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September 10, 2020

Women in World War I

At the time of the First World War, most women were barred from voting or serving in military combat roles. Many saw the war as an opportunity to not only serve their countries but to gain more rights and independence. With millions of men away from home, women filled manufacturing and agricultural positions on the...

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September 1, 2020

Women’s Political Participation and Leadership

This policy brief suggests measures to increase women’s leadership in politics.

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August 20, 2020

Women and girls face greater dangers during COVID-19 pandemic

Women wait to be seen by staff at MSF's Ayilo hospital. Adjumani, Uganda, November 2014. © Isabel Corthier

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August 15, 2020

Why Are Women-Led Nations Doing Better With Covid-19?

A new leadership style offers promise for a new era of global threats.

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July 15, 2020

What does coronavirus mean for women

The human development crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic is putting the fight for gender equality at risk. The immediate effects of COVID-19 are already showing in different dimensions, from health and education to the burden of unpaid care work and gender-based violence.

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July 1, 2020

In the words of Miriam Coronel-Ferrer: “I became the first female negotiator to sign a final peace accord with a rebel group”

Miriam Coronel-Ferrer made history as the first female chief negotiator in the world to sign a final peace accord with a rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the Philippines in 2014.

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March 3, 2019

Quick pregnancy safe after stillbirth, study finds

There is no reason to delay having another baby after a stillbirth, research in the Lancet suggests. Although women are often told to wait for a year before getting pregnant again, there is little evidence to back up this advice, BBC reported. This international study of 14,000 births found no increased risk of problems if...

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February 20, 2019

Heart Attacks Are Becoming More Common in Younger Women

published in a special Go Red for Women issue of the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. Researchers analyzed hospital admissions data in the United States and found that hospital visits for heart attacks in patients between age 35 and 54 increased from 27 percent in 1995–99 to 32 percent in 2010–14. The increase was more pronounced in women, who had a...

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February 11, 2019

Night Shift Work May Be Tough on a Woman’s Heart

But study found the effect waned after nurses stopped working odd hours. Women who work rotating night shifts may face a slightly increased risk of heart disease, a new study suggests. “We saw a modest increased risk of heart disease associated with longer duration of rotating night shift work, which appears to wane after stopping shift...

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