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The Best Place To Be a Woman: World Economic Forum Measures the Global Gender Gap

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I had the opportunity to speak with Saadia Zahidi,  Head of the World Economic Forum’s Women Leaders and Gender Parity Program, and also one of the authors of the annual Global Gender Gap Report. The Global Gender Gap Report looks at 134 countries around the world and analyzes “how well they divide resources and opportunities […]

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Jessica Valenti’s “New Normal” Reminds Us About Pregnancy Related Complications Everywhere

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One of the main feminist blogs that I always read, and one of the first to publish some of my early posts, was Feministing. If you haven’t heard of it, I highly recommend you check it out not only because it provides analysis on mainstream culture and women’s rights issues from the point of view

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Conflict & Development: Anushay’s Point on The World Bank’s Blog

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The World Bank’s Blog, Conflict and Development: Overcoming Conflict and Fragility, ran an edited version of a post I had written on Bangladesh just in time for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Summit in New York. Please take the time to read my piece, “Improving Maternal Health in Bangladesh,”  featured on the World Bank’s website,

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Virginal Powers: Zulu Tradition Fuels Sexual Myths in South Africa

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The first time I heard about “baby rapes” was almost eight years ago. Someone had dropped a report on my desk about the widespread belief in South Africa that having sex with virgins would cure HIV/AIDS. The myth was causing a surge in the rape of young girls and even infants, some as young as

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A Mayor’s Courage: Bloomberg Continues To Fight For Park 51

Politics Not As Usual / /

Until this whole Park 51 Community Center controversy exploded, I really did not know much, or really have any strong feelings about New York’s Mayor, Michael Bloomberg. However, over the course of the past few weeks as this Islamic Community Center controversy continues to get out of control, nothing has moved me or been made

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Are Afghan Women Being Exploited By US Media?

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I was on Russia Today (RT) live yesterday evening discussing the issue of the new Time Magazine cover that has forced everyone to, at the very least, momentarily abandon their convenient case of amnesia when it comes to the plight of Afghan women. To be honest, after almost eight years of working on this issue

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Sex & Drugs: Animal Steroid Use Rampant Amongst Bangladeshi Prostitutes

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The use of the Oradexon, a steroid commonly used to make cows fatter, is so widespread amongst prostitutes in Bangladesh that the UK charity, ActionAid reports approximately 90% of the country’s commercial sex workers are addicted to the drug. Why is a steroid meant for cows so popular amongst prostitutes in Bangladesh? Hundreds of thousands

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