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Teen pregnancy rates in the United States are declining and statistics show it's because of comprehensive sex education in schools.
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Iranians are dying in the struggle for democracy and equality for themselves, but many do not know it was a woman many decades ago who died while pleading for the human rights her countrymen are demanding today in the demonstrations taking place in Iran.
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An interview with French Deputy and ex-State Secretary Françoise Hostalier, who has been working for years to improve the lives of the people of Afghanistan. After 14 visits to the country, she describes her work and what remains to be done.
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A multicultural society means multicultural values. Here in Lyon, France, FIJI, an association which fights for the rights of women, their children and their families, confronts the practical aspects of this issue on a daily basis.
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Nurses are treasured people, most people think; the Florence Nightingales of hospitals and medical offices everywhere, and they are being celebrated in Canada this week.
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Raised in large Catholic families, Gail and Robert Anderson's faith and politics were questioned when the developmental issues of their unborn child led them to the offices of Dr. George Tiller.
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This week's episode of 'America's Next Top Model', in which the photo-shoot challenge found the myriad mannequins making like crime-scene corpses, has come under fire from women's-rights groups.
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Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill amending the country's controversial laws governing rape and adultery.
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The Executive Director of Global Programs at Women for Women International, Karen Sherman, discusses new laws in Pakistan aimed at the protection of women from domestic violence, forced marriages and even acid attacks
Hundreds of Afghan women are in jail for "moral crimes", including running away and extra-marital sex, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
Annie Lennox has said millions of women around the world are struggling to gain the basic rights and material circumstances that many people take for granted.
 Veteran Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan says "there's a little more complacency" among young women today when it comes to the issue of equal rights.
Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka compete in the Australian Open women's final and for the right to become world number one.
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