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One Billion Rising aims to end violence against women

Women and girls from more than 190 countries and territories will join together on Feb. 14 as part of the global activist movement One Billion Rising. They're calling for an end to violence against...

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One Billion Rising participants take opportunity to be heard, start dialogue...

It is a 15-year-old tradition on Valentine's Day for women's right activists to commemorate love by denouncing violence against women.Eve Ensler, the author of The Vagina Monologues and creator of the...

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New contraception law in the Philippines indicative of decline of Catholic...

The Roman Catholic Church is a powerhouse in the Philippines, but the recent passage of a controversial law that provides free contraception has called into question the church’s social and political...

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'Girl Rising' documentary highlights importance of girls' education in the...

There are 66 million girls worldwide who are out of school, excluded from education and left to join the developing world's most vulnerable group.In a new documentary, "Girl Rising," the stories of...

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Congress holds hearing on changing how military handles sexual assault cases

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing Wednesday to examine the ongoing problem of sexual assaults in the military.The hearing comes soon after a number of sexual assault reports at...

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Some immigrant women, victims of domestic violence, afraid to seek help

Most of the women who come to Casa de Misericordia, or House of Mercy, in Laredo, Texas, are undocumented immigrants.For many who arrive at the shelter, it’s hard to see a way out of an abusive...

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Outspoken 12-year-old in India shows country's shift role for women

By Rhitu Chatterjee The recent gang rape of a female student in New Delhi brought to light the violence women there can face.But at the same time, a growing number of Indian women are enjoying...

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In Sudan, women moving to shed pounds as ideal body image changes

About 20 women are taking an aerobics class at the Sama Style health club in the upscale Khartoum neighborhood of Riyadh.It’s a weekday morning so these are mostly Khartoum housewives. Many are clearly...

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Pakistani women have new tools to fight disfiguring acid attacks

It’s a shocking crime, no matter where it’s committed.Acid thrown in someone’s face, leaving the victim burned, maimed and disfigured.Sadly, it happens more often around the globe than you think, and...

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Judge rules Plan B must be available to all without a prescription

A federal judge Friday ruled that the morning after pill must be made available over the counter to women and girls of all ages — overturning a federal decision to limit it to women 17 and over.Girls...

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Around the world, people remember Britain's Margaret Thatcher, dead at 87

Conservative icon Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to be prime minister of the United Kingdom and the British counterpart to U.S. President Ronald Reagan, died on Monday.She was 87.Thatcher led the...

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Ukraine’s Asgarda martial arts program recasts Amazon warrior women

A few years ago, a series of photos by the French photographer Guillaume Herbaut were widely posted on blogs and feminist news-sites on the internet.In the photos, a group of young women pose with...

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N.Y. senator leads call to reform sexual assault procedures in U.S. military

A recent Pentagon report demonstrates the severity of the problem: based on anonymous surveys, the Defense Department estimates 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in fiscal year...

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States consider reforms to help domestic workers move out of shadows

Myrla Baldonado left the Philippines for Chicago six years ago.Most of her time here, she cared for elderly people in their homes, attending to their round-the-clock needs. She made their beds, fixed...

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Barbie Berlin Dreamhouse draws protests, hand-wringing over opening

Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel has been called the most powerful woman in the world.But this week, another polarizing female figure has attracted attention in Berlin.Global icon and plastic...

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New report finds women make up increasing portion of family bread-winners

A new report from the Pew Research Center finds that 40 percent of households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who provide the sole or primary source of income for the family.In 1960,...

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Turkey's Creationist TV channel uses women described as 'Barbie-like' to...

Turkey’s Islamic creationist guru Adnan Oktar is a regular fixture on his TV channel A9 — for hours and hours, day after day.On one recent day, as he often does, Oktar was talking about one of his many...

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Supreme Court rules human genes can't be patented

Companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, the Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision Thursday. The high court’s unanimous judgment reverses three decades of patent awards...

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Marathon filibuster kills abortion bill, puts Texas Senator into national...

Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis has found herself thrust into the national spotlight after completing a nearly 13-hour filibuster of a bill that would have imposed heavy restrictions on abortion in the...

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Texas abortion bill enters round two as special session begins

Senator Wendy Davis last week filibustered her way into the national spotlight after spending nearly 13 hours speaking in order to block Senate Bill 5 from passing in the Texas legislature.The...

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