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PHILIPPINES: There is Beauty in Our Differences
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After a difficult birth led to a cesarean section, Karen Axalan was shamed and judged. She reminds us that, as women, it is the uniqueness of our experiences that give us power.
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Karen Quiñones-Axalan
Posted on Apr 27, 2018
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KENYA: The Day I Was Cut
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As a young girl, Sarah Sofia looked forward to the day she would be circumcised. When she entered high school, she learned the truth about the painful and unnecessary practice.
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Sabdio Roba
Posted on Apr 04, 2018
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CAMEROON: I Will Not Let Disability Silence Me
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Ndi Veronica Ngum grew up with a disability that threatened her independence. Now, she’s a powerful disability rights activist working to empower others.
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Veronica Ngum Ndi
Posted on Mar 22, 2018
Peace Is For Everyone!
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I have a dream; a vision where all beings and living organisms live in harmony…. everyone lives in peace, and balance has been restored to the planet. Women and men, alike, embrace all their feminine and masculine traits; or…
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Jill Langhus
Posted on Sep 26, 2018
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INDIA: One Toilet Started a Body Dignity Movement
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Deepa Pawar organizes women and girls in her slum community so they won’t have to experience the same indignities she faced.
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Deepa Pawar
Posted on Oct 10
UGANDA: My Father Saw My Worth When Others Saw a Debt
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Bystanding up for his daughters, Agnes's father showed how men can be allies for women's empowerment.
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Agnes Igoye
Posted on Aug 24, 2015
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UGANDA: Love, Work, and Sickle Cell
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After her child was diagnosed with sickle cell disease, Juliet Acom made it her life’s mission to educate others.
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Juliet Acom
Posted on Apr 18, 2018
My First Story
Education for the Girl child too
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I have never felt reduced as a woman, until I became part of this community am going to be narrating some experiences I encountered for the time I spent there. As a teacher and an educated woman, I was previledged to serve…
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bubohevet
Posted on Oct 16
Have you ever felt invisible?
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I have! For most of my life, in fact. I think most people think it’s best (and easiest) to be the youngest in a family, but I beg to differ. It is true that there can be advantages, or perceived advantages. Yes, I was babied…
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Jill Langhus
Posted on Mar 18
The letter I can no longer wait to write
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The awakening A few weeks ago, Women’s Hour, a BBC Radio four programme dedicated a week to discussing the menopause. I remember waking up each morning, anxious for when the programme will come on air as women from all works…
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Vweta
Posted on Mar 07, 2018
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CAMEROON: My Father Made the Difference
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Despite cultural pressures, Tumanjong Miranda's father raised his sons and daughters to champion gender equality.
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Tumanjong Miranda
Posted on Feb 06, 2018
WHY WON’T MASSACHUSETTS PASS A LAW TO STOP Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation (FGM/C)?
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Hi everyone, I wanted to share an op-ed I wrote for the Fair Observer. I work with the Massachusetts FGM Task Force on passing legislation in our state that would allow for education and outreach, provide civil remedies to…
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Mariya Taher
Posted on Jul 03, 2018
On Changing the Narrative; My Weakness, My Wealth.
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Women today face a lot of challenges simply by virtue of being born a woman. These challenges are even more pronounced on women in third world countries who are burdened by a lot of dos and don’ts set up by a patriarchal…
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ARREY- ECHI
Posted on Jul 05, 2018
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CAMEROON: I Wish My Mother Had Taught Me about Sex
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Iyamail would have made different choices as a teen had she known more about sex. Now she’s determined to help girls today avoid her missteps.
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iyamail
Posted on Apr 18, 2017
Encouraging Sickle Cell Warriors to Explore Nature's Amazing Pharmacy.
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There’s something that usually always comes to mind when people hear sickle cell anemia. There are still a lot of people who believe those of us who live with sickle cell cannot live without blood transfusions and as such,…
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ARREY- ECHI
Posted on Aug 03, 2018
Our children stayed out of school.
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We have been waiting for the crisis to end. It has been a long period when everyone has been living hopefully expecting better days ahead. As parents we knew it will be over soon and our children will get to school. We…
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Sophie Ngassa
Posted on Aug 04, 2018
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PAKISTAN: I Am a Fighter
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Vlogger and journalist Laiba Zainab has been blackmailed, harassed, and threatened for daring to stand up for women’s rights in Pakistan. She refuses to be silenced.
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Laiba Zainab
Posted on Nov 22
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CAMEROON: Because I Am a Girl
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Evelyn Fonkem wants to make life more fair for girls—and she’s getting men and boys to join her.
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Evelyn Fonkem
Posted on Jun 22, 2017
My Letter to the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and the Family, Cameroon
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Dear Minister of Women's Empowerment and the Family, I salute your efforts in making Cameroon more homely for women.
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Precious Nkeih
Posted on Dec 04, 2013
Left in the Dust
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My story goes back more than seven years. I was hired to drive for visiting Saudi Royals in my previous hometown of Rochester, MN. I was fired the next day being told "They don't want women drivers". I found out the only…
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Gretchen Cooper
Posted on Feb 26, 2018
A Sisterhood Without Borders
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Before Olutosin and Urmila met in person, they had already changed each other’s lives.
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Olutosin
Posted on Dec 09, 2013
Hell in High school.
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I joined high school in 2006 and one I thing I remember was how impolite people were with me, how they segregated me because of my size, how they treated me because of how I looked like. I do not know who defines beauty in…
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Dorothy Nabakooza
Posted on Feb 26, 2018
Jensine Larsen: A Sunbeam to Women!
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World Pulse began with a dream of this visionary woman who dared to listen to women's imprisoned voices more than the noises of the status quo. We are surely grateful that Jensine took hold on her dream and birthed it into a…
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Karen Quiñones-Axalan
Posted on Aug 18
The Safe Haven
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My background/inspiration: I have always been a compassionate, feminist (who believes in equal rights for everyone). I firmly believe that I chose this life, the people and events in them, for a reason. My own personal…
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Jill Langhus
Posted on Jan 04, 2018
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PAKISTAN: My Father, My Hero
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When Sister Zeph receives threats for teaching girls in Pakistan, she remembers the lessons her father taught her.
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Sister Zeph
Posted on Jun 13, 2017

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