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Latin American women are disappearing and dying under lockdown
It’s a pandemic within the pandemic. Across Latin America, gender-based violence has spiked since COVID-19 broke out.Almost 1,200 women disappeared in Peru between March 11 and June 30, the Ministry of...
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A new report predicts a ‘tsunami’ of mental health problems for years to come
When wildfires engulfed Fort McMurray, Alberta, in 2016, it turned lives upside down, taking a toll on the more than 88,000 people who were forced to leave. The largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta’s...
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Nigeria’s ‘Ìfé’ film reclaims love at the center of LGBTQ stories
“Ìfé,” one of the newest Nollywood films coming out of Nigeria, is unlike any that has come before. Upon release, it’ll be the country’s first positive love story made by queer women about queer...
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Iranians share stories of sexual harassment, abuse on social media
For 14 years, Sara Omatali kept silent. When it happened to her, she was a young, up-and-coming journalist living in Iran, a conservative country where sex is taboo and survivors of sexual assault and...
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'EastEnders' soap highlights increased domestic violence during lockdown
The popular British soap, "EastEnders," aired an episode that touches on increasing domestic violence cases during the coronavirus lockdown in the UK.In the series, a young woman has been preparing to...
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A racial slur remains in hundreds of place names throughout North America
George Floyd’s killing this past spring has sparked battles throughout the country, particularly around places and things that evoke historical injustices and inequalities, like statues of Confederate...
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Social media censorship in Egypt targets women on TikTok
Looking at Haneen Hossam’s TikTok account, one might wonder why her content landed the Egyptian social media user in jail. In one post, she explains for her followers the Greek mythological story of...
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RBG’s early days in Sweden shaped her fight for women’s equality
Since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, there has been an outpouring of recognition for her work fighting for justice in many corners of American society.Lesser known is how a period...
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Afghan women negotiating with the Taliban say they feel ‘heavy responsibility’
After almost two decades of war, representatives from the Afghan government are meeting with Taliban leaders in Doha, Qatar, to discuss a peace agreement.Four of the 42 negotiators are women— all on...
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How tech reshapes our relationships
We are all creatures of the technology that has existed in our lifetimes, according to Debora Spar. Not surprisingly, the former president of the private women's liberal arts school, Barnard College,...
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Abortion increasingly hard to access in Turkey
When Sevilay, a 38-year-old, stay-at-home mom in Istanbul, learned she was pregnant with a third child, she agonized over what to do.“I became very upset when I learned about my pregnancy. I wondered...
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New doc features the life of Iran's leading human rights lawyer
For more than two decades, Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has fought for the rights of women, children and minorities in her country.Her work has won her international acclaim but also the...
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Iran, Russia accused of 2020 US presidential election meddling; Hariri asked...
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.US officials accused Iran on Wednesday of sending out fake but menacing emails to Democratic voters in swing...
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How the US presidential election could impact women’s health worldwide
President Donald Trump wasted no time to reinstate what’s often called the “Mexico City policy,” or what critics refer to as the “global gag rule,” during his first week in office. The policy prohibits...
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Turkish-backed Syrian rebels killed in Russian airstrike; Polish pro-choice...
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.Russian airstrikes killed dozens of Turkish-backed rebel soldiers in northwestern Syria, the deadliest surge...
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‘Screaming at the priests’: Polish activists protest anti-abortion ruling
For seven days straight, thousands have taken to the streets of cities across Poland, marching in protest against last Thursday’s court ruling on abortion.The judgement by a constitutional tribunal...
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In Italy, religious organizations''fetus graves' reignite abortion debate
A recently discovered cemetery of aborted fetuses where the names of the women who had had abortions appeared on crosses has sparked outrage across Italy.Retired gynecologist Silvana Agatone says the...
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‘It’s a sculpture of an idea’: Activist defends nude statue honoring Mary...
A new statue honoring 18th-century feminist icon Mary Wollstonecraft drew sharp backlash after it was was unveiled in London this week. The issue? The figure depicted in the statue is totally nude....
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Marie Stopes International name change will ‘put a focus on the future’ of...
Marie Stopes International is one of the largest organizations in the world providing women's health care and family planning services. Recently, they announced that starting Tuesday, they are changing...
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The movement to restore the memory of Spain’s forgotten women artists
Spain’s María Blanchard is often compared to Mexico’s Frida Kahlo. Both women gained worldwide success as painters in the early 20th century and had physical disabilities that dictated themes in their...
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