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Rap duo Krudas Cubensi gives queer Afro-Cubans a voice
In a traditionally patriarchal society, a radical hip-hop duo is trying to advance queer rights.Havana-based Olivia Prendes and her partner Odaymara Cuesta make music as Krudas Cubensi. They want to...
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India’s minister of women thinks we need to accept marital rape
One in every four Indians is illiterate, and one out of every five lives below the poverty line. Many in the country are deeply religious.These qualities turn ominous when they make it easier to get...
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How the Rosie the Riveter era changed America: an African-American woman's...
When you’re in San Francisco, it’s easy to overlook Richmond.It’s across the water, across a long bridge (the Bay Bridge or the Richmond Bridge, take your pick), in the East Bay. It’s known as being...
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What's behind the 'not guilty' verdict in the Jian Ghomeshi sex assault trial?
Jian Ghomeshi was a media icon in Canada. That was before he was put on trial for sexual assault charges.Either way, it's no surprise his trial was big news north of the border.What was unexpected for...
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A new bill aims to make Brazil's abortion law even tougher
The rise of Zika and its troubling possible link to head deformities in babies have certainly reignited the debate over Brazil’s abortion law.But while the crisis is spurring women’s rights activists...
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The global rent-a-womb industry is starting to crumble
In the era of globalized trade, there are few things Westerners can’t outsource. The clothes on our backs are made in Bangladesh. The gadgets we adore? China. Our morning dose of coffee comes from...
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These Indian women said they could protect their local forests better than...
Even the monsoon rains don’t keep the women of Ghunduribadi, a tiny tribal village in India’s eastern state of Odisha, from patrolling the nearby forest at dawn.Clad in colorful saris and armed with...
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Why Cambodia's sex workers don't need to be saved
Eyes gouged out for insolence, moms selling daughters to pimps, girls showered with maggots — if it happened in a Cambodian brothel, the story is never too shocking for Westerners to believe.These...
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This Guatemalan rapper thinks hip-hop can unite all women
As Guatemalan rapper Rebeca Lane explains how she uses hip-hop to work for social justice, Mandarina the housecat meows louder and louder.Lane lists the objectives for her current tour through Central...
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US women's team files wage discrimination act against US Soccer
Five stars of the US Women's soccer team have accused the US Soccer Federation of wage discrimination, saying that even as they won a world championship they were drastically underpaid compared to the...
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New film about sex trafficking celebrates the resilience of children
A few years ago, two young girls were on a bus to Kathmandu, having heard about a job there. They heard a story on the radio about a young girl named Lakshmi who’d been lured from Nepal to India...
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Can your vote be a 'sin'? Abortion brings the church into Peru's presidential...
The issue of abortion has exploded onto Peru’s presidential campaign scene after a senior Catholic cleric told worshippers it would be a “sin” to vote for two candidates who favor a woman’s right to...
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Here's what happens in a country where women are punished for having abortions
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said women should be punished for having abortions if the procedure is illegal in the US. In El Salvador, women are punished for having abortions.Some...
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This 23-year-old woman just opened India's first rehab clinic for acid attack...
Ria Sharma wasn't always an activist. Just a few years back she was a fashion student at Leeds College of Art. But she felt uninspired by the work, and decided to branch into film. Her first project: A...
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The ordeal isn't over yet for women who've been freed from Boko Haram
The Nigerian military has been touting its recent successes against Boko Haram. Officials say many of the thousands of women and girls who'd been held hostage by the Islamist militant group have been...
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Cutting through cloth ceilings, Kathryn Sargent opens her own tailor shop on...
Within the world of bespoked suits, there is only one place to get one tailored: Savile Row in London.But don't take my word for it.In the words of Kanye West, “Dressed smart like a London bloke....
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Nigerians are writing steamy romance novels to escape religious violence
Not far from the epicenter of religious violence in Nigeria, a romance novel industry is booming.The books shift between morality tales and classic pulp romance. Often written by hand in small...
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How the #EverydaySexism project empowers women
The 21st century has been an awakening on many levels. While the feminist movement continues to gain steam, the idea of true gender equality remains an abstraction. It’s a simple truth that the...
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At this Canadian camp, 8 years old isn’t too young for girls to 'turn heads’
Should girls be learning hot beauty tips before they reach puberty?One Canadian summer camp aims to teach kids just that — from the age of 8.Girls who attend Clin d’œil sur la mode— “Wink at Fashion” —...
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The case for all-female rideshares
Well, this is awkward. Me, the champion of anti-discrimination and equal rights, excited about the possibility of an all-female ridesharing service.Chariot for Women, a Massachusetts startup company,...
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