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By Yenni Kwok
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September 24, 2015
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"Uneven progress" 20 years after the landmark Beijing conference on gender equality
By Nolan Feeney
March 9, 2015
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Domestic violence has been long documented, but one woman in the UK is starting to count all women killed by men--not just current or former partners
By Charlotte Alter
February 18, 2015
Egypt Fails to Protect Women, Watchdog Says
Efforts to protect women from systemic violence have been largely symbolic, human rights group says
By Charlotte Alter
January 21, 2015
Watch a Grown Man Ask a Little Boy to Hit a Girl
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By Charlotte Alter
January 6, 2015
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Governments need to step up their game to protect women, says extensive new research
By Charlotte Alter
November 21, 2014
Why Self-Defense Needs To Be Part of the Violence Against Women Conversation
There's something we could be doing while we stumble over laws and misogynistic culture
By Tim Larkin
October 22, 2014
Watch Tulane Football Players Take a Stand Against Violence Toward Women
And call on others to “take the pledge” and make their own videos
By Denver Nicks
October 2, 2014
20 Years of Change: Joe Biden on the Violence Against Women Act
VAWA, which changed our national conversation on abuse and brought safety to more women, is my proudest legislative accomplishment
By Joe Biden
September 10, 2014
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September 9, 2014
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On 20th anniversary of Violence Against Women Act
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September 9, 2014
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September 9, 2014
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August 8, 2014
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July 24, 2014
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Making the purchase of sex a crime strips women of agency and autonomy. It should be decriminalized altogether.
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July 19, 2014
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By Cathy Young
June 25, 2014
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Sports plays a role in perpetuating sexism and misogyny—and it can play a role in ending it.
By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
June 11, 2014
Video: A Portrait of Domestic Violence
Violence against women is almost always a private matter. In this multimedia video for TIME, photographer Sara Naomi Lewkowicz continues telling the story of one such incident of domestic violence — providing a look at the victim's life as she slowly begins to move on.
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