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Migrants at US-Mexico border must get past cartels before their long journey ends
Every train car in “La Bestia” – The Beast – is a world unto itself, with all the good and evil that entails. Ariel saw the worst of this...
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Reasons for the rise in Boko Haram deployment of women suicide bombers
Women have participated in political violence consistently over time. In more recent decades the suicide bomber role has become the...
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Health Check: why do women live longer than men?
In Australia, an average baby boy born in 2016 could expect to live to 80, while a baby girl born at the same time could expect to live...
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The conspicuous absence of women in India’s labour force
India’s rapid economic growth has been accompanied by falling fertility rates and higher educational attainment among women. These...
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Women entrepreneurs thrive managing talented teams and balancing many investors
Only a handful of the top companies in the U.S. are led by a woman. Efforts to change that and promote more women into positions of...
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The role of rural women in making home brew: a Rwandan case study
Across sub-Saharan Africa traditional non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages are made from locally available produce like cereals, fresh...
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Sudanese women are using social media to trade – and break gender barriers
The role of women in the recent protests in Sudan has attracted a great deal of attention. This is because women who try to have a...
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Data show how American mothers balance work and family
Almost 70% of American mothers with children under 18 work for pay. But motherhood remains disruptive for many women’s work lives....
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Nigerian trial shows how universal home visits can help reduce maternal risks
Nigerian women are at high risk of death related to pregnancy and child birth. Accurate figures are hard to come by, but the World Health...
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Why age gives West African women more autonomy and power
Several studies, covering about 58 countries across the world, found that as women get older they are more able to make decisions...
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Why cabinet, rather than parliament, is the centre of power for African women
How do we know whether women are achieving equitable levels of political representation? For many years, scholars have focused on women’s...
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Saudi women are going to college, running for office and changing the conservative country
Saudi Arabia is a notoriously difficult place to be a woman. The kingdom enforces a strict interpretation of Islamic law that sees the...
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Niger has the world’s highest birth rate – and that may be a recipe for unrest
While fertility levels have declined rapidly in most parts of the world, many countries in the sub-Saharan African region of the Sahel...
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Abortions rise worldwide when US cuts funding to women’s health clinics, study finds
Advancing Republican efforts to reduce access to abortion, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on March 26 that the Trump...
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Women in health, science and innovation are collaborating globally
Marie Curie, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Brenda Milner, Martha Salcudean, Julie Payette, Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson. What do these names bring...
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Cuba expands rights but rejects radical change in updated constitution
Cuba has rejected a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in its new and revised constitution, a move that disappointed some gay rights...
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Can sitting less decrease your risk of heart disease?
Too much sitting has long been criticized for contributing to premature mortality, Type 2 diabetes, and a host of other illnesses. In a...
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African-American women with HIV often overlooked, under-supported
The face of HIV in the United States has long been white gay men, even though the epidemic has had a devastating and disproportionate...
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Women politicians in Africa face huge odds but can make a real difference
Women are gaining ground in politics around the world. Last year, the so-called “pink wave” saw a record number of women elected to...
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Why women still earn a lot less than men
A decade ago, on Jan. 29, 2009, newly inaugurated President Barack Obama signed his first bill into law: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act...
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