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She started #NotYourHabibti to shine a light on sexual harassment in the...
On a sunny afternoon in Ramallah, one might see Palestinian American women’s rights activist Yasmeen Mjalli perched in front of a black typewriter in the city center of the de facto capital of the West...
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Why some Iranian women are taking off their headscarves and hanging them on a...
On a cold December day, she did something drastic.The woman went to one of Tehran's busiest streets and climbed onto a utility box. She then removed her headscarf and hung it at the end of a stick. She...
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Canada's national anthem gets an inclusive update
Canada has taken steps to make its national anthem “O Canada” more inclusive.Lawmakers passed a bill this week changing the line “true patriot love in all thy sons command,” to “true patriot love in...
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#MeToo echoes through play about Nigeria: ‘I am a force, a tidal wave, and I...
Feminism isn't warmly received these days in Nigeria, laments playwright Ifeoma Fafunwa.But that hasn't always been the case, she's quick to add."The word 'feminist' in Nigeria conjures up this...
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Guatemalan women transform their town one brushstroke at a time
Lidia Florentino Cumes Cumez greets visitors to her small, bright office with a giggle before grabbing a brochure and launching into a well-honed explanation of what it means to paint this entire town...
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What's the difference between sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment...
The terms “sexual abuse,” “sexual assault,” “sexual harassment” — and even “rape” — crop up daily in the news. We are likely to see these terms more as the #MeToo movement continues.Many people want to...
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April Reign is changing the social conversation
Former lawyer April Reign is the creator of 2015’s famous #OscarsSoWhite hashtag. She launched the hashtag to highlight the lack of diversity on the nominee list that year.Since then, Reign has gone on...
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These women are upending the media landscape
“Grab them by the pussy.”If ever there was a way to gain attention during a presidential campaign, that would be it.I remember clearly when these words surfaced. They were from a 2005 conversation...
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I didn’t know how big a problem sexual harassment was in China — until #MeToo
I didn’t know I was being sexually harassed. I definitely felt uncomfortable when I traveled with my boss to Shanghai during a college internship. He stayed in the same hotel as me and knocked on my...
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Teen ‘widows’ of Duterte’s drug war face a bleak economic future
It was just after midnight when four men in black masks broke down Jazmine Durana’s door.Two of them held Durana and her baby at gunpoint, ordering them to stay inside. The other two dragged her...
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Top Saudi cleric says women need not wear long robes, in sign of loosening rules
Saudi women need not wear the abaya — the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of religious faith — a senior member of the top Muslim clerical body said, another indication of the Kingdom's...
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Lakshmi Ramgopal is adding Indian classical music influences to her...
Lakshmi Ramgopal, known as Lykanthea, nestles comfortably in the electronic-ambient genre. But much more recently her projects have incorporated greater influences from her South Indian-Tamil culture....
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Kristi Yamaguchi inspires a record number of Asian American skaters
Half of Team USA's figure skaters are Asian American, a record for the event. They include Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Madison Chock, Mirai Nagasu, Alex Shibutani, Maia Shibutani and Vincent Zhou.Contrast...
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Human rights activist lawyer Asma Jahangir inspired women to speak loudly
Leading Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist Asma Jahangir died on Sunday in Lahore. She was 66.A champion of democracy, Jahangir raised the voices of the marginalized. From movements to...
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A bride-burning victim in Nepal says her counselors are helping her heal and...
A couple of miles from a small village in south-central Nepal, four huts made of roped-together branches and tin sheets sit amid lush, green fields. Rihana Shekha Dhapali, 23, lives in the compound...
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Activist ousted from French advisory council says race talk is still taboo
When Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France last May, it was a victory over the extreme right and the candidacy of Marine Le Pen.At 39, he became the youngest president in French history, and...
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Brazil could soon outlaw abortion altogether
Sabrina has had several abortions, but it's her most recent that still makes her uneasy. Sabrina isn’t her real name — she agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity since abortion in her country,...
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Across the US, many illicit massage parlors avoid police detection
Prosecutors painted a squalid picture of what went on inside the little house on busy Russell Street: The Asian women were kept there night and day, providing sexual services for a fee, sleeping where...
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The Oxfam scandal shows that reform is needed in the humanitarian aid sector
Editor's note: This piece's author, Amy Costello, is reporting on aid workers' experiences with sexual harassment and abuse. She would like to hear from you. Call us at 857-285-4157 and leave a...
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Amma Asante's bicultural upbringing influences everything she does
Award-winning writer, director and former actress Amma Asante made her name as "Cheryl" on the UK the children’s TV show "Grange Hill." But for the self-described bicultural Asante, her work and...
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