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Educating Women

WATCH: What the word ‘abortion’ means to these women

The video, by Cut, asked a variety of women aged between 15 and 50, from all walks of life, what their first response is when they hear the word ‘Abortion’. The interviewees offered a range of frank opinions and emotional r...
by Sneha Nanavati
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Women

Amelia Earhart: An inspiration for women everywhere

“Everyone has oceans to fly, if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?”                                                                [&h...
by Sneha Nanavati
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Gender-Based Violence

Indonesia’s virginity tests: A growing women’s rights violation

Indonesia’s city of Jember recently proposed imposing a state-sponsored two-finger test to check for the virginity of female high school students, preventing those who have engaged in pre-marital sex from receiving their ...
by Hina Tai
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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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Lebanon

How One Lebanese Woman Got Everyone Talking About Porn

A new song has been making its way around Lebanese airwaves, one that’s sparked both laughter and groans. “I can’t believe there’s even a song about her now!” commented a Facebook user. The song in question? It’s ca...
by Meryl Haddad
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Human Rights

Five Milestones For Women’s Rights We Should Achieve In 2015

This year will see the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in September 1995 in Beijing, which produced a blueprint for advancing women’s rights.  20 years on, what  still needs to be done for women?
by Sneha Nanavati
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Human Rights

Top 5 Human Rights Successes Of 2014

Today marks World Human Rights Day. However, in today’s world, the term “human rights” often takes a somber tone. As we look back on 2014, it’s disappointing to note the sheer number of high profile h...
by Jamal Russell Black
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Women

Meet The Woman That Spent 10 Days In An Insane Asylum To Change Journalism Forever

When Elizabeth Cochran was just twenty years old she read a particularly upsetting editorial in her local paper entitled What Girls Are Good For. In short, the column effectively considered the answer to be nothing.  Eliza...
by Abby Norman
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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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