February 7, 2020

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The After Party: WFN Launches New Podcast Series

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Welcome to The After Party ([link removed]) ! WFN’s new podcast series, where we continue the critical conversations started at Women Funded: Leadership for a Changing World ([link removed]) in 2019. In this first episode of the After Party ([link removed]) , we will explore whether women feel safe speaking truth online, and the chronic underfunding of the Women’s Movement and its implications on women around the world who don’t have access to big technology.

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During President Trump's State of the Union address, dozens of women Democratic lawmakers wore white to honor the women's suffrage movement. - USA Today ([link removed])

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A piece by Aimee Allison ([link removed]) about the need to focus on women of color to fix the primary election system. "Leading with a state as overwhelmingly white as Iowa compounds the structural issues that plague the Democratic National Committee: Its system prioritizes white voters over everyone else."

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A new study finds that women have gained seats on U.S. corporate boards at a steady pace in recent years, but their share of top board leadership roles is still at a low level. - Reuters ([link removed])

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Finland announced it will offer both men and women equal paid parental leave. According to a 2019 UNICEF report ([link removed]) , the U.S. is the only OECD country without nationwide paid maternity or paternity leave. - CNBC ([link removed])

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The Women and Foreign Policy program of the Council on Foreign Relations released the "' Women's Power Index,' ([link removed]) a new interactive tool that ranks countries on their progress toward gender parity in political participation." The U.S. ranks 106th overall, with Costa Rica in first place.

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According to the World Health Organization ([link removed]) , female genital mutilation not only hurts women but also exacts a crippling economic cost. "Treating female genital mutilation costs USD 1.4 billion per year globally."

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On Sunday, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira "brought Latina star power" to the Super Bowl halftime show. - Reuters ([link removed])

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WATCH: February is Black History Month. Why do we need Black History Month? "Because Black women are paid 63 cents for every dollar white men make."

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