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Working in exile and – discreetly – from inside Burundi, a network of women is trying to find ways to bring peace back to their country. Their leader, Marie Louise Baricako, talks about securing a seat at peace talks and how rape is used as a weapon to silence women.
When she was appointed to head the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Cyprus, Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund became the United Nation’s first female force commander. In a conversation with Women & Girls, she recounts how she shattered the glass ceiling.
When Mama Agatha started teaching women how to ride bikes, she thought it would help them keep fit. But she soon learned that for many women, simply hopping on a bike becomes an act of independence.
Azizah Sayah’s son died in Syria after joining the ranks of the so-called Islamic State. In the latest installment of “Women and Jihad,” she tells her story and shares her mission to prevent other French young people from leaving to fight in radical Islamist movements.
Every day in Tel Aviv, about 5,000 children of asylum seekers attend daycare centers run by women with little or no training. Recent reports of infant deaths at some of these makeshift nurseries have caused a public uproar, but little action from the government.
Forced to live with their employers and often subjected to emotional abuse or worse, foreign domestic workers in Singapore can feel trapped. But a nonprofit shelter is working to help these women escape their situations and find new work where they are treated with dignity.
Tired of being told to stay away from public spaces for their own good, groups of women in India and Pakistan are loitering in protest, arguing that allowing women to hang out and do nothing can make cities safer.
When Khoudia Diop was younger, she was made to feel ashamed of her dark skin. Now the Senegalese model is using her success to spread the word about the risks of skin bleaching and show women that beauty comes in all colors.
In a region of India that suffers widespread malnutrition, women are turning to the “tricolor” method of cooking – making sure each meal contains food that is saffron, white and green.
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