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21 Leaders 2016 – Meet Three Powerhouses Who Get the Word Out

While waiting at a Calcutta hospital in 1985, MallikaDutt noticed something strange about the women's unit: it was full of burn victims. Dutt, who grew up in India and was ...

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Gender

21 Leaders 2016 - Meet Three Powerhouses Who Test Healthcare.

Something inside Schell Carpenter clicked as she witnessed Texas Senator Wendy Davis' 2013 filibuster of an omnibus anti-choice bill that threatened to reduce the number of...

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Health

Not-So-Bitter Pill

Oral contraceptive use not associated with increased birth defects risk. Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects...

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Bollywood

Actresses’ Lives Don’t Stop At 30 Or Marriage: VidyaBalan

While marriage and kids were earlier looked at as hindrances in the careers of female actors in Bollywood, it doesn’t seem to be the case anymore, feels actor VidyaBa...

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Gender

Melinda Gates: Let’s Put Birth Control Back On The Agenda

The topic has become controversial in recent years. But should it be? Melinda Gates believes that many of the world’s social change issues depend on ensuring that wom...

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Bollywood

Actresses’ Lives Don’t Stop At 30 Or Marriage: Vidya Balan

While marriage and kids were earlier looked at as hindrances in the careers of female actors in Bollywood, it doesn’t seem to be the case anymore, feels actor Vidya B...

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Health

Not-So-Bitter Pill

Oral contraceptive use not associated with increased birth defects risk. Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects...

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Bollywood

Girl Education Needs Maximum Awareness: Tamannah Bhatia

Actress Tamannah Bhatia, who has been roped in as the brand ambassador for BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO campaign, not only supports women empowerment but also feels that there ...

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Health

Taking Community Health To The Market

As she rocks her restless baby, Tia Pertiwi listens as three women with aprons imprinted with images of the reproductive system explain how contraception works.  Besid...

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Festivals

Epix’s ‘The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem’ Docu-Series To Debut On Intl. Women’s Day – Sundance

Based on research conducted by USC Annenberg Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative, The 4% is broken up into 6-short documentaries, each about five minutes long, th...

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