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World Mar 14

London police under pressure over clashes at women’s protest

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

World Aug 07

Behind the #ChallengeAccepted campaign, rising Turkish femicides and hostility toward a womens’ rights treaty

There are several theories for how this latest selfie meme began, but many users have traced the viral moment back to a campaign combating violence against women in Turkey.

By Ali Rogin

Politics Jul 23

WATCH: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s speech on standing up to sexism and ‘violent language’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's outrage over a Republican lawmaker’s verbal assault broadened into an extraordinary moment on the House floor Thursday as she and other Democrats assailed a sexist culture of “accepting violence and violent language against women” whose adherents include…

Arts Apr 25

Watch 3:14
Gloria Steinem on keeping the women’s movement ‘revolutionary’

Gloria Steinem is a writer, author, activist and feminist icon who travels widely to raise awareness for the gender equity causes she helped pioneer. At age 85, Steinem says she has no intention of passing on her torch but instead…

World Apr 04

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News Wrap: Trump says Mexico has a year to stop flow of migrants and drugs

In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that Mexico has a year to stop the flow of migrants and drugs into the U.S., after previously threatening to close the border this week. Also, the House…

Jan 21

Watch 7:42
Women and girls caught in refugee crisis lack protection

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More than 1 million refugees and migrants entered Europe in 2015. For those fleeing brutal wars and violence at home, the perilous journey can be often most dangerous for women. Sarah Costa of the Women's Refugee Commission talks with Judy…

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Mar 09

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Can we achieve global gender equality by 2030?

By PBS NewsHour

Twenty years since the UN announced a major effort to reduce global gender inequality, women and girls today are far from getting equal treatment and participation in society, while violence against females is commonplace. Lakshmi Puri of UN Women joins…

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Jul 30

Michelle Obama: ‘Any man who uses his strength to oppress women is a coward’

By Stacy A. Anderson, Associated Press

Michelle Obama called on young African leaders to change traditional attitudes and beliefs that harm girls and women, adding that educating and making women financially literate is not enough.

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Apr 01

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An Awakening in India to Scourge of Violence Against Women

Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from India on the country's efforts to tackle the issue of violence against women. This response comes after the gang rape and murder of a female medical student in Delhi last year.

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Feb 28

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In Turkey, Economic Opportunities for Women Coincide With More Domestic Abuse

As Turkish Society Changes, Domestic Violence Increases…

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