Girls
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Politics
Melinda French Gates: The Enemies of Progress Play Offense. I Want to Help Even the Match.
Many years ago, I received this piece of advice: “Set your own agenda, or someone else will set it for…
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Politics
Melinda French Gates: Why I’m Donating $1 Billion for Women’s Rights
Many years ago, I received this piece of advice: “Set your own agenda, or someone else will set it for…
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World
She Was Kidnapped a Decade Ago With 275 Girls. Finally, She Escaped.
Saratu Dauda had been kidnapped. It was 2014, she was 16, and she was in a truck packed with her…
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Arts
‘Girls State,’ ‘Boys State’ and Democracy Through the Eyes of Teenagers
Though both documentaries follow programs for rising high school seniors, their differences speak volumes about the challenges the participants face.
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Health
Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide
Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth.
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Business
Is This the World’s Highest Grossing Photograph?
“Girls in the Windows” wasn’t made by an art world giant, but people keep buying it. And buying it. And…
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World
Hawaii Settles Sex Discrimination Case With High School Female Athletes
The landmark class-action case was one of the farthest-reaching challenges to high school sports under federal Title IX protections.
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World
Money, Sex and Rumors: Tanzania Faces Challenges to Protect Girls From HPV
Almost all cervical cancer deaths now occur in developing countries. Tanzania is trying to inoculate girls against the virus that…
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World
An Architect Applies Her Skills to Giving Back
Diana Kellogg specialized in high-end New York residences. Now, she has designed a girls school in India and is pursuing…
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Health
Teen Girls Report Record Levels of Sadness, C.D.C. Finds
Girls, as well as adolescents who identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual, reported high rates of sadness, suicidal thoughts and…