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Melinda Gates, MarieClair.com's New Contributing Editor, On What's Next For Women

For the first five decades of my life, I was, at various points, a computer science nerd, a Microsoft executive, a full-time mom, and a co-chair of the foundation Bill and ...

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Gender

Women And Girls Imperative To Science And Technology Agenda

Can you imagine an entire day without access to your mobile phone, laptop, or even to the internet? In our rapidly changing world, could you function without having technol...

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Health

Women's Rights Must Be A Major Part OF Any Climate Deal

This Human Rights Day is particularly significant. In Paris, negotiators are trying to come to agreement on a global climate treaty, and a lot is on the line -- especially ...

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Gender

Ending Violence Against Women: How Far Have We Come?

“We are determined to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.” With this declaration at the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Confer...

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Gender

What Governments Need To Do To Ensure Justice For Girls Everywhere

Sexual violence against girls is a global phenomenon. For many, their childhood and teenage years are particularly difficult, with abuses such as ‘child marriage&lsqu...

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Hollywood

Hollywood Executives' Quiet Ban On Women In The Movies, By The Numbers.

On Monday, L.A. Weekly’s cover story, “How Hollywood Keeps Out the Stories of Women and Girls,” reported on the dearth of films written by women...

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Health

A Record 290 Million Women, Girls In Poor Nations Are Using Contraception: Report

A record 290.6 million women and girls in the world's poorest nations are using modern methods of contraception, averting millions of unintended pregnancies and unsafe abor...

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Hollywood

Can These Movies Start A Conversation Around Women’s Rights?

With growing momentum to investigate — and perhaps change Hollywood male-dominated hiring and compensation practices, industry leaders can no longer say with a straig...

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Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut To Speak At ‘Women In The World’ Summit On October 9

Kangana Ranaut will now be flying to UK to attend the prestigious ‘Women In The World’ summit to speak about and share her inspirational story with the world. A...

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Festivals

London Film Festival Turns Spotlight On Gender Equality

The BFI London Film Festival opens Oct. 7 with “Suffragette,” the story of the Brit women who fought for equal rights to vote a century ago. It is clear, though...

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