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And The Nobel Peace Prize Goes To…

The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Pakistani teenager and girls’ rights advocate, Malala Yousafzai, alongside Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. As most of us already know, Malala Yousa...
by Jamal Russell Black
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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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Skin Lightening: 50 Shades of Chagrin

On September the 15th, 24 Year Old Nina Davaluri became the first winner from an Indian background to win the Miss America pageant. Amidst the cheers of adulation and the small but obnoxious stream of racist remarks directe...
by Nadia Hasan
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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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Watch: Egypt’s Epidemic of Sexual Violence

Egyptian anti-sexual harassment groups confirmed that mobs sexually assaulted and in some cases raped at least 91 women in Tahrir Square over four days of protests beginning on June 30, 2013 amid a climate of impunity. Human Ri...
by Natasha Lipman
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Gender-Based Violence

Maimuna’s Fight Against FGM

The United Kingdom is one of the international leaders on topics such as Female Genital Mutilation, commonly known as FGM, with many summits on the topic held in London. However, the British government is much less progressive ...
by Charlaine Grosse-Lopez
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‘Gender-Based Violence’ Mapping in Cambodia

The Open Institute NGO has launched a crowdsourced gender-based violence mapping tool in Cambodia to promote and protect women rights. Notably, gender-based violence has remained a significant issue in Cambodia. A UN repor...
by Sopheap Chak
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Indian Politicians Are At The Heart Of The Country’s Misogyny Epidemic

Recently George Osborne visited India on a mission to encourage further trade links. There was much talk of the economic potential of India, to match the weight of expectation the Indian people have placed on Narenda Modi’s n...
by Lucy Ratcliffe
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Women in the Afghan National Police Force {Pictures}

As the training of the Afghan National Police Force continues, statistics show that women currently make up only 9% of Afghan police recruits, even though women represent half the population of Afghanistan. Many male officers...
by Natasha Lipman
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