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Does China own its women's eggs?
Outrage about reproductive rights has filtered through the Chinese blogging site Weibo over the past few days.Actress Xu Jinglei, considered one of China's top actresses, revealed that she had traveled...
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Ugandan court: Husbands can't demand bride-price refunds
In a move welcomed by women who may have felt trapped in marriages, the Ugandan Supreme Court has ruled that wives do not have to give back the money (or cattle) her husband's family paid for her hand...
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This woman's job is to make Boston stronger
If you could pick someone to help your city prepare for the crises and disasters of the future, you might choose someone like Atyia Martin.At 34, she’s done stints in the Air Force, at the FBI, with...
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These are the faces of gay pride in Uganda
The Ugandan LGBTI community celebrated their annual Pride Uganda festival last week. Because Ugandan law criminalizes homosexuality, participants met at private or secluded venues over a five-day...
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Felicia Day doesn’t think you’re weird (probably)
If you know Felicia Day, you probably know a LOT about her.That’s partially because if you find one thing of hers that you like, there’s probably a few more hours of content where that came from. She’s...
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Hundreds of miles from danger, these families still aren't safe
Sweden is well known for being one of the most welcoming countries for refugees.In 2014, the country accepted more than 30,000 applications for asylum. To put that in perspective, the UK, six times the...
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South Africa sends mixed messages to women, even on National Women's Day
When it's National Women's Day in South Africa and you're a multinational corporation trying to reach, well, South African women, you might be advised to focus on women. But that's not how Bic South...
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ISIS uses rape and sexual violence against women to consolidate its power
ISIS uses the violation of women as a tool to govern, hold territory and fund its operation. Women are captured by the terror group and auctioned off or promised to upcoming recruits. In some rare...
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How the tragic beating death of an Afghan woman gave women a platform
In March, an Afghan woman named Farkhunda Malikzada was beaten to death by a mob in Kabul in broad daylight.“Farkhunda got into an argument with a caretaker at the [Shah-do-Shamshaira] shrine about...
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The US Army Rangers are about to have their first female members. What do...
On Friday, the US Army's Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia, will graduate its newest class.Among the 96 graduates are two women: Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver.They are the first women to complete...
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The mothers of ISIS are often left to wonder what happened
There’s been a lot in the news lately about the Western men and women who leave home to travel to Syria and join ISIS.Countless op-eds and articles wonder why they went? What could’ve stopped them?...
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First Saudi women register to vote
The first two women registered to vote in Saudi Arabia this week.Jamal Al-Saadi and Safinaz Abu Al-Shamat made history when they registered, in Medina and Mecca respectively. This will be the first...
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Former female Marine commander says she was fired for pushing women to the...
By January 2016, all branches of the armed services will fully integrate men and women in combat roles. More than 230,000 women are currently being trained to be combat ready.“Our purpose is to ensure...
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Resilience: This Boston Marathon bombing survivor could teach a course on it
One of the best pieces of advice Jenny Chung received after she was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings, was to avoid all media coverage of the attacks and their aftermath."I've gotten pretty good...
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Women rule Pakistan’s med schools, but few practice. Men want M.D. 'trophy...
Twenty fourth-year medical students are learning how to examine a patient with a throat infection. Today's lesson is as much about patient care as it is the anatomy of the throat.The patient is real, a...
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Here's a doll house for little engineers
When Alice Brooks was little, she wanted a Barbie from Santa. But Santa … didn’t exactly cooperate.Her father told her that “Santa Claus does not bring barbies." Instead, she got a saw. "And I used...
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These young Mexican women artists are speaking up
A new generation of bold visual artists is coming of age in the country that gave us the iconic Frida Kahlo.Meet Mexican artists Aline Herrera and Natasha Kroupensky. They’re young, opinionated, and...
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My girlfriends were traded for a car
Editor's note: This essay originally appeared as part of Teen Voices at Women's eNews, a nonprofit news service covering issues of particular concern to women and providing women's perspectives on...
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A self-proclaimed 'vaginal ecologist' is determined to halt the transmission...
“The vagina is cleaner than your mouth,” declared Sharon Hillier, addressing a group of journalists at the HIV Research for Prevention conference in Cape Town last fall. The audience squirmed, gasped...
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It's been 20 years since the world pledged to reform laws that hurt women....
On Sept. 4, 1995, delegates and activists from 189 countries came to China to discuss and finalize the momentous Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a roadmap to raise the status of women.One...
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