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As we stand on the brink of the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development, it’s crucial to recognize the pivotal role that addressing population growth and ensuring the full rights of women and girls play in achieving global...
by populationmediacenter
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on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 09:58 AM PDT
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How well a society treats its women is one of the strongest indicators of the success and health of that society. Discrimination against women and girls occurs in many forms — gender-based violence, economic discrimination, reproductive health...
by populationmediacenter
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on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at 08:13 AM PDT
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When baseball is only beginning and spring football is not for everyone.�
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by annieli
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on Sun Apr 21, 2024 at 03:33 PM PDT
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This seventh day of April, 2024 marks 6 months since the Hamas attacks on Israelis and subsequent horrific cleansing of Gaza launched by Israel. The Biden administration keeps isssuing confusing, contradictory, hypocritical and ineffective statements...
by greenandblue
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on Sun Apr 07, 2024 at 03:00 PM PDT
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WHAT IS MISOGYNY? Misogyny is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. It is a form of sexism that is used to keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the societal roles of patriarchy. Misogyny has been widely...
by populationmediacenter
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on Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 06:56 AM PDT
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I appreciate that the new Dodge Charger EV does not have a ten foot-high grille. But it comes with an obnoxious feature called "Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust" which creates fake engine-revving sounds through a system of woofers and speakers and acoustic...
by Jen Sorensen
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on Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Mar 08, 2024 at 09:03 PM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Mar 01, 2024 at 09:09 PM PST
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Gender equality is impossible if women cannot�control their own reproductive choices. Joe Biden has addressed this many ways, including putting birth control within the reach of more people.� As ...
by GoodNewsRoundup
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on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 04:30 AM PST
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Did you know that America’s racial and gender “divisions” were created by President Barack Obama? I’m not making this shit up. Actually, Nikki Haley is making this shit up to be accurate. Alex Wagner of MSNBC highlighted the racist rationalization for...
by Merlin196360
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on Thu Feb 01, 2024 at 10:09 AM PST
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According to a report from UCLA’s William Institute School of Law: the wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation pushed by Republicans and right-wing extremist groups has had a colossal impact on transgender and non-binary youth. Right-wing media spent 2023...
by VPSReports
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on Wed Jan 17, 2024 at 07:41 PM PST
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Congressional Republicans are scrambling to block a proposed federal government rule intended to protect LGBTQ+ youth in foster care from being shamed and abused. Why? Because that's who Republicans are and who they have always been. In a cynical...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Fri Jan 05, 2024 at 10:00 AM PST
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The $215 million deal made headlines, but the industry pay gap persists, along with new cases of sexual harassment. By� Susan Antilla �for Capital & Main Seven months ...
by Capital and Main
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on Wed Jan 10, 2024 at 08:20 AM PST
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I don’t believe gendered sports make sense anymore and I think there’s a pretty sensible fix to both solve the problems and protect women in sports. I believe there should be two basic kinds of leagues and both of them should be non-gendered. The first...
by jmdincali
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on Fri Dec 29, 2023 at 03:14 PM PST
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As 2023 comes to a close, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Betty Friedan’s powerful work, The Feminine Mystique, with a big empty silence. One of the few articles this fall was titled “The Abandonment of Betty Friedan,” by Rachel Shteir, in which...
by Nine Shift
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on Fri Dec 15, 2023 at 12:58 PM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Dec 08, 2023 at 08:55 PM PST
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Recently two extremist NH state reps brought a “de-transitioner” to do a program at our local public library. This effort was assisted by “Cornerstone Policy Research” which I understand is the NH branch of “Focus On The Family.” This program was...
by beverlywoods
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on Sat Nov 18, 2023 at 05:35 AM PST
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Because women still don’t earn as much as men. Her contribution to studying women's work and labor market outcomes is evidenced in its impact on the fields of economics and economic history. including women's role in economic development. Claudia Dale...
by annieli
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on Mon Oct 09, 2023 at 07:18 AM PDT
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co-authored by Kylie Holzman, UVA ‘26 This article first appeared on Sabato's Crystal Ball, UVA Center for Politics. KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Like so many other female politicians, Nikki Haley faces a “woman problem” and must combat sexist...
by Carah Ong Whaley
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on Fri Sep 29, 2023 at 07:46 AM PDT
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by The19th
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on Sun Oct 01, 2023 at 09:00 AM PDT
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