How women are gaining independence by earning and controlling their own money. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/economic-independence/rss en Economic Independence Reproductive Rights Thu, 26 Oct 2017 11:58:01 +0000 Megan Clement, Jihii Jolly https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/10/26/deeply-talks-should-foreign-couples-be-able-to-use-indian-surrogates https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/10/26/deeply-talks-should-foreign-couples-be-able-to-use-indian-surrogates Women & Girls speaks with Sharmila Rudrappa, director of the Center for Asian American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and reporter Flora Bagenal, about the debate on whether commercial surrogacy should be legal for foreign couples in India. Economic Independence Heroes Politics and Policy Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:49:34 +0000 Rachel Reed https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/04/the-women-activists-working-to-keep-kenyas-election-peaceful https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/04/the-women-activists-working-to-keep-kenyas-election-peaceful As Kenya heads to the polls, all eyes are on the country’s leaders and candidates. But behind the scenes, the country’s women grassroots organizers are working to make sure violence doesn’t break out in their communities. Economic Independence Education Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:12:53 +0000 Nikita Rudrappa https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/06/29/indian-grandmothers-prove-its-never-too-late-to-go-back-to-school https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/06/29/indian-grandmothers-prove-its-never-too-late-to-go-back-to-school Many older Indian women missed out on an education when they were young, but for one group of grandmothers, aged between 60 and 90, the dream of going to school is finally becoming a reality. Culture Economic Independence Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:53:09 +0000 Wadia Samadi https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/09/02/escaping-the-talibans-legacy-with-a-trip-to-the-movies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/09/02/escaping-the-talibans-legacy-with-a-trip-to-the-movies The opening of a family movie theater in Kabul means women can watch films in public for the first time in two decades. For many living under Afghan society’s oppressive rules, the Galaxy Family Cinema isn’t just about films – it means a few hours of freedom. Economic Independence Gender-Based Violence Reproductive Rights Wed, 18 May 2016 02:05:41 +0000 Christine Chung https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/05/18/the-female-epidemic-why-hiv-and-aids-still-matter https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/05/18/the-female-epidemic-why-hiv-and-aids-still-matter With breakthroughs in helping patients manage HIV/AIDS, the world’s attention has moved on to new pandemics. Nevertheless, AIDS continues to be the leading cause of death of women of reproductive age globally – and the key to understanding why is gender inequality.