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This Canadian TV show wants to address racism. Some Indigenous people say...
When you think of reality TV, the first thing that comes to mind is probably "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" or "The Bachelor"— showcases of excess. Well, in Canada there’s a new show that aims to...
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Brazil's Maya Gabeira conquers 68-foot wave and Guinness World Record
This week, Maya Gabeira was awarded the Guinness World Record for the biggest wave surfed by a woman. In 2013, Gabeira nearly drowned in Nazaré, Portugal — a location famous for its huge waves — after...
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Chicago hotel workers join #MeToo, demand protections against sexual assault
Latonia was in the break room when some women from the union she belongs to, Unite Here, approached her and her co-workers to talk about sexual assault on the job. She felt nervous but she also thought...
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Women with heart disease in sub-Saharan Africa face fertility risks and...
Heart disease is the number one killer of women, claiming a female life every minute. Yet it is often seen as a “man’s disease.” This disparity is magnified in sub-Saharan Africa, where we have...
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She’s one of the Syrian refugee ‘hero swimmer’ sisters. Now, she's in a Greek...
On Aug. 21, Greek police arrested Sara Mardini, 23, renowned as one of the Syrian “hero swimmer” refugee sisters, at an airport in Greece. She faces charges of people smuggling, espionage and...
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Italian cities 'turn back the clock' on women’s reproductive rights
It’s been 40 years since Italy legalized abortion with a landmark vote, but many women still struggle to access the procedure. The very law that decriminalizes abortion, in fact, contains a clause that...
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Women are making Bolivia a destination for foodies
"Women hold the keys to Bolivia's food system." That's the conclusion made by food writer Leslie Pariseau in her recent article in Saveur.Pariseau traveled to Bolivia to meet women involved in all...
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Members of this leftist London gym 'train together for the struggle'
At Solstar gym, there are no treadmills, kettlebells, weights or yoga mats — it's just one large room with a black exercise mat and a pile of boxing gloves. The gym's minimalist setting doesn't stop...
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The Violence Against Women Act is unlikely to deter domestic violence —...
Editor’s note: This story includes an interview on The Takeaway with Leigh Goodmark, the author of the story below.Violence Against Women Act, the federal government’s signature legislation aimed at...
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These Kenyan widows are fighting against sexual 'cleansing'
When Esther Atema’s husband died, she was treated like dirt. People suddenly looked at her funny — villagers shouted, "Witch!" as she walked past. The local boys in Siaya County, southwest Kenya, would...
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Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as the first female president
Ethiopia's parliament has approved senior diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president, proceedings on state television showed, cementing another shift in the country's political...
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Tanzanian president bluntly attacks contraception, saying high birth rates...
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has suspended advertising by family planning organizations until further review, raising an outcry among human rights groups and causing unrest within Tanzania’s...
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Tunisians wonder what their first female mayor will do for women
Souad Abderrahim stepped out from behind the tinted windows of her black car and into a decrepit apartment building on Rue Tronja in central Tunis. The newly elected mayor of Tunisia's capital city was...
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In India's Dawoodi Bohra community, there's a growing debate about FGM
In a small, dimly lit room at the back of a decrepit building near the Bhendi Bazaar in Mumbai, India, Masooma Ranalvi was told to lie down on the floor and spread her legs. She was only 7 years old at...
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These are the women who made history in this year's midterm elections
After the midterm results are tallied, more than 100 members of Congress are expected to be women — a record.Here are some of the women who made history this year.US House of RepresentativesRashida...
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After midterms, women fill a new-look Congress
The 116th Congress is going to look different next year.During the 2018 midterm elections, voters went to the polls and elected a record number of women candidates from both sides of the...
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In Japan, sexual harassment isn’t a crime. Women who say #MeToo are targets.
Hana says she’s never heard of another woman going through what she did.“My case is really so rare. The rarest of rare,” she said. Hana is not her real name. She’s 29, and she started working as a...
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Grammy nominee Rosalía's flamenco fame is questioned by Spain's Roma community
Rosalía Vila Tobella is up for five Latin Grammys this Thursday — the second-most nominated artist behind reggaeton giant J Balvin. A pop sensation credited with revolutionizing flamenco, the singer...
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Can quotas solve gender inequality in government?
The November 2018 election in the US will go down for a number of firsts. The first Somali American Muslim woman to be elected to office. The first Native American woman sent to Congress. And a record...
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Egypt and Amal Fathy: One woman's story highlights national wave of...
They came in the middle of the night. At about 2.30 a.m. on May 11, Amal Fathy, her husband, Mohamed Lotfy, and their three-year-old child were awakened by Egyptian security personnel. For hours, a...
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