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What If All Single Parents Received Child Support?
Credit: Ed Yourdon on Flickr, under Creative Commons NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)--When he left the house, he walked down the street and passed by where William and Francis were playing, but he did not...
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Women: When We Succeed, We Can Also Escape Abuse
Protest to raise awareness of the impact of spending cuts on victims of domestic abuse. Credit: ©Helen Pugh Photography, Andrea Pearson on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)--It's kind of...
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When You Shop, Try to Leave Out All the Slavery
Credit: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp, www.manniskohjalp.se, on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)--The stats are haunting: There are 32 million slaves in the world today--...
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Road to College Included Hitchhiking with Kids
Rita Henley Jensen with her oldest daughter, Ariel Jensen-Vargas, in 1966. (WOMENSENEWS)--Columbus, Ohio, November 1971. My little one was in bed with me that morning, as usual. As she had done...
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Refugee Women in South Sudan: ‘Stop the Killing’
Angelina, 32, lives in a refugee camp in South Sudan. Credit: Masha Hamilton JUBA, South Sudan (WOMENSENEWS)--Just a few months ago, Angelina, a regal-looking mother of five whose name has been...
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Minnesota OKs Workplace Bills; Asian LBT Targeted
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton. Credit: Mark Dayton on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)-- Cheers Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton gave his final approval to a package of bills aimed at improving...
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Menstrual Hygiene Day Links Periods and Human Rights
A landlady in Haiti shows a small toilet that's being leased. Credit: IOM Haiti on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)--Celistine was outraged. She and her eight children had lived in a...
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Donor Deaths in India Highlight Surrogacy Perils
Credit: Pranav Yaddanapudi NEW DELHI (WOMENSENEWS)--When Yuma Sherpa told doctors at a private fertility clinic here that she wanted to back out, her husband's lawyer says they encouraged her to keep...
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Drugs and Abusive Father Drove Her Into Military Life
Credit: Léa BouchouchaArmy veteran Rhiannon Duncan. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (WOMENSENEWS)-- When Rhiannon Duncan passed the Army entrance exam at age 18 she saw it as a way to escape her father, who had...
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Global Goals Put Women at Heart of Poverty Battle
Credit: UN PhotoThe launch of the new Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health at the U.N., Sept. 26, 2015. (WOMENSENEWS)-- If the newly minted U.N. blueprint for global peace...
View ArticleIt’s Campaign Season, Ask Candidates About that New Child Care Bill
(WOMENSENEWS)—Here's a good question for the next presidential debate you watch or the next politician you size up: What's the plan for child care in this country? And, more specifically, do you...
View ArticleMelinda Gates Picks Up the Torch for a Caring Economy
(WOMENSENEWS)—What if the solution to poverty and inequality was an overhauling of taken-for-granted economics? This is what many feminist economists have been arguing for decades. And that’s why many...
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When You Shop, Try to Leave Out All the Slavery
Credit: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp, www.manniskohjalp.se, on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)–The stats are haunting: There are 32 million slaves in the world today–...
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Road to College Included Hitchhiking with Kids
Rita Henley Jensen with her oldest daughter, Ariel Jensen-Vargas, in 1966. (WOMENSENEWS)–Columbus, Ohio, November 1971. My little one was in bed with me that morning, as usual. As she had done often...
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Refugee Women in South Sudan: ‘Stop the Killing’
Angelina, 32, lives in a refugee camp in South Sudan. Credit: Masha Hamilton JUBA, South Sudan (WOMENSENEWS)–Just a few months ago, Angelina, a regal-looking mother of five whose name has been changed...
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Minnesota OKs Workplace Bills; Asian LBT Targeted
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton. Credit: Mark Dayton on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)– Cheers Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton gave his final approval to a package of bills aimed at improving...
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Menstrual Hygiene Day Links Periods and Human Rights
A landlady in Haiti shows a small toilet that’s being leased. Credit: IOM Haiti on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)–Celistine was outraged. She and her eight children had lived in a...
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Donor Deaths in India Highlight Surrogacy Perils
Credit: Pranav Yaddanapudi NEW DELHI (WOMENSENEWS)–When Yuma Sherpa told doctors at a private fertility clinic here that she wanted to back out, her husband’s lawyer says they encouraged her to keep...
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University of Ghana Forges Gender Advocacy Agenda
The University of Ghana is forging a gender advocacy trail in West Africa by setting up a sex-assault crisis center, forming a policy on harassment and improving the campus culture for women. Sixth in...
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Scientific Discovery Awards Emphasize Conservation
Five women will be recognized next week for their scientific discoveries. One recipient of the annual awards is a conservation biologist working with the Masaai--famous for tracking and spearing...
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