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HPV Vaccination Reduces Cervical Abnormalities In Young Women, Study Finds

Young women immunized against human papilloma virus were significantly less likely to have potentially cancerous cervical abnormalities compared to those who didn't receive...

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Hollywood

Shaun Robinson Forms New Charity To Empower Girls And Young Women

Emmy Award-winning journalist and TV host Shaun Robinson has formed the
SHAUN Foundation for Girls – a multi-level, innovative new charity to empower girls and y...

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Human Rights

Textile Sector Still In Knots Over Child Labour

Textile units in Tamil Nadu have grabbed headlines several times in the past for the wrong reasons. Non-governmental organisations, including international organisations, h...

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Sustainable Development

Improving The Quality Of Skills Training: What The Adolescent Girls Initiative Pilots Can Teach Us

The Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI) through its eight pilots taught us a great deal about how to make skills training more female-friendly and support young women's trans...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope - Gone Girls

A couple of years ago, the mass kidnapping of girls by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria made headlining news the world over. The trauma of parents not knowing what happened ...

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Gender

Mobile Phones: Patriarchy's New Red Alert

Villages are imposing mobile phone bans on young women in order to control their new independence and mobility. It started with KhapPanchayats in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and...

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Hollywood

Reese Witherspoon’s Oscar-Worthy Truth For Young Women

Don’t ask Reese Witherspoon who she’s wearing this Sunday on the Oscar’s Red Carpet. Witherspoon, who is a producer as well as an award-winning actress, w...

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Health

Mumbai HPV Vaccine Proven To Dramatically Reduce Infection Among Teenage Girls

Since its introduction in 2006, the HPV vaccine has sharply cut the rate of infection in young women, a new study published on Pediatrics reports.The American Academy of Pe...

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Health

Britney Spears Collaborates With Rape Crisis Center To Encourage Women's Safety During Christmas.

Pop star Britney Spears has partnered with rape crisis center bosses to warn young women about predators over the holidays. The 'Toxic' singer will front local TV spots in ...

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Hollywood

Britney Spears Collaborates With Rape Crisis Center To Encourage Women's Safety During Christmas.

Pop star Britney Spears has partnered with rape crisis center bosses to warn young women about predators over the holidays. The ‘Toxic’ singer will front local ...

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