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We can thank 'Orange is the New Black' for reminding us all of this...
One of the loveliest and strangest things about Orange is the New Black is the way obscure little factoids are sprinkled through every episode. Would the average inmate be able to describe a pangolin,...
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Here are 6 women trying — against all odds — to build a future for Gaza
Madeleine Kulab grew up by Gaza’s glistening blue sea, watching the waves crash into the strip’s 25-mile Mediterranean coastline. But at 13, when her father, who suffered from a form of palsy, could no...
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Why is whiteness the default in Hollywood?
Venezuelan American actor Dylan Marron was sick of being told that there wasn't enough work in Hollywood for his "type."So, he created the Every Single Word project, where he posts re-edits of some of...
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The US Women's National Soccer team made history for girls everywhere. Again.
The last time women were honored exclusively in a ticker-tape parade, Dwight Eisenhower was president. That was 55 years ago. But the US Women’s National Soccer team changed that history today when...
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Pre-natal exposure to DDT linked to increased likelihood of breast cancer
A new study that uses blood samples collected more than 50 years ago finds that women who were exposed to the pesticide DDT in the womb have a four-fold increase in breast cancer risk today.DDT was...
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Ugandans tune in on the weekends to watch Lady Slyke rap the news
They call her the Queen of Ugandan hip hop.Lady Slyke, legal name Sharon Bqogi, has broken down walls for women, as the first female MC to have rapped in the local language of Luganda, or Lugaflow....
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New documentary offers a look inside the frightening world of ISIS sex slaves
As fighters with the self-proclaimed Islamic State seize parts of Iraq and Syria, one religious minority group has been brutally targeted by ISIS militants: The Yazidis.Last August, ISIS attacked...
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High school girl to college recruiters: Don't make everything pink!
Editor's Note: Last year, Virginia high school junior Abby Wheat decided she'd had enough of colleges and universities trying to "feminize" STEM programs (Science, Technology, Engineering and...
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Five trans athletes who made their mark before Caitlyn Jenner
In her first major public appearance since coming out as transgender, Caitlyn Jenner used her acceptance speech for the ESPY's Arthur Ashe Courage Award to talk about her life as an athlete and a...
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She's an imam in LA and doesn't have patience for a strict interpretation of...
Ani Zonneveld is an imam, and yes, also a woman. She qualifies that she is “an imam with a small "i" — though her reluctance to go with a capital “I” says more about her democratic approach to worship...
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They started a hashtag and a civil rights movement
The death of a young black woman in a Texas jail has sparked a new wave of outrage on social media. On July 10, civil rights activist Sandra Bland was on her way to start a new job and life when she...
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America's most embarrassing statistic — and one effort to change it
Every two minutes a woman somewhere in the world dies giving life.Ninety-nine percent of deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth occur in the developing world.The good news is that in most countries...
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Reality TV's new stars are Tanzanian farmers
Most people would say that reality television isn't necessarily a good place place to look for role models. But in Tanzania, that's exactly the goal of a reality show named "Female Food Heroes."“Female...
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Meet two women who are the first female pilots in their countries
Niloofar Rahmani is a 23 year-old pilot in the Afghan Air Force — the first woman to serve in the Afghan military since 2001.She flies cargo planes used to transport dead and wounded soldiers and bring...
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In Iran, where the women school the men on surfing
When you think of Iran, you don't necessarily think "women surfing." But one French woman does. In 2010, Marion Poizeau first visited the coastal area of Baluchistan/Chabahar, an Iranian province on...
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Americans aren't the only ones convinced women speak differently
There has been a lot of discussion as of late about the ways that young women speak. From comment sections to op-eds and hot takes, critics assert young American women have certain vocal tics that are...
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Indian sprinter Dutee Chand wins the right to compete again
Indian sprinter Dutee Chand was suspended from national and international competition — for naturally having too much testosterone.After a year of suspension, Chand won the right to compete again after...
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10 feminist Instagram accounts you should be following
There's more to Instagram than selfies, outfits and #foodporn. It's also a haven for social justice lovers.Given its popularity with young adults and women, Instagram is a treasure trove of wonderfully...
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This Hiroshima survivor's family now includes American in-laws
I first met Sueko Hada 10 years ago, just before the 60th anniversary of Hiroshima.She told me then what happened to her on the morning of August 6, 1945. Her parents had already left for work, leaving...
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How this granddaughter of A-bomb survivors learned to embrace her family history
On a recent steamy morning, I took a 20-minute ferry ride from Hiroshima to the small island of Ninoshima.My traveling companion is Aya Kano, a reporter with Hiroshima’s main newspaper.Kano first...
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