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Human Rights

Five Ways Tech Is Crowdsourcing Women’s Empowerment

From gathering data on street harassment in Egypt to finding respectful gynaecologists in India, technology is helping women fight discrimination Even when data is gathered...

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Gender

Outside Of Class, This Afghan Teen Rapper Travels The World To End Child Marriage

Sonita Alizadeh — the Afghan teenager who escaped a teen marriage by writing a rap song about it — goes to a boarding high school in Utah, and is campaigning ag...

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Trending

Indian Acid Attack Survivor Is New Face Of Fashion Brand

An Indian fashion retail brand has signed up prominent acid attack survivor and campaigner Laxmi Saa to be the face of its new range of designer outfits for women, in a cam...

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Gender

Hanging With The Girl-Kings Of One Of The World’s Only Matriarchies

Mawlynnong isn’t like the rest of India, or the rest of the world for that matter. Tucked into the jungle of the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, on the border of...

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Gender

Sisva In Gujarat Has An All Women Panchayat: They Are Delivering Results What Generations Have Failed

Sisva in Gujarat has an all women panchayat, led by 26 year old Hinal Patel. These girls are not only breaking stereotypes, but delivering results.  In a country, wher...

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Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan's Way Towards Women's Empowerment

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has suggested a novel way to promote gender equality by “giving preference to the contingent of female commandos”. The cine ...

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Bollywood

Vidya Balan: Women’s Empowerment First Personal, Then National Issue

She says empowerment is a cause which must be personal for every woman before it is regarded as a national issue. “I think we have a long way to go before every woman...

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Gender

These Empowering Ads Were Named The Best Of #femvertising.

Brands using advertising as a way to challenge gender norms and empower women may not be new, but an award celebrating that work is. SheKnows Media, a women’s lifesty...

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Bollywood

The All-Empowered Bollywood Woman.

The last decade in Bollywood has seen a surge in female-oriented films and characters that show women in different lights and moods. What defines a great heroine? She doesn...

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Hollywood

Amanda Seyfried Talks About Hollywood’s Gender Pay Disparity.

Actress Amanda Seyfried says she experienced gender pay disparity in Hollywood when she was paid merely a fraction of what her co-star received for a big-budget film. &ldqu...

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