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No Rights, No Sex: The Powerful History Of Women Going On Strike

Protesting a recent proposal to completely ban abortion in Poland, tens of thousands of women went on strike on Monday, boycotting school, work, and household chores and ma...

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Gender

The First Transgender Politician Was Just Elected To Congress In Philippines

Geraldine Roman made history this week as she became the first transgender politician to be elected to public office in the Philippines.
"The politics of bigotry, hatr...

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Human Rights

India's Doctors Learn Safer Abortion Techniques To Cut Maternal Deaths

Lying in bed clutching her abdomen, a young Indian woman leans over her toddler to retrieve some pain relief from the stash on her bedside table at a private hospital in De...

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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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Festivals

Athena Film Festival: Abortion Providers Doc, 'Inside Out,' 'Truth' Highlight Lineup

The festival focused on female leadership will open with the New York premiere of reproductive rights documentary Trapped.The Athena Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled the...

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Thought Factory

Of Gender Divide

Since the creation of Eve from Adam’s rib, the human rib on gender issues has not stopped tickling. Left no wiser since Biblical times, the issue remains burning and ...

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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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Top 5

Behind The Ghunghat

Is it possible to have a conversation around Gender and Sexuality vis-à-vis television content? I would say NO! Indian television is still in its infancy regards cre...

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Hollywood

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2016 Competition, Next Films

The latest films by returning Park City alums So Yong Kim, Antonio Campos, Jeff Baena and Chad Hartigan; timely documentaries on gun control, abortion rights...

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Health

A Training Transformation In Reproductive Health

There is no question that many women live better lives thanks to expanded options for planning for healthy families. Yet, too frequently, the brightest possibilities elude ...

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