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Progress on Family Planning Means Progress for All

Family Planning 2020 launched Partnership in Progress, a report on global efforts to fulfill the ambitious goal set at the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning: deliver li...

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Health

Taking a stand against child marriage- UCSD’s Anita Raj works to bring equality to women around the globe

Early marriage of girls increases their health risks, particularly in the context of pregnancy and delivery. They are more likely to experience complications in pregnancy, ...

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Sustainable Development

Melinda Gates on philanthropy: 'I want to make sure we do the right thing for women and girls'

Melinda Gates spoke at the 2014 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit about family planning, Ebola, and public-private philanthropy. In order to improve the lives of women and...

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Environment

130 women leaders steal the limelight at UN climate show

With women and girls on the frontline of climate change, women leaders representing 54 nations met in New York to call on global leaders gathered for Ban Ki-moon?s climate ...

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Hollywood

Geena Davis Institute New Research Shows That Girls and Women Are Missing Onscreen and Behind the Scenes Worldwide

New research released today from the Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media shows that we have a long way to go in our depictions of girls and women onscreen in family-f...

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Hollywood

Emma Watson To Co-Host UN Women HeForShe Campaign Event

British Actor and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson will co-host a special event for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign on 20 September 2014, at the United Nations H...

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Health

Going and Listening to India

Melinda and I will visit India later this month. I’ve been there many times over the years, but I’m especially excited about this trip. For one thing, India has...

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Hollywood

Chelsea Clinton wants more girls involved in STEM

Chelsea Clinton has been on the move these past few weeks. Last week, she spoke at a Google event in New York City; celebrating Google’s $50 million pledge to help cl...

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Trending

Gloria Steinem Helps UN Women Unveil Beijing Campaign

At the historic Apollo Theatre in New York, UN Women last week launched a year-long campaign to spark global dialogue and actions on women’s rights and gender equalit...

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Power Breakfast

Did you know that in movies and television shows only 17% of crowd scenes are made up of women? I learned that and other interesting facts in Mount St. Mary’s 2014 Re...

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