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In 2009, over 100 people were killed because of prejudice against those who don't conform to gender norms
By Kate Harding
November 20, 2009
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The South African runner whose gender was questioned after her World Championship win gets to keep the medal
By Kate Harding
November 19, 2009
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Millions of women worldwide suffer from incontinence, infection and resulting stigma that a $300 surgery could fix
By Kate Harding
November 2, 2009
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Saudi King Abdullah steps in to defend a female journalist sentenced to flogging
By Judy Berman
October 26, 2009
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Oh, chouette, yet another book that essentializes Frenchwomen to tear down American ones
By Kate Harding
October 23, 2009
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Can a pageant put a face on a tragic problem?
By Lynn Harris
October 14, 2009
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Global study reconfirms: Limits on the procedure don't lower its rate -- only its safety
By Lynn Harris
October 14, 2009
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A must-read Marie Claire article gives a close-up view of a Cambodian girl sold into prostitution at 7
By Judy Berman
October 12, 2009
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Are sex-segregated commuter trains the answer to India's gender relations problems?
By Judy Berman
September 16, 2009
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Can we defend women's right to choose the veil and still acknowledge its impediment to equality?
By Judy Berman
September 10, 2009
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Men don't have a monopoly on serial monogamy, anthropologists say
By Judy Berman
September 1, 2009
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An equally persuasive and heartbreaking argument that female empowerment can save the world
By Kate Harding
August 21, 2009
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While the media obsessed over her "tirade" in Congo, Clinton was championing women's rights
By Judy Berman
August 18, 2009
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Congolese victims endure serious injury and the gravest insult of all: Being called "bush wives"
By Lynn Harris
August 5, 2009
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A new Dutch law prohibits the controversial boat's operator, Women on Waves, from distributing mifepristone
By Judy Berman
July 29, 2009
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A British police department issues headscarves to female cops, and Hamas orders women lawyers to wear them in court
By Judy Berman
July 28, 2009
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How does asylum for abused women actually work?
By Lynn Harris
July 21, 2009
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But when do such bans actually work?
By Lynn Harris
July 8, 2009
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There's celebrating in the streets as India overturns a ban on gay sex
By Frieda Klotz
July 2, 2009
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Senior women's correspondent Kristen Schaal on Islamic garb, the torture of high heels and the joys of mayonnaise
By Sarah Hepola
July 2, 2009
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Is watching the murder of an Iranian protester caught on video a matter of bearing witness, or co-opting a tragedy?
By Kate Harding
June 22, 2009
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One in four of the country's men admit to the crime, a new survey finds
By Judy Berman
June 18, 2009
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Sierra Leone offers financial incentives to girls who remain pure
By Frieda Klotz
June 17, 2009
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Local activists take great risks to improve the sexual health of refugee youth
By Lynn Harris
June 17, 2009
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Iran's "marriage crisis" could affect Friday's election.
By Lynn Harris
June 10, 2009
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