<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Women United for Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women United For Cha]]></description><link>https://toshani3k.wixsite.com/womenunited4change/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:33:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://toshani3k.wixsite.com/womenunited4change/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Surviving on Tea and 2 AM Grinds:     The College Reality Marie Curie Hid from the History Books                               By: Inshirah Khan]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Curie It is 1:30 AM. You are staring at a problem on your laptop screen which makes absolutely no sense and the blue light from the screen is giving you a headache. You are entirely sustained by sheer panic and a lukewarm cup of coffee. Your finals are around the corner , your to-do list is a mile long and your self doubt kicks in asking “ Am i even cut out for a STEM degree????” When we think of  academic burnout, we tend to think of it as a modern...]]></description><link>https://toshani3k.wixsite.com/womenunited4change/post/surviving-on-tea-and-2-am-grinds-the-college-reality-marie-curie-hid-from-the-history-books</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5f9909ad31f9f079caf94d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:07:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4acdfd_5d7736dcfb4b4f09a436b7060fde2907~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_530,h_750,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Inshirah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case law Shehla Zia vs Wapda (PLD 1994) Woman who changed the law in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[By: Muneeba Women United For Change Shehla Zia v. WAPDA (PLD 1994 Supreme Court 693) is a landmark public interest litigation case in Pakistan that established the right to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental constitutional right. The dispute began in 1992 when residents of F-6/1, Islamabad (led by activist Shahla Zia) wrote a letter of complaint to the Supreme Court objecting to the Water and Power Development Authority’s (WAPDA) construction of a 132 kV grid station in a...]]></description><link>https://toshani3k.wixsite.com/womenunited4change/post/case-law-shehla-zia-vs-wapda-pld-1994-woman-who-changed-the-law-in-pakistan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a52ddab661479e527e5a0cc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4acdfd_bb1169bb776d4d168d80422d1d5cd9e6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_180,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Muneeba</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than A Clinic: The Impact of Defunding Preventative Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[By: Hannah Varghese  Women United For Change  10 July 2026    https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/blog/planned-parenthood-supporters-hit-the-streets-of-d-c-to-protest-trumpcare  Last Sunday marked the end of Planned Parenthood’s year-long wait to regain access  to federal funding following congressional Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” - aimed at freezing Medicaid funding to organizations providing abortions. Despite recent federal reimbursement after intense legal pressure from...]]></description><link>https://toshani3k.wixsite.com/womenunited4change/post/more-than-a-clinic-the-impact-of-defunding-preventative-healthcare</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a51a0f35c421b82021b740d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:51:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4acdfd_af51cbceb646483e9683a0a98295b384~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women who changed law in Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[By: Muneeba Women United For Change July 10 2026 Mukhtaran Bibi (widely known as Mukhtaran Mai) is a Pakistani human rights activist and a global symbol of resilience against institutionalized gender violence. Born in 1972 in the rural village of Meerwala, located in the Muzaffargarh District of Punjab, Pakistan, her life took a tragic yet transformative turn in June 2002. At the age of 30, she was subjected to a brutal, state-sanctioned gang rape under the orders of a local panchayat (tribal...]]></description><link>https://toshani3k.wixsite.com/womenunited4change/post/women-who-changed-law-in-pakistan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5057eb77eec9fcdfe41ef6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:39:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4acdfd_2e679ad19ead4fc3b78b13f7a8c86b74~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_320,h_213,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Muneeba</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>