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May 31, 2022 | Irshad Hussain, Mubashir Naik | Education, Girls, International
A Schoolteacher Champions Free Education for Children in One India Slum

Using funds from her own pocket, one retired schoolteacher has been providing free education for children in one Indian slum for the last 13 years.

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May 23, 2022 | Sarah Little | Free Speech, Gender-based violence, Girls, International, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
The Cruel Irony of Iran Joining the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women

On March 25, the Islamic Republic of Iran began its four-year term as a new member of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) — “the principal global intergovernmental body dedicated to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment” — after being elected by secret ballot last year.

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May 04, 2022 | Ninotchka Rosca | Feminism, International, Misogyny, Online harassment, Politics
Phenomenally Pink: Robredo’s Campaign for the Presidency Bucks Gender Terrorism in the Philippines

The competition for the presidency, between the only son of a “strongman” and a widow, resonates with the enduring friction between a woman-centered native culture and the infrastructure of patriarchal political dynasties bred by colonialism in the Philippines.

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