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  • Stripped: The Search for Human Rights in US Women's Prisons

    September 07, 2018 |

    Longreads |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington

    After her client and friend gets sentenced to 13 years in prison at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, Laurie Dawson, an activist, sets out to reform prison practices. With the guidance of the Bangkok Rules, an international document that outlines 70 principles meant to reform women’s prisons, Dawson sets her sight on eliminating strip searches from WCCM, and succeeds.

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  • Rethinking Criminal Justice for Women of Color

    September 03, 2018 |

    The Innovator |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Project SAFE, based in New York, is providing justice-oriented programs and courts around the country with a lesson in intersectionality. Citing the unique realities that Black women face, the project partners with others on multiple initiatives, including: trauma-based training, policy research, podcasts, and overall knowledge dissemination. Across all initiatives is the underlying goal of bringing more understanding and knowledge to those who play a direct role in the incarceration of Black women.

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  • Scotland tries to combat poverty by providing free menstrual products

    August 28, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Scotland

    The #FreePeriodScotland campaign is giving more women access to menstrual supplies and starting a conversation about women’s health and biology. Now Scotland is fighting what’s known as “period poverty”—when women don’t have access to hygienic supplies.

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  • Local Nepali government sending a message by paying families that have baby girls

    August 28, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nepal

    The “Save the Daughter” campaign is helping families in Nepal with the economic struggle they face when mother’s give birth to females. That’s because, families with girls have to pay the wedding dowry, a cumbersome expense for low income families. The government is giving funds to families that have a second daughter to go towards their education. So far, 40 women have received funds. “This will create an environment for families to happily accept two daughters,” Karki says

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  • A New University, Born in the Chaos of War

    August 22, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Syria, Qamishli

    Rojava University is a Kurdish led institution that offers classes to students in a remote northern region in Syria. People in this region, live in an area that seeks independence from Syria. “Young people in that region were historically excluded from higher education by the regime.” So far the university has 720 students, 127 faculty members, and expects to graduate its first class of 200 students. The school has been applauded for its progressive curriculum, and women’s studies program. Although, it has yet to receive official accreditation.

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  • Nairobi's 'Gender Defenders' Use Victimhood to Fight Back

    August 20, 2018 |

    Women Across Frontiers |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    After surviving a traumatic sexual assault in Nairobi, Wangu Kanja founded the Wangu Kanja Foundation to raise awareness of and prevent gender-based violence. The foundation also provides medical, legal, and psychsocial assistance to survivors, shapes policy, and empowers women financially. One program, called "Gender Defenders," pairs past survivors with recent survivors to provide immediate support.

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  • For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless

    August 17, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Women4Women is an initiative that brings tradeswomen together in the construction field to do volunteer work for others. Since women represent just ten percent of construction workers in the United States, having the camaraderie and support of other women provides a place to turn when their authority is challenged. They are putting their skills to good work: the group recently built 15 tiny homes in Seattle that will act as emergency shelter for homeless women, and they have also repaired homes for the elderly.

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  • This sex trafficking survivor is moving on — by learning how to code

    August 17, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    AnnieCannons, is a nonprofit that teaches sex traffic survivors computer software skills so they can be employed as developers. It also emphasizes networking and tries to secure job placement. “I’ve never been happier ... having a steady paycheck for the first time since I was like 16 and just like actual real financial security where I know I’m going to get paid every two weeks, and I can start to like just settle into my life, finally.”

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  • Empowering Teenage Girls in a Traditional Village and Across Morocco

    August 17, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Morocco, Douar Laadam

    Project Soar is trying to get more young girls in Morocco to finish school, and it’s working. The nonprofit offers after school programs and tutoring to teenage girls, in hopes they continue their education and don’t get married at a young age. “This academic support has increased the passing rate for girls in Project Soar to 73 percent compared with the average passing rate of 44 percent for ninth grade girls in the Marrakesh region, according to the American Embassy in Morocco.” Around 475 girls have benefited from the project.

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  • This woman bodybuilder in Myanmar is using Facebook to advocate for harsher penalties for rape

    August 13, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Myanmar

    Across Myanmar, women are addressing the high prevalence of rape and sexual violence against women. Some, are advocating for the death penalty for those convicted of rape, some are trying to attack root causes, while others are challenging gender roles. “I’m fighting not someone who will rape me, but I’m fighting the gender roles women are put into ... and I’m encouraging others to do this kind of thing so women aren’t seen as weak victims and are less likely to have this kind of thing happen to them.”

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