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The New Mexican Revolution? Women-Only Workplaces

Deborah Bonello

November 09, 2018 |

OZY |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Mi, Co-Madre, and Spacioss are all women-only working spaces in Mexico city. Together, around 400 women have attended these spaces. The aim of these coworking spaces is to provide support for females and help them success by giving them access to childcare facilities, workshops, and networking opportunities. They also hope to help more women successfully secure venture funding, and become industry leaders, who lag behind men. We want to have this space to support each other, from self-esteem through to connecting with banks supporting women starting a business.”

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Straight Women Are Marrying Each Other for Safety in Tanzania

Marta Martinez

October 24, 2018 |

Vice |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania, Serengeti

A unique Kuria tribal tradition in Tanzania called nyumba ntobhu (“house of women”) allows two women to legally marry despite a national persecution of homosexuality. The younger woman in the pair will bear children (by outside men) to become part of the older woman's family, thus ensuring that the older woman's land and lineage are passed on. Although this is a successful solution for some women who are escaping domestic violence, financial dependence, or loneliness, for other women it can be as limiting as a heterosexual codependent relationship.

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This Could Be The Most Progressive Country On Earth

Angela Cuming

October 24, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

In New Zealand politics, families, children, and the environment come first. Amidst the rise of right-wing populist governments, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stands out for her energy fighting for progressive values and positivity. Her track record already shows a raise in paid parental leave to 26 weeks, time off policy for victims of domestic violence, and a ban on new exploration of oil and gas. Though she admits change is slower than ideal, Ardern stands out for being a leader that voices the need for change and then acts on it.

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These Kenyan widows are fighting against sexual 'cleansing'

Louise Donovan Hannah O'Neill

October 23, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya

In Kenya, and in other parts of Africa, widows are considered impure until a male has sex with them and cleanses them. If they don’t get cleansed they face social stigma. However, one widow, Roseline Orwa, refused, and instead created the Rona Foundation. “The center provides loss and grief counseling, financial support and teaches entrepreneurial skills.” She also successfully lobbied for a bill that outlawed widow cleansing. However, even though the practice is still prevalent in rural parts of Kenya, both men and women are talking about ending the practice through talk sessions offered by the center. “A

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A small state with big ideas on rehabilitating female prisoners

Kari Lydersen Sydney Boles

October 14, 2018 |

Chicago Reporter |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Vermont

Across the United States, women statistically receive a higher rate of disciplinary tickets for minor infractions compared to their male counterparts. In Vermont, however, where corrections falls under the Department of Human Services, employees of the correctional facilities are trained in gender-informed practices to better suit their responses to women and men offenders.

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The Love Story that Upended the Texas Prison System

Ethan Watters

October 11, 2018 |

Texas Monthly |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

An unlikely relationship between Frances Jalet, an attorney, and Fred Cruz, an inmate, led to some of the most historic rulings against the Texas Department of Corrections. Jalet became a plaintiff in one of the suits, and alongside two dozen other inmates, called the Eight Hoe squad, they drafted a lawsuit. Despite targeted attacks against Jalet and the inmates by prison leadership, they won in the courts. In 1980, a federal judge declared that the Texas Department of Corrections was operating unconstitutionally.

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Chicago hotel workers join #MeToo, demand protections against sexual assault

Allison Herrera

October 09, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Hotel workers and members of the union, Unite Here, successfully lobbied for a law that makes it mandatory for hotels in Chicago to provide a safety device, known as a panic button, to workers. The ordinance also includes a retaliation clause which forbids employers from firing women after reporting sexual abuse. ‘This is incredible.' Because like, we all had the same feeling like we've started something.”

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Can American Men and Women Ever Really Be Equal?

Irin Carmon

September 27, 2018 |

Time Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

Sweden has a reputation for being one of the most socially-progressive and gender-equal countries in the world. This article breaks down the different policies that Sweden has become so famous for and looks at its myriad of effects on citizens. Author Irin Carmon concludes that this case study tells us that working towards gender equality will be long and arduous and not always perfect, but entirely possible.

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Alabama may have solutions to the nation's Black maternal health crisis

Katherine Webb-Hehn

September 24, 2018 |

Scalawag |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Alabama

In one of the worst states to have a pregnancy, midwives might be the answer. In Alabama, activists pushed for the re-legalization of professional midwifery. Now, midwifes in the state are providing care for mothers, and are hoping “to prevent many of the conditions that lead to unfavorable outcomes in the first place.” “The families who participate in this model are more satisfied, feel more empowered, feel more prepared for birth, initiate breastfeeding at higher rates and have fewer low-birth weight babies.”

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A Recipe Against Harassment

Michaela Haas

September 17, 2018 |

Shondaland |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Chef Erin Wade, and her staff, decided they were going to do something about servers getting sexually harassed by customers. So, they implemented a colored-coded system that ranks behaviors according to a certain color. Since the system was implemented, unwanted advanced and touching decreased. "It's about community building; building a truly great company and also creating social change through different means."

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