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Educating Women
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WATCH: “Make Me Visible, Make Me Count” – A voice for girls in poverty

Since girls were originally left out of the Millennium Development Goals, The Girl Declaration was created by the Girl Effect and the United Nations Foundation to put girls on the post-2015 development agenda. 508 girls living ...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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North America

Bill Cosby, Rape Allegations And The Role Of Social Media

Like a lot of people in my generation all over the world, the Cosby Show was a favourite fixture on my television. I grew up laughing, admiring and learning about healthy family values, fashion and how to try and get away with ...
by Elizabeth Maina
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Human Rights

Gender Apartheid in the Saudi State: A Never Ending Saga

As a woman with a driving licence, who enjoys travelling without my father’s permission and one who chooses to bare my face in public, I have always been drawn into the never-ending saga surrounding the women of Saudi Arabia....
by Rosanna Rafel
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Eurasia
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Marriage By Abduction

The practice of bride kidnapping is where a man kidnaps the woman he wishes to marry, often assisted by other men. While a very old tradition, bride abduction still exists in certain cultures today. Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous ce...
by Ozlem Unat
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Asia
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After An Indian Minister Says ‘Sometimes Rape Is Right’, #MenAgainstRape Stand Up In Pakistan

Is it easier to condemn rape when it happens elsewhere? How about when it happens right across the border? The #MenAgainstRape hashtag started trending again, this time in Pakistan, reportedly after Babulal Gaur, an Indian ...
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Human Rights

A victory for women’s rights in El Salvador

El Salvador has been making several headlines for their harsh anti-abortion laws with imprisonments of women suffering miscarriages. However, it looks like the small Central American country has arrived at a turning point. On J...
by Isabela Vrba
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Video & Photography

WATCH: International Women’s Day – One Woman Song

Today, in recognition of International Women’s Day, UN Women has released a song inspired by a global call for Women’s rights and gender equality. As part of this year’s International Women’s Day which focuses on endin...
by Jessica Trevis
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Human Rights

Girls Are Told Not to Leave Kyrgyzstan

A Kyrgyz MP has proposed a new draft decree that would ban girls under 23 years of age from leaving the country without parental consent. Yrgal Kadyralieva calls the decree she is pushing through the parliament ‘SapargulR...
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Health

Sexual Assault: Get The Picture?

More than 2,000 images of sexual assault survivors holding posters with quotes from their attackers have been posted on Project Unbreakable since its launch in October 2011. These powerful pictures do not only help survivors of...
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