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Catherine Reitman is on a mission to depict complex, imperfect moms on TV Catherine Reitman, Dani Kind and Juno Rinaldi attend CBC Presents: A Night Out With "Workin Moms" at TIFF Bell Lightbox
It’s bad business to leave women’s good ideas on the table Co-founder and Chief Risk Officer of Verge.Capital Ioanna Stanegloudi delivers her pitch at the 2018 Female Founders Competition finals event. (Rebecca Wilkowski Photos)
These young creators are changing the way we think about mental health Illustration of a black girl standing among three other faded out faces
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Gender equality is within our reach A composite photo of women from different industries and backgrounds
It’s time to reboot the way we care for each other Analisa sits at the table eating dinner with her father and child
The dangers of gender bias in design Section of the book cover for Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez
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If you’re serious about diversity, start working with your competitors Young women work on laptops and study computer science
The power of women coming together Melinda Gates sits with a group of women who formed a self-help group in Indea
Take action: How you can support gender equality in the U.S. A woman sits at a table in a creative studio.
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July 14, 2016

6 influential women on why we need worldwide contraceptive access now

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August 01, 2017

Breastfeeding is Natural, But It Sure Ain't Easy

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Melinda and Phoebe Gates posing for a portrait while on a hike.

March 08, 2019

I wouldn’t be where I am today without contraceptives

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Rory, Melinda, Jennifer, and Phoebe Gates posing for a portrait in 2003.

March 08, 2019

Why I believe in asking a woman about her story

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Melinda Gates sits in a circle with women in Africa.

March 05, 2019

Power in numbers: Harnessing the potential of Kenya’s youth

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Youth from JIACTIVATE gather and play drums during an event

February 24, 2019

Why data can be sexist

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Two African-American women wearing dresses sit and talk.

May 10, 2019

What I See: Christy Turlington Burns on supporting moms around the world

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Photo of a mother and her child standing in a field in Bangladesh

May 14, 2019

After 14 years as a midwife, I’m impatient about ending maternal deaths

Angela Nguku
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Angela Nguku sits and listens to a women who nearly didn't survive child birth.

May 21, 2019

Why I'm impatient for paid family and medical leave

Katie Bethell
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Two women hold their child while sitting at a kitchen table looking at their computer.

May 17, 2019

The world is healthier than ever. Women like Ati are why.

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Ati Pujiastuti in her health clinic

April 03, 2019

Four people who are lifting up humanity

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Melinda Gates stands with a group of women at the Prerna School alongside founder Sister Sudha
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