marriage with the family’s consent. Thousands of people in Somalia are circulating a petition against the bill.
- Women are forming human chains around Belarus to condemn government crackdowns on protests, as the country experiences unrest over an allegedly fraudulent election.
- Three Michigan women file a lawsuit against the state for its “tampon tax,” arguing that charging taxes on menstrual products is sex-based discrimination.
- New research suggests women are more likely than men to suffer adverse side effects of medications because drug dosages are historically based on clinical trials conducted on men.