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For one South African house cleaner, this year's big drought means crying,...
In my little garden here in Pretoria, sprinklers automatically go off every morning at 8. They’re doing a good job. My cucumbers have outgrown their trellis, I can’t keep up with all the spinach, and,...
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'2 alpha women': Nancy Reagan's icy time with Raisa Gorbachev
Former first lady Nancy Reagan died over the weekend at the age of 94. Of course anyone who grew up stateside during the Reagan administration will never forget her anti-drug campaign with its catchy...
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For Women's Day, Air India operates the longest flight ever crewed by only women
An Air India flight from New Delhi touched down earlier today in San Francisco.Nothing too unusual in that.But Air India says this flight was the "world's longest" all-women operated and supported...
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'Unfair and lovely': South Asian women dare to be dark
India is a country obsessed with fair skin. From a young age, girls are told to stay out of the sun, taught how to use face masks with lightening properties and instructed to avoid drinking tea because...
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Iconic activist in Rio watches as her home is bulldozed to make way for the...
Just like that, on Tuesday morning, construction workers demolished the home of Maria da Penha, an activist and resident of the Vila Autodromo favela in Rio de Janeiro.Da Penha’s home, like that of...
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The food shop is tiny, but it represents something big for her: freedom
It’s lunchtime in the town of Yogyakarta. At a small roadside food shack, or warung, above a drainage ditch, a woman busily scoops rice onto plates and pours juice.Many of her customers come here daily...
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Aw, thanks, Vladimir: But Women's Day is hurting Russia's carbon footprint
Typically, International Women’s Day is for lavishing ladies with recognition and support.It’s an especially big deal in Russia. But leading up to the March 8 holiday, some Russian environmentalists...
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Watercolor? Look closer. It's a climate change graph!
Jill Pelto’s watercolor paintings are vivid portrayals of beautiful landscapes and wildlife. But a closer look reveals scientific data underlying the art, in subtle line graphs that convey information...
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Idealized? Sexy? She draws women who don't care what you think.
It’s common for women depicted in cartoons and comics to have idealized, exaggerated features: Think of the impossibly small waists, extra-long legs, and ample chests in comic books — a medium still...
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A Syrian teen's video diary combines magical imagery and gritty reality
It’s hard to believe that the Syrian director of "The Girl Whose Shadow Reflects the Moon” is just 16 years old.Her five-minute autobiographical video is wise and lyrical. It’s also infused with the...
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Canada to beat US in getting a Canadian woman on its banknotes
Big news, Canada.Justin Trudeau, the snowboarding feminist prime minister elected in October, has announced that Canada will issue a new bank note featuring an iconic Canadian woman. And it's going to...
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Why The Danish Girl’s Oscar loss is a satisfying win for trans women
After his performance as transgender pioneer Lili Elbe in "The Danish Girl," Eddie Redmayne seemed well on his way to another Academy Award. Redmayne also racked up BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen...
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They say laughter is the best medicine. Shazia Mirza is using it as a weapon...
In 2001, just some weeks after 9/11, she made a name for herself by opening her stand-up shows with the line “My name’s Shazia Mirza — at least that’s what it says on my pilot’s licence.”In 2007 she...
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Formerly incarcerated moms fight for reforms to save families
Dianna waited at the bus stop for her children to arrive from school one afternoon 20years ago. She had planned a party to celebrate her daughter’s sixth birthday.The party, however, never happened....
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For these Syrian women, their 20s have been defined by war
Five years is a long time. In Lebanon, for some 1.1 million Syrians, five years is the difference between peace and war, being a citizen and being a refugee, having plans for your future and total...
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Why are researchers missing signs of autism in girls?
One in every 68 children born in the United States is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Boys are supposedly four times more likely to have the condition, but clinicians often miss or overlook...
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‘Nude’ photos of Australian Aboriginal women trigger Facebook account...
Facebook is facing scathing criticism Down Under, after suspending multiple accounts for sharing the above photo of Aboriginal women performing a public ceremony.In a speech honoring International...
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India's condom showrooms: Where women can talk freely about sex and health
The Moods Planet condom store is set on one of Panaji’s busiest streets. Buffered by a motorcycle repair shop on one side and a jeweler on the other, this brightly lit store with its distinctive logo —...
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Unsung black heroines launched a modern domestic workers movement — powered...
In the late 1990s, household workers around the country began to organize to address the exploitation and abuse they face.These domestic workers, immigrant nannies, housecleaners and elder-care workers...
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Skateboarding is technically illegal, but that’s not stopping the girls of...
When I heard about a reporter going down to Cuba to check out the skateboard scene, I had one image in my head: A long steep avenue called "La Rampa."Take a skateboard down that, right into Havana's...
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