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July 19, 2019
“This attention is welcome, but speeches, communiqués, and recommendations at big international summits like the G7 will not be enough to achieve gender equality.” #ProgressNotPromises ([link removed]) - EURACTIV ([link removed])
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Check out this NY Times article ([link removed]) to learn about the importance of acknowledging the gender bias of the early space program and what NASA can do to achieve its aim to send women to the moon.
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At the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, United Nations Chief António Guterres ([link removed]) stated that "violence against women and girls affect one-in-three women worldwide," among other challenges to women's health, well-being, and human rights. - United Nations News ([link removed])
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"From Yazidi survivors in the Middle East to those in asylum centers in Europe, survivors lack access to the care they need and deserve. Now is the time to listen to them and to act accordingly." - The Guardian ([link removed])
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A record 28% of parliamentary candidates in the coming Japanese elections are women, but they face a host of political, economic, and social obstacles. - Reuters ([link removed])
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“The day I stop fighting for equality and for people that look like you and me will be the day I’m in my grave.” - Refinery29 ([link removed])
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WATCH: Only 4% of directors are women — so producer Meredith Finch founded the Nevertheless Film Festival to erase stigmas and spotlight women-made projects.
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