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Abuse of women: the most pervasive & unaddressed human rights violation on earth
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter for The Elders – WNN Religion & Belief Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has spent a lifetime dedicated to protecting the human rights and equality of women....
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In spite of campaigns gender equality remains "elusive," say experts
Lisa Anderson for TRF – WNN SOAPBOX A mixed math class shows both boys and girls studying together in a Sri Lankan classroom on February 26, 2013, but policy makers in the region are almost always men...
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Leniency in rape laws depends on vote in Mozambique, Africa
Kimberly M. Brown for Equality Now – WNN SOAPBOX A woman protests on the streets of Maputo, Mozambique wearing a white bridal gown in March 2014 as she makes a large statement against the unjust...
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Defying ban, Iranian women watch World Cup with men in public
Reza Sayah – CNN – Tuesday, 24 June 2014 Image: CNN Inside one Tehran coffee shop, a young, veiled Iranian woman held her fiance’s hand tightly as the seconds ticked down in Iran’s heart-stopping World...
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How the Women of Pakistan Cope With War, Honor Killings and Prejudice
Zubeida Mustafa with IWMF Global Voices on Truthdig, Monday June 30, 2014 (originally published on 23 June) A woman prays at the shrine of Shah Chun Chirag in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Image: BK Bangash/AP...
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This Is What Tech’s Ugly Gender Problem Really Looks Like
Issie Lapowsky – WIRED magazine – Monday July 28, 2014 This illustration by artist Oivind Hovland depicts the act of measuring the gender gap. Image: Oivind Hovland/Getty Shortly after Kathryn Tucker...
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Men's Sports, Shorts Not For Women In Iran
Golnaz Esfandiari – RFE/RL – Monday 1 September, 2014 Men’s sports events, such as volleyball, in Iran are often exclusively male affairs as women are banned from even watching the contest. (file...
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Mapping CEDAW toward greater rights for women: One City at a Time
Elahe Amani with Lys Anzia – WNN SOAPBOX Global women’s advocate, reporter and Clobal-Chair for Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN) Elahe Amani holds up a poster for the Cities for CEDAW campaign....
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Filmmaker Mina Keshavarz Explores Economic Status of Rural Women in Iran
Elahe Amani with Mina Keshavarz – WNN Interviews (WNN) Tehran, IRAN: While it has been said that art is the currency of the 21st century, many artists around the world are facing insurmountable...
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Does BBC News training hold women to a different standard?
Almut Rochowanski with Nani Jansen Reventlow – WNN Commentary The training hub of the BBC, BBC Academy, sends out a tweet to announce the Expert Women 2017 training initiative. Image: BBC Academy...
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