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Sep 30

Nobel Prizes still struggle with wide gender disparity

By Mark Lewis, Associated Press

The aura of this year's Nobel announcements has been dulled by questions over why so few women have entered the pantheon, particularly in the sciences.

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Sep 03

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What French women get right about aging well

By Pamela Druckerman

What makes older French women so radiant, and have more active sex lives than American women? Journalist Pamela Druckerman wanted to know how women in her adoptive country cope with looking older. She found the secret is simply to aspire…

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Aug 19

Women win primaries in record numbers, look to November

By Christina A. Cassidy, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

Women are not just running for office in record numbers this year — they are winning.

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Jul 04

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Educated Afghan women offer economic resilience in the face of climate change and conflict

By Beth Murphy

Drought is drying up farms across Afghanistan, cracking the earth and threatening the only way of life the majority has ever known. It's in the fields where a new war is being waged between two forces the people can't control:…

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Jun 24

As Saudi women take the wheel, activists say fight for gender equality continues

By Ilayda Kocak

In Saudi Arabia, as a women’s driving ban is lifted Sunday, human rights advocates are criticizing the country’s remaining restrictions on women.

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May 28

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This women’s memorial honors millions of ‘sisters in arms’

By Judy Woodruff

For the 3 million women who have served in the U.S. military, there's a growing effort to highlight and register their place in history. Going back to the American Revolution, they have held a variety of roles, and are now…

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May 20

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Memphis midwives work to address racial disparities in care

By Lauren Knapp, Saskia de Melker

More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate…

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May 13

For incarcerated mothers, parenting is a day-to-day struggle

By Megan Thompson

Twenty-four hours after giving birth to her son, Jessica Inholt was separated from him. Now, raising him is a family affair.

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Apr 21

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‘Every issue is a women’s issue’ — Why these Republican women are running for office

By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman

Seventy-five women are running for office in the Indiana state legislature, double the number that did in 2014, and the number of GOP women running for office has risen from 15 to 23. In a deep red state where women…

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Mar 17

Why Wikipedia often overlooks stories of women in history

By Tamar Carroll, Lara Nicosia, The Conversation

Wikipedia's coverage on women is less comprehensive, and its volunteer editor base is mostly male. What can be done to change the numbers?…

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