Conflict & Justice
PRI's The World
February 03, 2015
Twenty years ago, the Beijing International Conference on Women reviewed the research and declared that raising the status of women was a linchpin for global development. Join PRI's The World as we explore how far we've come and what it means to combat gender inequality in our Across Women's Lives coverage.
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Lifestyle & Belief
Innocent home videos are becoming Pakistani 'porn' on YouTube and destroying lives
Global Voices Online
October 11, 2013
In a society where women are covered, even small, private acts that express femininity, like girls dancing fully-clothed in the rain, can be seen as sexual. Cell or home videos are being exploited on YouTube as "porn."
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Arts, Culture & Media
This movie will be rated for gender bias
PRI's The World
November 06, 2013
Some Swedish cinemas have started to institute a new rating system. It has nothing to do with foul language or sex or violence. This new rating system looks at gender equality.
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Politics
Lawmakers in this European country are considering a 'pink quota' to achieve gender parity in politics
PRI's The World
March 07, 2014
There's a country in Europe where a new prime minister has helped put gender parity on the agenda. But the country's female lawmakers want him to go much further.
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Conflict & Justice
Amidst Syria's civil war, women are on the frontline fighting for Kurdish rights
PRI's The World
November 27, 2013
About 30 million Kurds are scattered across Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran. Amidst Syria's civil war, Kurds have their own war going on, to create a secular, autonomous Kurdish state. The Kurdish militia includes women and it is fighting off al-Qaeda-backed rebels, as well as Syrian government forces.
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Global Scan
Another gang rape in India, with a complex twist
January 24, 2014
A woman was sentenced by elders to a public gang rape in her village in the West Bengal area to punish her for an affair. India's Supreme Court is investigating. A signal room in London's Underground gets flooded, with quick-drying cement. And an artist is painting and placing cut-outs of immigrant workers around LA. All that and more, in today's Global Scan.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Slideshow: Women are the faces of climate change
September 24, 2013
If climate change has some early victims, they are likely women
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Development & Education
Some Pakistani religious leaders are in favor of sex ed, but they're a glaring minority
PRI's The World
May 14, 2014
There are still issues around women's health that aren't discussed in Pakistan, like contraception and abortion. But author Bina Shah says things are changing in her country, for the better.
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Conflict & Justice
In Kurdish Iraq, the fight against ISIS isn't just for men
PRI's The World
July 16, 2014
The Kurdish militia known as the peshmerga has stepped in to fight ISIS in many parts of northern Iraq. And hundreds of women have joined as fighters, with the support of their families and community.
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Development & Education
In Bangladesh, an app that lets women speak without fear
Global Voices Online
April 06, 2015
Updated
The app, called Maya, provides a platform where women can freely speak about their emotional, medical, legal, and social needs anonymously, without being judged.
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Conflict & Justice
A year after Delhi's gang rape, it's no longer OK to blame the victim
PRI's The World
December 16, 2013
One year ago, a young woman in Delhi was raped by a group of six men. She later died of her injuries. The incident created a discussion in India that has led many Indians to change their attitudes toward violence against women.