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She taught herself to cook at the age of 5, because no one else in her family...
Sabrina Ghayour is a British chef and author. She was born in Iran and moved to the UK as a small child. It was 1979, the year of the Iranian revolution, and the year many Iranians left the country.In...
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Afghan girl takes back her independence the only way she knows how
On a sweltering afternoon, I sat kneeling by a low windowsill, chin cupped in my hand, staring out over the wide river plain behind our house. My mother had put me in a new dress, constellations of...
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What does a feminist mortician look like?
Death is an equal opportunity reality: Regardless of gender, orientation, class, or race, everyone bites the dust. But the death care industry isn’t so equitable. Men account for the bulk of funeral...
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Beyond the NFL: A new plan to treat brain injuries for women escaping abuse
Kerri Walker has been in two relationships involving domestic violence. Like many survivors, she was hit repeatedly. She was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and even suffered an aneurysm. “So...
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These women in the UK want to make EU exit debate more hip
Men in gray suits.That's what Bethan Harris and her friends saw when they watched the discussion over whether the UK could stay in European Union or not. The vote on June 23 might be one of the most...
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Domestic work deserves a salary and this is how much we should pay moms
The unbalanced work distribution between genders has long been a major contributor to gender inequality.According to the 2015 Human Development Report by the United Nations Development Program, three...
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A feminist icon shines a light on the violence women face — in the US and abroad
Iconic feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem has been an outspoken champion of women's rights for more than five decades, and at age 82, she's showing no signs of slowing down.Steinem is the host and...
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Why a 1920s legal move is responsible for the gender-segregated bathrooms we...
You'll have to go back many decades to get at the roots behind the latest conflict between North Carolina and the federal government.Yes, we're talking bathrooms. And we're also talking about how...
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In India, access to toilets remains a huge problem — worst of all for women...
It’s a very personal issue for every Indian girl and woman — access to toilets.Some 70 percent of households in India don’t have access to toilets, whether in rural areas or urban slums. Roughly 60...
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Italy, in an historic vote, has approved same-sex civil unions
The Trevi fountain in Rome was lit up in rainbow colors Wednesday night. That's because the Italian parliament passed a bill approving civil unions for gay couples.Until now, Italy had been the last...
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Here's why Brazil’s new cabinet is all men
Many Brazilians don’t know much about their new acting president, Michel Temer. The 75-year-old former constitutional lawyer is mostly famous here for being married to a 32-year-old former beauty...
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A jury has found what science still has not: A link between baby powder and...
More than 1,200 women from across the country are suing pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson for failing to warn consumers of the possible association between ovarian cancer and...
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Canada PM's wife says she needs 'a team to help me serve the people'
The role of "political spouse" can be a challenging one.Canadian "first lady" Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has been in the hot seat recently for saying that she needs more help to fulfill her duties.Last...
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Breaking stereotypes with their own take on K-Pop
Ask most music fans what they know about K-pop and they'll probably mention Psy and his massive global hit, "Gangnam Style." But there are tons of other artists making Korean pop music — and they're...
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Women in French politics finally speak out about sexual harassment
Last week, a damning investigation by two French media outlets revealed a number of allegations of sexual harassment against a deputy speaker of the French National Assembly and a former leader of...
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A young Arab woman's new lodging website: No money is exchanged, just ideas
The first thing you notice about 22-year-old Yasmine El Baggari is her hat. When we met, she was wearing a sequined fedora from New Orleans.“I have 32 hats,” El Baggari said. “I found hats a great way...
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Rescued Chibok girl meets with Nigerian president
It's taken more than two years, but one of the Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram has finally been found.The militant group took 276 girls from their school in Chibok in northern Nigeria in April...
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What everyday life is like for transgender people living in North Carolina
North Carolina's controversial HB2 ordinance— commonly referred to as the "bathroom bill"— prohibits transgender people from using public restrooms that correspond with their gender identities. The law...
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‘Activists’ attack St. Petersburg bordellos, forcing women to march nude to...
A group of men led by a former kickboxer forced their way into a brothel in St. Petersburg, Russia, smashing a hole in the front door. They rounded up the 10 women (and one man) they found inside the...
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What it's like to be married to the men doing 'the most dangerous...
It was 2006 the first time Aline Burasa fled her home. The second time was in 2007 or 2008, she can’t remember which. In 2012, she was forced off her land a third time.It could easily happen again. And...
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