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Tag: Women

Changing Pakistani women’s lives, one sip of tea, one bike ride at a time

March 28, 2019 Renee Shur Activism, Immigration, International, Widgets: Women, Women Leave a comment

Sadia Khatri is determined to change the lives of women and girls in Pakistan—one tea-sipping, snacking, strolling, bicycle-riding excursion at a time.  The story

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Defying religious misogyny, Hindu women create a human wall of inclusion

January 7, 2019 Renee Shur Activism, Civil Rights, International, Religion in Politics, Women Leave a comment

As we in the U.S. watched the federal government shut down because of one man’s fixation on a border-wall boondoggle meant to exclude desperate

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Women are leaders on the path toward a nuclear-weapons-free world

September 12, 2018 Bojan Francuz Activism, International, Nuclear weapons, Widgets: Women, Women One comment

Every year, just as the summer is nearing its end, the world remembers. We remember the unconscionable use of the world’s deadliest weapons—nuclear weapons—seventy-three

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Community college offers “marry-me” cooking class

July 25, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Education, Humor, Missouri region, Women One comment

This fall, “single ladies” interested in ensnaring a man can take a course at St. Louis Community College, listed in the catalogue as “Girls’

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“Grandma” offers a refreshing, accepting view of abortion

October 5, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Literature/Arts/Film, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

“Grandma” is a trifle of a movie with the socially redeeming characteristic of portraying an accepting attitude toward  abortions. Unlike most Hollywood films, broadcast-TV

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Donald Trump: Just another vagina demagogue

August 13, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Language/Words, Women, Youth issues One comment

I’m way past the age when worrying about menstruation is a big part of life. But I’ll never be too old to be outraged

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Walking in a “safe” neighborhood sparks fears shared by all women

August 9, 2015 Hafsa Women Leave a comment

I just walked a half mile to a Subway restaurant, and it was the most stressful experience of my recent experience. Because I am

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Hey, toy makers: Where are the non-princess girls?

April 21, 2015 Joanna Sandsmark Consumer issues, Gender issues, Women 3 comments

Most people are aware of the problems associated with the color pink.If you walk down the aisles at Toys “R” Us you will find

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Women’s voices are missing in online comments. Speak up!

January 8, 2015 Mary Clemons Activism, Media, Women One comment

Nicolas Kristof, columnist for the New York Times, encourages his readers to express their views on his commentaries. But where are the women? How

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Capitalizing on confidence

July 15, 2014 Hafsa Media, Women Leave a comment

I think by this point we all know I think feminism is absolutely fantastic- I mean, women’s empowerment is human empowerment! And I think

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