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Society IndiaThis Cricket Team Helps to Break a Taboo for Indian Women – With Their Jerseys
For the first time, cricketers of the Rajasthan Royals, an Indian League team, will sport the logo of a sanitary pad brand on their jersey. Through this gesture, they hope to fight the stigma around periods.
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Health USAHow Poor Countries Could Save Billions by Preventing Unwanted Pregnancies
Research scientists say that ensuring contraception is available to all women in low-income and middle-income countries could help prevent unwanted pregnancies - and save sixteen billion dollars a year in maternal and newborn care.
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Society United KingdomGender Change for 270 of London’s Underground Stations
Inspired by the “City of Women” subway map in New York City, USA, celebrity actor Emma Watson and award-winning author Reni Eddo-Lodge are recreating England’s London Tube map, with stations renamed after iconic women and non-binary people linked with the city.
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Heroes IndiaWoman Rescues 72,000 Human Trafficking Victims – and Counting
Women and children have long been prey to human traffickers across India, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Nepal – and Hasina Kharbhih decided to do something about it: since coming up with an innovative plan of action, she’s rescued 72,000 trafficking victims!
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Society AfghanistanAncient Craft of Making Silk Gives Women New Jobs
The ancient traditional craft of cultivating silk is making a comeback in Afghanistan, creating work in the outskirts of the ancient city of Herat for around 4,000 women, who manually spin yarn after raising silkworms and harvesting their cocoons.