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In Argentina, the Right to Sex Education Depends on Volunteer Teachers: Comprehensive sex education has been required by law since 2006, but those who provide it ...
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These Ugandan Vendors Choose Their Jobs Over Their Health — Do They Have a Choice?
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A Giant Hammer, a Small Nut, and the Race to Save Mongolia’s Cedar Forests: Cedar trees across Mongolia bear the wounds of an illegal market for their prized ...
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A Giant Hammer, a Small Nut, and the Race to Save Mongolia’s Cedar Forests
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On the Gulf Coast of Mexico, the Sea Is Destroying Entire Communities: As the sea claims their homes, residents are forced to move inland and abandon the lives ...
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Global Press Journal’s all-women team of reporters photographed the women around the world challenging patriarchal stereotypes — and moving the fight for ... Show more   globalpressjournal.com/galleries/let-dare-women-break-barriers-male-dominated-fields-around-world/
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A Giant Hammer, a Small Nut, and the Race to Save Mongolia’s Cedar Forests: Cedar trees across Mongolia bear the wounds of an illegal market for their prized ...
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An Inside Look at Zimbabwe’s Chaotic Economy: A quick trip to the store represents the country's currency conundrum, where a loaf of bread can cost you 15 ...
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An Inside Look at Zimbabwe’s Chaotic Economy
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A Harvest for Hunger in Rural Zimbabwe: A unique communal garden known as a zunde ramambo, or “chief’s granary,” is an old idea getting new life — with a ...
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Welcome to Casa Venus, a LGBT-Led Hotel That’s Radically Redefining Hospitality: The hotel, the first in San Cristóbal de Las Casas to be staffed by a mostly ...
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Did you know that life expectancy — for both men and women — has shot up by 23 years since 1950, extending billions of people’s lives by an average of 45%? ... Show more   globalpressjournal.com/galleries/portraits-public-health/   #MyHealthMyRight   #WorldHealthDay   #healthcare
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In Haiti, Young People Are Driving a Vodou Revival: In a country beset by crisis, young people flock to a long-demonized religion with revolutionary roots.
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In Haiti, Young People Are Driving a Vodou Revival
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Global Press Certificate Program: Global Press Reporting Certificate in Narrative Change Techniques Bringing narrative change to your community As a local ...
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‘We Get Blamed for It’: Young Mothers Push for Sex Education in Haiti: Many teens and preteens who get pregnant believe that it’s the only way to prevent other ...
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‘We Get Blamed for It’: Young Mothers Push for Sex Education in Haiti
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Could Focusing on Men’s Feelings Help Achieve Gender Equality?: Eduardo Liendro’s workshops teach men to express their feelings, and the program has become ...
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Could Focusing on Men’s Feelings Help Achieve Gender Equality?
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Remembering the Zimbabwean Health Care System’s Heyday: And outlining what it will take to get it back.
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Remembering the Zimbabwean Health Care System’s Heyday
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‘We End Up Slowly Dying’: The Struggle for Water in DRC’s Displacement Camps: Hundreds of thousands of people have fled violence in eastern DRC and crowded into ...
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Endangered Agave: Can Mezcal Avoid Tequila’s Destructive Legacy?: As drinkers around the world down Mexico’s smoky, agave-based spirit, producers in Puebla seek ...
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The Simple Question That Launched One Man’s Quest to Find Nepal’s Most Elusive Birds
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As Inflation Skyrockets, Argentines Rely on Time-Tested Strategies: Between December and February, Argentina’s accumulated inflation topped 70% ...
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As Inflation Skyrockets, Argentines Rely on Time-Tested Strategies
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The Long Aisle Leading to Nepal’s First Same-Sex Marriages: The country long seen as a beacon for LGBTQI rights in South Asia still has no law recognizing ...
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The Long Aisle Leading to Nepal’s First Same-Sex Marriages
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Beyond the Surface: 11 Reflections From Around the World | Global Press Journal: Global Press Journal reporters capture images in mirrors and water.
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Women in Zambia Are Obsessed With Using Tobacco for Sex — Despite the Health Risks
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Ride-Hailing App Drives Off Unionized Taxis in Northern Sri Lanka: For every driver-for-hire in Jaffna who has seen their income skyrocket with PickMe ...
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Ride-Hailing App Drives Off Unionized Taxis in Northern Sri Lanka
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This Nepali Man Lost an Eye to a Tiger. Now, He Fights to Save Them.: As he healed from a tiger attack, Bhadai Tharu found new respect for the wild animal ...
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This Nepali Man Lost an Eye to a Tiger. Now, He Fights to Save Them.
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March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate and recognize collective action toward gender parity. Check out portraits by our reporters around the ... Show more   bit.ly/3wQxQ3u   #portrait   #photography   #photooftheday   #instagood   #instagram   #photo   #picoftheday   #photographer   #portraitphotography   #IWD2024   #InspireInclusion   #womensequalityday   #equality   #genderequality   #womenempowerment   #women   #internationalwomensday   #womensupportingwomen   #womensequality
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International Women's Day in Latin America goes beyond mere celebration. Known region-wide as 8M, it's a powerful call to action and a day of vibrant protest ... Show more   bit.ly/3V7yp32   #IWD2024   #InspireInclusion   #genderequality   #equality   #feminism   #womenempowerment   #feminist   #women   #womensrights   #womensupportingwomen   #humanrights   #girlpower   #equalrights   #gender   #intersectionalfeminism   #empowerment   #love   #femaleempowerment   #lgbtq   #diversity   #equalityforall   #metoo   #sexism   #education   #womenempoweringwomen   #sdg   #genderequity   #empoweringwomen   #genderroles   #strongwomen
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“From 2015 to 2018, I was a secretary in a butcher shop. Then I decided I wanted to become a butcher. It was difficult when I started out because ... Show more   Globalpressjournal.com
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March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate and recognize collective action toward gender parity. This year ... Show more   bit.ly/3wQxQ3u   #portrait   #photography   #photooftheday   #instagood   #instagram   #photo   #picoftheday   #photographer   #portraitphotography   #IWD2024   #InspireInclusion   #womensequalityday   #equality   #genderequality   #womenempowerment   #women   #internationalwomensday   #womensupportingwomen   #womensequality
Quick Glance: International Women's Day: History and Significance
  • International Women's Day celebrated on 8 March for over a century.

  • Originated from demands for better working conditions and voting rights in the labor movement.

  • Clara Zetkin and the UN played key roles in global recognition of the day.

  • Global celebrations and themes, emphasizing inclusion and gender equality importance.
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As DRC’s rural population grows, farmers have turned to the fertile land in Virunga National Park — a choice that could cost them their lives ... Show more   bit.ly/3UR564R   #Congoisbleeding   #congo   #rdc   #freecongo
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After Losing Three Children to a Rare Disease, a Grieving Mother Eases the Burdens of Parents Like Her
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Meet the Puerto Rican Activist Who Helps Trans People Legally Change Their Names: Karina Torres runs The Euphoria Project, an initiative that provides economic ...
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Behind the Wheel With Uganda’s Pioneering Women Drivers: Low pay, sexual harassment and job instability haven’t stopped women from pursuing opportunities in the ...
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For generations, DRC’s Pygmy community has hunted and gathered in what is now Virunga National Park. Now, after evictions from the park ... Show more   bit.ly/42Xehmo   #freecongo   #Congoisbleeding   #DRC   #Virunga
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For Haiti’s Teachers and Students, Last School Year Was One of the Worst in Memory
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Puerto Rico’s ‘Solidarity Supermarket’ Offers Fresh Local Food — and Dignity for Shoppers
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They Suffered for Decades — Until This Doctor Noticed Something: Dr. Rajan Pande found a genetic blood disorder running rampant through the Tharu indigenous ...
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They Suffered for Decades — Until This Doctor Noticed Something
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In DRC, Tragic Floods Demonstrate the Lifesaving Power of Trees: After disastrous flooding and mudslides, the Kalehe government launched a reforestation campaign ...
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In DRC, Tragic Floods Demonstrate the Lifesaving Power of Trees
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Why Grants for Women-Run Businesses in Zambia Never Reach Them: The rural business owners, who often are illiterate, struggle with a national grant program’s ...
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Why Grants for Women-Run Businesses in Zambia Never Reach Them
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Vicarious Violence: The Insidious Crime That Affects Thousands of Families in Mexico
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, our reporters from around the world photograph women who are closing the gender gap in science, technology ... Show more   globalpressjournal.com/galleries/meet-women-closing-gender-gap-stem/
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Zimbabwe Authorities Detain Suspects Indefinitely, Despite Laws: Pre-trial detentions frequently extend long past constitutional limits. And forget promised ...
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Zimbabwe Authorities Detain Suspects Indefinitely, Despite Laws
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25 Years, 224 Abuse Allegations, No Peace: DRC Kicks Out UN Peacekeeping Mission: The longtime mission leaves a complex legacy, providing safety to displaced ...
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25 Years, 224 Abuse Allegations, No Peace: DRC Kicks Out UN Peacekeeping ...
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Meet 13 Women Who Are Closing the Gender Gap in STEM | Global Press Journal: Science, technology, engineering and math move the world forward. Why is it, then ...
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, our reporters from around the world, photograph and tell stories of women who are closing the gender gap in ... Show more
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A DNA Bank To Save Jaguars Threatened By Mexico’s Mega Rail Project: A government mega-project could push the country’s big cats closer to extinction — an ...
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A DNA Bank To Save Jaguars Threatened By Mexico’s Mega Rail Project
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Pandora’s Lunchbox: How School Fees Embody the Chaos of Zimbabwe’s Currency System
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