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Women Must Be Invited to Shape Afghanistan’s Future

In May 2022, nine months after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan, I visited a girls’ secondary school that was…

Magazine

What to Know About Chemical Hair Relaxers and Health

A growing body of evidence shows a link between these products and a number of health disorders in Black women.

News

Melinda French Gates: The Enemies of Progress Play Offense. I Want to Help Even the Match.

Many years ago, I received this piece of advice: “Set your own agenda, or someone else will set it for…

News

Melinda French Gates: Why I’m Donating $1 Billion for Women’s Rights

Many years ago, I received this piece of advice: “Set your own agenda, or someone else will set it for…

World

She Was Kidnapped a Decade Ago With 275 Girls. Finally, She Escaped.

Saratu Dauda had been kidnapped. It was 2014, she was 16, and she was in a truck packed with her…

News

‘Girls State,’ ‘Boys State’ and Democracy Through the Eyes of Teenagers

Though both documentaries follow programs for rising high school seniors, their differences speak volumes about the challenges the participants face.

News

Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide

Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth.

Finance

Is This the World’s Highest Grossing Photograph?

“Girls in the Windows” wasn’t made by an art world giant, but people keep buying it. And buying it. And…

World

Hawaii Settles Sex Discrimination Case With High School Female Athletes

The landmark class-action case was one of the farthest-reaching challenges to high school sports under federal Title IX protections.

World

Money, Sex and Rumors: Tanzania Faces Challenges to Protect Girls From HPV

Almost all cervical cancer deaths now occur in developing countries. Tanzania is trying to inoculate girls against the virus that…

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