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Meet Professor Sandrine Mubenga, whose near death in her native Congo led her to a career in electrical engineering. She also works to inspire girls to pursue science
Hundreds of people joined a protest march against migrants in the Serbian capital, Belgrade…Women’s freedom march in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, was disrupted on March 8 as its participants were pelted with stones from a counterprotest held by Islamists and conservatives. At least seven people were reported injured
Western High School opened in Baltimore, Maryland on November 1, 1844 – four years before the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls in New York. It is the oldest all-girls school in the country and is very proud of its traditions
Comparatively speaking, Americans are heavier than the rest of the world. The World Factbook of the Central Intelligence Agency reports the obesity rate in the United States to be 36 percent. But 25-year-old Zobaida Falah is hoping that her homemade snack bar can play a small role in changing unhealthy habits
Demonstrators rallying on International Women’s Day were assaulted by unidentified masked men in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, on March 8..Dozens joined an International Women’s Day march through the streets of Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, to demand equality and justice for women
Here begins the story of Hauwa Ibrahim, the brave girl from Hinna, State of Gombe, northern Nigeria, who first became a lawyer and then a Harvard professor of “Women, Justice and Sharia” and “Introduction to Critical Human Rights Thoughts and Social Justice” at the Roman university of Tor Vergata
Albinism is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes. It is particularly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. Those with the condition often are killed for their parts, which some believe can transmit magical powers
Many feminists are focused on the pushback against women’s reproductive and sexual rights, especially in some Western countries, including the United States
Conservation International says an estimated eight million metric tons of plastics go into the ocean every year. And that’s not even counting the amount that ends up in landfills. But slowly, environmentally conscious entrepreneurs are creating alternatives to plastic products
The SHGs were created by the Tejaswini Rural Women’s Empowerment Programme, an initiative of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Maharashtra’s Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM).