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Help Change A Young Girl's Life in Mozambique

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 11.26.2009 | Impact

Read More: Girls, Education, Lurdes Mutola, Africa, Donating to Charity, Mozambique, Donations, Young Minds of Africa, Impact News
Esther Wojcicki

Ten years ago my student, went off to Princeton with a goal of working on Wall Street. It took only one summer of Wall Street work for him to realize that was not where he wanted to spend his life.

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Girls Gone Facebook: Raunch Culture In Social Networks

Courtney Fortune | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Girls, Women, Employees, Facebook, Feminism, Femininity, Social Networking, Living News
Courtney Fortune

I know Facebook is just a social venue - but it's also our obsession. And if Facebook is our main source of representation, shouldn't it be taken seriously?

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Mrs. Obama, What About Our Boys?

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Girls, Lisa Jackson, Michelle Obama, Hilda Solis, Kathleen Sebelius, Susan Sarandon, Fran Drescher, Parenting, Denver Public Schools, Feminism, Dps, Denver News
Jessica Corry

As Michelle Obama touched down in Denver to promote her efforts to connect students with mentors, she declined to invite one population that could most benefit: our city's neglected boys.

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Chemicals In Everyday Products Turning Boys Into Girls?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Toys, Pesticides, Sunscreen, Parabens, Boys, Dioxin, Defra, Healthy Child Healthy World, Toxins, Girls, Toxic Chemicals, Stainless Steel, Organic Food, Plastic, Hormone-Disrupting-Chemicals, Cancer, Phthalates, Health, Living News
Christopher Gavigan

A new report from the Danish Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), highlights the critical risks facing toddlers from gender bending chemicals in everyday products.

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AIDS Is The No. 1 Cause Of Death, Disease For Women 15-44, Says WHO

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Maternity, Girlhood, Aids Rates, Developing Countries, Pregnancy, Hiv, Sex Education, Teenagers, Girls, Education, West, Breast Cancer, Health, Sex, Africa, Women's Health, Aids, Safe Sex, Contraception, Cancer, Adults, Unsafe Sex, Health Care, Medicine, World News

GENEVA — In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cau...

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31 Reasons to Mind the Gender Gap

Susan Sawyers | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Girls, Leadership, Politics, Women, Gender Gap, Education, Empowerment, Women and Politics, United States, Global Gender Gap Report, World Economic Forum, Saadia Zahidi, Laura Tyson, Ricardo Hausmann, Cherie Blair, Women's Funding Network, World News
Susan Sawyers

When it comes to the gender gap, the United States is in a bad spot. Out of 134 countries, our democratic nation comes in 31st place.

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Healthy Aggression in Girls

Tabby Biddle | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Women Bullies, Girls, Linkedin, The Ophelia Project, The Secret Lives of Girls, Whip It, Women and Self-Esteem, Relational Aggression, Lindsay Lohan, Ellen Page, Mean Girls, Girl Bullies, Women and Power, Drew Barrymore, Women Self-Image, Living News
Tabby Biddle

Anger and physical aggression in girls and women is typically deemed inappropriate. We are taught to deny, suppress and hide these feelings, but that's not necessarily the healthiest response.

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Seattle Teen Gives Rwandan Girls The Gift of Education

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Girls, Women, Seattle, Education, Library, Jessica Markowitz, Genocide, Rwandan Education, Schoolchildren, Learning, Rwanda, Impact News

You are never too young to change the world, and Jessica Markowitz is living proof. The Seattle Times reports that Markowitz was just a sixth grader w...

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The Drama Of The Adopted Daughter

Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Girls, Jenifer Fox, Relationships, Parenting Tips, Daughters, Teens, Strengths, Parenting, Adoption, Happiness, Living News
Jenifer Fox

Between the ages of 14 and 16 girls begin the difficult search for independence. It is even more difficult for a daughter who has been adopted, as she is trying to find a separate identity from her adopted mother.

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At CGI and Beyond, World Leaders Say Girls Are the Key to Progress

Maria Eitel | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Nonprofits, Clinton Global Initiative, Women, Nike Foundation, Global Economy, Girls, Cgi, World News
Maria Eitel

For the first time in its five-year history, CGI included a cross-cutting focus called "Investing in Girls and Women." Now this isn't a total win. That said, this is an enormous step in the right direction.

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A Changing Tide of Opinion for Girls and Women

Sarah Brown | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Girls, Women's Rights, Women, General Assembly, Women's Issues, Women's Health, UN General Assembly, Sarah Brown, World News
Sarah Brown

Where the lives of girls and women are at risk or compromised, understanding that we must and can save them is the means by which we will save and care for everyone.

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Study Shows How Happy Girls Can Become Happy Women

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Girls, Education, Strengths-Based, Women and Happiness, Marcus Buckingham, Strengths, Schools, Education Reform, Parenting, Life--Happienss-Coach, Happiness, Living News
Jenifer Fox

In 2007, I traveled around the country with Marcus Buckingham. After reading many of the comments from unhappy women, I can't help but wonder if they would be happier had they attended a girls' school.

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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12-Year-Old Girl Dies While Giving Birth In Yemen

AP | AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Girls, Child Bride, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Sexual Health, Islam, Yemen, Children's Rights, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Women's Health, Underage Marriage, Childhood, World News

SAN'A, Yemen — A 12-year-old Yemeni child-bride died after struggling for three days in labor to give birth, a local human rights organization s...

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Goodbye/Hello 13: Women Reclaiming Rights to Their Goddess Power

Patt Cottingham | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

Read More: Micro-Investment, Safe Childbirth, Rights, Girls, Women, Political Vote, Education, Goddess, Hillary Clinton, Peace, Healthcare, Global, World News
Patt Cottingham

Thankfully it is now becoming clear that those countries that ensure basic women's rights of education, health care, childcare, safe childbirth practices, and a political vote, are more stable economically and far less likely to succumb to extremism.

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When You Educate A Girl, Everything Changes

Julia Moulden | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Africa, Ann Cotton, World Bank, Caroline Daniel, Kofi Annan, New Radicals, School, Girls, Goldman Sachs, Education, 000 Women, Julia Moulden, Careers, Nicholas Kristof, 10, Camfed, Living News
Julia Moulden

"Your eyes, it's a day's work to look into them." American composer and performance artist Laurie Anderson wrote the line that came to me when I first...

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Unleashing My Inner Rock Star at Ladies Rock Camp

Suzanne Grossman | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Girls, Women, Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, Ladies Rock Camp, Brooklyn, Teenage Girls, Events, Music, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News
Suzanne Grossman

Anytime I put myself into a new creative environment, the voices start appearing. You know the ones I'm talking about. They say you're not good enough, not creative enough, not talented, fun or smart enough

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Obama, Clinton: Elevating Women's Issues but Not Global Development?

Nandini Oomman | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Girls, Globalization, Usaid, Secretary Clinton, Poverty, Center for Global Development, Nandini Oomman, Gender, Politics News
Nandini Oomman

The Obama administration has made separate pronouncements on global health, food security and women's rights. It's not yet clear how it will fit these together into a coordinated global development strategy.

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In the Face of Extraordinary Risk, Three Girls Demand Justice

Maria Eitel | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan; Developing Countries, Girls, Women, Global Economy, Girl Effect, Ethiopia, World News
Maria Eitel

Studies have shown that up to 46 percent of women in developing countries have experienced at least one episode of sexual abuse in childhood.

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Our Children Are Watching

Marie Wilson | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Girls, Supreme Court, Women, Race, Gender, Confirmation Hearings, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Marie Wilson

These proceedings may serve to discourage a generation of women from following in Sotomayor's trailblazing footsteps precisely because of the treatment they are witnessing.

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Stop Tearing the Heart Out of L.A.

Kamala Lopez | Posted 08.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Los Angeles Unified School District, Heart Program, Girls, Public Schools, Politics, Latino, Homeboy Industries, Crime, Kamala Lopez, Violence, Los Angeles, Social Programs, Hispanics, Barrio, Gangs, Latina, Politics News
Kamala Lopez

What is it about Rocio Martinez that makes kids on the edge of the abyss trust her? Well, for one thing, they know that Rosi, as they call her, can relate -- she used to be one of them.

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Why Girls Like Bad Boys

ABC News | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Girls, Bad Boys, Relationships, Nice Guys, Women's Health, Multiple Sexual Partners, Sex, Dating, Narcissism, Men's Health, Dark Triad Traits, Dark Triad, Living News

Ricky Menezes, a 22-year-old from Marlborough, Mass., says he knows he will hook up with "about 20 girls" in the next month. How does he know this, y...

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Kindergarten Cop: Let Your Kids Catch You Breaking the Law

Patrick Boyle | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Girls, Traffic, Driving, Dad, Dads, Children, Kids, Daughters, Cars, Fatherhood, Parenting, Mothers, Fathers, Parents, Living News
Patrick Boyle

Our 6-year-old is enforcing the law from her booster seat again. Who got the bright idea to build Jaycie's literacy skills by encouraging her to read road signs?

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"Teachers Don't Like Boys, Mom"

Holly Robinson | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Girls, Education, Adhd, Classrooms, Public School, Boys, Teachers, School, Mcas, Living News
Holly Robinson

Research tells us what most parents know: boys are apt to be "kinesthetic learners." That's educatorspeak for the fact that most boys learn best while they're in motion.

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World Economic Forum: Progress Across Africa Depends on Girls

Maria Eitel | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Girls, Adolescent Girls, Global Economy, Africa, World Economic Forum, World News
Maria Eitel

I mentioned last week that girls would be front and center at the World Economic Forum on Africa's session entitled "The Girl Effect in Africa." By al...

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