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Women Around The World Took To The Streets To March For Equality On International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, women worldwide rallied for gender equality, demanding an end to violence, discrimination, and inequality.
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10 Women To Be Inspired By On International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day and every day, let’s celebrate these remarkable women who are breaking barriers, standing up for what’s right and making a difference in their communities, inspiring us all to fight for a more equal world.
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This Former Afghan Woman Lawmaker Has Been Shot Dead By Gunmen In Her Home
Mursal Nabizada was a lawmaker until the Taliban’s takeover, but she still remained in Afghanistan to fight for rights for women and girls.
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Afghan Male Students Walked Out Of Their Exams To Protest The Taliban Banning Women From University
As a sign of solidarity, men studying at a university in Afghanistan walked out of their exam after the Taliban announced their women classmates have been banned from attending university.
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Women Of The Week: Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti, Women Afghan Students, Australian Deputy Speaker Sharon Claydon
Here are some of the inspiring women you should know about this week.
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The Taliban Has Banned Women From Attending University In Afghanistan
The Taliban has ordered all higher education institutions in Afghanistan to ban women from attending classes.
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A Suicide Bomber Blew Himself Up At A School In Afghanistan, Killing At Least 53 People, Mostly Girls
At least 53 people, most of them girls, have been killed, in a suicide bomb attack outside an education center in Afghanistan on Friday Sep. 30.
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Women Of The Week: Ethiopian Girl Skaters, Afghan Girls In Secret Schools, Kosovo Women Protesting A Gang Rape
From Ethiopian skater girls to Afghan women teachers, here are some of the women inspiring us this week.
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Teachers And Parents In Afghanistan Are Creating Secret Schools For Girls Despite The Taliban’s Ban
Secret schools for girls are cropping up all over Afghanistan after the Taliban banned girls from going to middle and high school.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In August 2022
Floods, drought, women’s and LGBTQ rights wins, here’s a look at what happened around the world in August.
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Women Of The Week: Sanna Marin, Afghan Women And Peru Indigenous Ayamara Women
From the brave Afghan women who protested for their rights on the one year anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover to Finland’s prime minister speaking up about the right to a private life, here are some of the inspiring women you should know about this week.
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As The Taliban Celebrated One Year Since Its Takeover, This Is The Reality In Afghanistan
August 15 marked one year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. We take a look at what has changed in 365 days.