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Argentine women fight against inequality in soccer

Photo by AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko Article by Debora Rey, via Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In a country where the soccer conversation is overwhelmingly dominated by talk of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, female players in Argentina struggle to be heard. That’s changing rapidly, however, and...

Sahle-Work Zewde Becomes Ethiopia’s First Female President

Photo by Reuters Article by Bekele Atoma, via BBC Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat who has now become Africa's only female head of state. Her election to the ceremonial position comes a week after...

Denis Mukwege: The man who mends women

Photo courtesy of 2018 Cable News Network, Inc. Article by Eliza Anyangwe and Stephanie Busari, via CNN Denis Mukwege's time has come. The Congolese doctor has devoted his life to fixing the broken bodies of brutalized and violated women, and rumors swirled for years that he has been...