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Stark numbers show who gets trolled the most online. See for yourself.

Some groups are more likely to be harassed online.

Stark numbers show who gets trolled the most online. See for yourself.
China's gold medal-winning Olympic volleyball team

Here's some proof that women have always crushed the Olympics

Here's some proof that women have always crushed the Olympics
Runners compete in the Women's Marathon during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

See 120 years of struggle for gender equality at the Olympics

See 120 years of struggle for gender equality at the Olympics
women athletes swimming with medals in Rio Olympics 2016

Want to win more medals in Olympic games? Close your gender gap.

Want to win more medals in Olympic games? Close your gender gap.
A man sweeps the floor of his house in Alberta, Canada.

Hey dads: How much housework do you do compared to other fathers?

Hey dads: How much housework do you do compared to other fathers?
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8 depressing/uplifting things we learned about women this year

We have compiled them in eight graphics to help you understand these eight issues in less than one minute.

8 depressing/uplifting things we learned about women this year
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Chart: The alarming rise in maternal mortality in the US

The UN surveyed factors affecting gender equality in 151 countries, and found that US is coming up short. Part of the reason? Workplace inequality, but also a rise in the number of women dying from complications of childbirth.

Chart: The alarming rise in maternal mortality in the US
Sailor Moon cosplayers at the 2014 Amazing Arizona Comic Con.

What Sailor Moon means to women all over the world

How one cartoon transcends its medium to provide powerful insights about gender identity.

What Sailor Moon means to women all over the world
Research assistant Georgina Bowyer works on a vaccine for Ebola at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, on January 16, 2015.

Science isn't just 'boys with toys,' and these 'girls' can prove it

If you think women aren't playing important roles in math, science and engineering, just hop on Twitter and see more than 17,000 of them proving you wrong. But female scientists say there's still much more to be done to encourage women to get into those fields.

Science isn't just 'boys with toys,' and these 'girls' can prove it
Female passengers travel in the crowded ladies' compartment of a local train in Kolkata, India.

India's anti-molestation heroines now face doubt and disapproval

Six months ago, two young girls made headlines in India when a video of them fighting off three men on a bus went viral. But now, even in their own village, some people think the sisters shouldn't have fought back — and they harbor some of the same doubts themselves.

India's anti-molestation heroines now face doubt and disapproval
A female rider on International Female Ride Day in Dubai.

On Dubai's roads, women hop on Harleys and shatter stereotypes

You might not expect to see women riding motorcycles if you took to the roads of the United Arab Emirates. But in Dubai, some women are living their motorcycle dreams and defying stereotypes of Arab women.

On Dubai's roads, women hop on Harleys and shatter stereotypes
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The life of the ideal woman, as seen through the eyes of India’s ‘Mad Men’

Who are Indian women in the eyes of advertisers? In most cases, it seems they're little more than eager servants for their busy, decisive husbands and sons. But change may slowly be coming to the world of Indian advertising — and society's view of women.

The life of the ideal woman, as seen through the eyes of India’s ‘Mad Men’
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This Nicaraguan woman answers sexism with spraypaint

Twenty-three-year-old Jairisa Sanchez is bucking the odds for women in Nicaragua, which has some of the highest rates of teen pregnancy and violence against women in the Americas. When she’s not working as a graphic designer, Sanchez is a rare graffitera, a female graffiti artist.

This Nicaraguan woman answers sexism with spraypaint
Waitresses at the Maid Cafe New York serve an order at the cafe on November 20, 2013. Such cafes have existed in Japan for years, designed to cater to the fantasies of anime and manga fans.

Why the deck is stacked against working-class feminists

Brittany Bronson is a feminist and university instructor, but she's also a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. And the pursuit of tips and wages means she — and other working-class women, she believes — often has to tolerate harassment and put aside her feminism to make a living.

Why the deck is stacked against working-class feminists
Shabana Basij-Rasikh created the School of Leadership Afghanistan to help other young Afghan women improve their lives.

An Afghan woman's journey from 'secret school' to mentoring a generation of girls

Shabana Basij-Rasikh always wanted to go to school, even if she and her friends had to dodge the Taliban to hold classes. Now, after studying in the US, she's back in Afghanistan helping other young women get the educations they need to improve their country.

An Afghan woman's journey from 'secret school' to mentoring a generation of girls