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These women in the Philippines scour a dump site for trash to turn into 'something beautiful'

Rina Diane Caballar

December 11, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Philippines

After a typhoon hit Dumaguete City in the Philippines’ Central Visayas region, Whitney Fleming began to work with local women “ to create jewelry from materials found in the local dump site.” Eventually their collaboration led to the creation of Lumago Designs, a social enterprise. The jewelry is made from found reusable items and the local women are paid fair wages.

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Amidst Afghanistan's Spiraling Insecurity, A Free Maternity Hospital Is Born

Ashley Hamer

December 07, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Afghanistan, Anabah

The Anabah Maternity Center, is one of the few maternity hospitals in Afghanistan. It’s also free and staffed entirely by women. “Since opening, they have treated over 226,000 women and helped birth 38,000 children.”

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How whisper networks and female friendships help girls overcome sexual violence in conflict zones

Sarah O'Hagan

December 06, 2017 |

Newsweek |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia

Around the world, adolescent girls are susceptible to sexual harassment but girls in crisis areas are likely to be forgotten, or the solutions do not reach them. A new training program is designed for such conflict areas. It focuses on the therapeutic importance of female friendships, creates safe spaces, and initiates discussions about gender violence.

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In a Refugee Camp, Classrooms Open Up to Somali Girls

Tonny Onyulo

December 05, 2017 |

Al-Fanar Media |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Daadab

Somali girls are rejecting traditional norms, refusing to marry early, and continuing their education at the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya. At the camp they have access to primary, secondary, and some postsecondary education. “When the camp was established in 1991, girls made up only 5 percent of the total number of young people in education in Dadaab, according to the Lutheran World Federation. Today, female students account for almost 40 percent of those in school.”

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Denmark's new feminist party declares, 'Out with the racists! In with the feminists!'

Karis Hustad

December 04, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

“Out with the racists, in with the feminists!” is the slogan of a new political party in Denmark. The Feministik Initiativ is “a new intersectional feminist party in Denmark.” It won 3,258 votes in the regional election. The party hopes to counter anti-immigrant sentiment, as well as fight for issues like equal pay and zero employment discrimination.

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How to fight female genital mutilation with economics

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

December 04, 2017 |

CNN |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam

We rarely think of Female Genital Mutilation, which is the total or partial removal of the external female genitalia, as an economic practice. It’s often thought of in cultural terms. However, that’s exactly what Seleiman Bishagazi did. He realized the practice was popular in his community because poor families made a profit from it. So, he “decided to attack the issue with economics and education.”

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Women are being failed by medical research—here's how policy can help

Odette Chalaby

November 20, 2017 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Bethesda, Maryland

Medical research studies have failed to address the impact of gender, and some studies even exclude females in “later stage clinical trials.” This discrepancy results from women being underrepresented in the medical science. The Office of Research on Women’s Health has piloted a Policy on Sex as a Biological variable to fund research that is addresses gender differences; the National Institute of Health has initiated a Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers.

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The Truckers Who Are Taking on Human Trafficking

Erica Sweeney

November 14, 2017 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arkansas

Truck stops are a hotspot for human trafficking. In Arkansas, where trucking is one of the state’s largest industries, truck drivers are being trained to spot human trafficking. If they see anything suspicious, they can report to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, 911, or local law enforcement.

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A Mission to Stop Genital Cutting

Amy Yee

November 13, 2017 |

Pulitzer Center |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Senegal, Keur Simbara

Many people who practice Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) consider it a private, cultural issue. The procedure, which is performed on girls, requires “cutting off the clitoris and parts of the labia and sealing the vagina partially shut.” Talking about it can be perceived as rude, or disrespectful. However, that’s exactly what community leaders, health workers, and NGO’s do, in order to eradicate the practice. “My advice is to be patient and analyze each situation and not to impose your thoughts on people. If you impose, people can be defensive.”

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This gender-sensitive data tool could revolutionise the fight against poverty

Odette Chalaby

November 08, 2017 |

Apolitical |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Australia

Currently poverty is assessed on a household basis, however individuals within the same house can experience poverty differently. The Individual Deprivation Measure will be the first gender-sensitive tool that will be able to help better inform policy and understandings of poverty.

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