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Video & Photography

WATCH: International Women’s Day – The Girl Effect

Defining themselves as a global movement, The Girl Effect is one of many campaigns demanding the world to acknowledge women and girls as key players to the development and poverty debate. Created by the Nike Foundation and in c...
by Jessica Trevis
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How Far Will One Woman Go To Uncover The Mysteries Of Honour Killings?

When Amy Logan first learned that Druze women and girls live in fear of honor killing, she herself was involved in a physically and verbally abusive relationship. She found herself identifying profoundly with these women, and...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Female Participation in the Kenyan Political Process

The March 2013 general elections in Kenya left me with one burning question. Where are the women? In response to my question you might point out the 47 women representatives in each county, a result of the special post created...
by Elizabeth Maina
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China

Bought Brides: A Challenge To China’s Immigration Policy?

The huge flow of internal migrants in China is well-known and has been thoroughly reported on by observers of Chinese society (see this FAR article). Although less sizeable, another kind of migration is creeping up on the Part...
by Erik Svanberg
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Human Rights
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Are Female Vigilantes The Answer To Stop Rapes In India?

A 22-year-old intern working as a photojournalist at a magazine was gang-raped in Mumbai, India while on assignment on August 22, 2013. The injured victim underwent surgery and is now recuperating. One man out of five suspect...
by Lakshmi Sarah
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Gender-Based Violence

Egypt’s Landmark FGM Trial Ends In ‘Not Guilty’

The first court case of female genital mutilation in Egypt has ended in the acquittal of doctor and Islamic preacher Raslan Fadl. Contrary to the hopes of activists and state officials for a landmark verdict, the doctor was r...
by Heenali Patel
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Women Taking Action

Top 10 Superheroines To Watch Out For Beyond 2014

Think of a movie superhero, and the odds are you will imagine a muscular white man equipped with spandex and a suitable amount of chest hair. But if 2014 is anything to go by, that may be about to change.
by Heenali Patel
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Health

“Development’s Cinderella”

Every woman I know attests to the fact that they absolutely hate the time of the month when they receive their period. It does not matter whether you have access to sanitary pads and tampons, a hot water bottle and pain killers...
by Ruth Nyambura
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Human Rights

Making ‘Invisible Women’ Visible

Thanks to its pull as a global hub of trade, finance and technology, London has a huge pull for economic migrants, from both within and outside of the country. Foreign workers in London are particularly concentrated in certai...
by Urban Times
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