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Poor iodine levels in women pose risks to fetal intellectual development in pregnancy

An increasing number of young women are at increased risk of having children born with impaired neurological conditions, due to poor iodine intake. Dietary changes, including a growing trend towards...
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Poor iodine levels in women pose risks to fetal intellectual development in pregnancy

An increasing number of young women are at increased risk of having children born with impaired neurological conditions, due to poor iodine intake. Dietary changes, including a growing trend towards...
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How West African Leaders Can Tackle Youth and Gender Inequities

May 6 2021 (IPS) – Recently, both Republics of Benin and Chad held their 2021 national elections. These countries are among thirteen countries on the continent billed to elect new political leaders in...
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Eliminating Violence against Women and Girls must be a common effort.

Dr James Clayman, Chairman , Steering Committee of Gender Violence Survivors Support Network (GVSSN), has called for a united and collaborative effort to eliminate violence against women and girls. He...
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Feminist Journalists Program open [Worldwide]

Journalists interested in feminism and social justice can apply for this program. The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has launched the Feminist Journalist Project (FJP), which aims to create a cohort of...
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Don’t Fail Your Women Leaders Now

CEO & Co-Founder at WNORTH, an organization bridging the gender power gap by elevating women in the leadership pipeline. By now, we have all seen the statistics that women (and specifically...
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Inspiring girls to know: Four stories to celebrate girls in ICT

Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021   Girls around the world are using innovation and technology to solve problems, to unite communities and as a force for good and equality. And yet,...
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The circle of Global Business Women officially launches

Africa is reported to have the highest number of women entrepreneurs in the world with roughly half of Africa’s population being women. Reportedly, small to medium enterprises make up 90%...
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African Women Leaders Network call for increased representation of women in the COVID-19 response at the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

At a side event during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) convened women leaders across the continent to discuss the...
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