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This young girl is leading a revolution—via YouTube, 6,000 miles from home

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July 11, 2014

This young girl is leading a revolution—via YouTube, 6,000 miles from home

In the U.S., the term “hashtag activism” is usually uttered with a kind of derisive sneer, the implication being that social media can’t be used to effect any kind of “real” change.

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In the U.S., the term “hashtag activism” is usually uttered with a kind of derisive sneer, the implication being that social media can’t be used to effect any kind of “real” change.

July 11, 2014
This young girl is leading a revolution—via YouTube, 6,000 miles from home

As a 22-year-old still living at home with her family in Chicago, college student Ala’a Basatneh doesn’t seem like a typical revolutionary. 

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July 11, 2014
Algeria appoints four female army generals

Algeria has appointed three women army Generals, therefore becoming the Arab country with the biggest number of high-ranking female army commanders, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Tuesday.

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Why women matter for peace

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July 6, 2014

Why women matter for peace

"It is now more dangerous to be a woman than to be a soldier in modern wars." These are not the words of a woman who has faced the violence and ferocity of conflict, but words of Major General Patrick Cammaert, who served as the Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Mission to the Democrat

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"It is now more dangerous to be a woman than to be a soldier in modern wars." These are not the words of a woman who has faced the violence and ferocity of conflict, but words of Major General Patrick Cammaert, who served as the Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Mission to the Democrat

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UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Marta Vieira da Silva Plays for Gender Equality

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July 6, 2014

UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Marta Vieira da Silva Plays for Gender Equality

Marta knows what it is like to be the only woman on the team.

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Marta knows what it is like to be the only woman on the team.

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Orlando Ayala, Chairman of Emerging Markets at Microsoft, is a HeForShe

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July 6, 2014

Orlando Ayala, Chairman of Emerging Markets at Microsoft, is a HeForShe

Orlando Ayala, Chairman of Emerging Markets, Microsoft, is a #HeForShe advocate, because he believes that progress for women means progress for society.

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Orlando Ayala, Chairman of Emerging Markets, Microsoft, is a #HeForShe advocate, because he believes that progress for women means progress for society.

July 5, 2014
The achievements for women in the Arab world

Tunisian civil society activist Ahlem Hachicha and University of Tunis El Manar professor Fatima Radhouani talk to Marwan Bishara about the achievements for women in the Arab world.

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July 4, 2014
More than quotas are needed for women in politics

While Lebanon suffers from a paucity of female politicians, establishing a quota is not the only way to bolster women’s participation in the political sphere, say members of UNDP’s Lebanese Electoral Assistance Program.

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