Many of us take for granted the access that we have to the medical assistance that we might need or want at any given time. When it comes to female reproductive rights, though, things are much more complicated.
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Victory cheers rang out across the U.S. on Sunday, as the Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would not grant the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) permission to drill under the Missouri River.
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Although we might still be fighting for gender equality on many fronts, the fact still remains that there are some genetic differences between men and women, and there are some important reasons to pay attention to that fact.
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Zadie Smith is a British-born literary sensation. A novelist, short story writer, and essayist, she has won the Orange Prize for Fiction, been on Granta’s list of the top 20 young writers, and now teaches in the Creative Writing program at New York University.
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We all know that feminism, in its simplest form, is defined as the belief that men and women should have equal rights.
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Note: This article originally ran on World AIDS 2014. Because the information shared herein is still relevant and important, we’re republishing it on World Aids…
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Once again, conservative anti-abortion lawmakers have proved that they are adept at coming up with creative ways to make getting abortions harder for women, despite abortion being a federally-protected right for more than 40 years.
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I remember thinking, when I turned 25, that my life might be pretty difficult from there on out.
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This year has been full of surprises. Many governments put important decisions in the hands of their people, and the ballots revealed the conservative nature of the majority.
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Dominique Crenn, known for her San Francisco restaurants Atelier Crenn (which has received two coveted Michelin stars) and Petit Crenn, is the World’s Best Female Chef 2016 — as decided by San Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
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Of all the bizarre twists and turns this past election, arguably one of the most interesting paradoxes is that President-elect Donald Trump – who built his political platform on racism, misogyny, and xenophobia – is married to an immigrant.
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Holidays can be a difficult time because things we ignore all year can rise to the surface, forcing us to confront them. There’s something about food, extended family, and time off that flips a switch.
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