Today a shameful culture of sexual violence permeates across thousands of America’s college campuses. This dark cloud hanging over campuses has never adequately been dealt … Rampant Sexual Violence Against Women and Rape on College Campuses Across AmericaRead more
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Women and Biodiversity Feed the World
Women and Biodiversity Feed the World Not Corporations and GMOs The two great ecological challenges of our times are biodiversity erosion and climate change. And … Women and Biodiversity Feed the WorldRead more
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Presidents and Their Proclamations on Mother’s Day
More than a century ago, before it became the commercialized occasion it is today, Congress approved the second Sunday in May to be Mother’s Day. … Presidents and Their Proclamations on Mother’s DayRead more
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Rs 16 lakh crore
Our society has decided that the household chores belong to the domain of women’s responsibilities and activities. It has also determined that this work shall … Rs 16 lakh croreRead more
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Nearly 3 billion people risk ill health and death from household pollution
About 40 per cent of the world’s population, mainly in Africa and Asia, is using fuels that result in high levels of household pollution. According … Nearly 3 billion people risk ill health and death from household pollutionRead more
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The Gendered Language of Science
This episode of World of Ideas featured theoretical physicist Evelyn Fox Keller on the rhetoric of science. When she first set out to be a … The Gendered Language of ScienceRead more
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Women Around the World Rise Up to Remember Rana Plaza
Marking two years since the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, protesters are converging on the country’s capital and feminist actions are sweeping the globe … Women Around the World Rise Up to Remember Rana PlazaRead more
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On Women Who Refused to Live in Silence
The Shoe (January 15) In 1919 Rosa Luxemburg, the revolutionary, was murdered in Berlin. Her killers bludgeoned her with rifle blows and tossed her into … On Women Who Refused to Live in SilenceRead more
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Say Her Name
As the Black Lives Matter movement grows across the country, the names of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and Freddie Gray have become household … Say Her NameRead more