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In 2017, one woman began collecting menstrual products for women in need; 8 years later, Project Dignity was supporting nearly 1,900 women and girls every month

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In 2017, one woman began collecting menstrual products for women in need; 8 years later, Project Dignity was supporting nearly 1,900 women and girls every month

For many women, buying pads or tampons is an ordinary part of the monthly shop. For someone already struggling to pay for food, rent or other essentials, the same purchase can become a difficult calculation. Across Western North Carolina, that gap has left some women and girls without reliable access to menstrual products. The consequences … Read more

Mother of twin girls given less than 10% chance of survival after TTTS at 16 weeks; after surgery, premature birth and 300 days in hospital, twins now prepare for first day of school

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Mother of twin girls given less than 10% chance of survival after TTTS at 16 weeks; after surgery, premature birth and 300 days in hospital, twins now prepare for first day of school

Twin sisters Ruby and Scarlett are now preparing for their first day of school. (Photo: Hanna Brameld) A mother whose twin daughters were given less than a 10 per cent chance of survival after a devastating pregnancy complication is celebrating a milestone she once feared she would never witness: Ruby and Scarlett are starting school.Hanna … Read more

Meet Claire Wang, the Texas high-schooler whose free tutoring network has reached 10,000 girls and recruited 2,000 volunteer tutors

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Meet Claire Wang, the Texas high-schooler whose free tutoring network has reached 10,000 girls and recruited 2,000 volunteer tutors

Wang plans to go to college to study chemistry with a minor in education, and to keep working on Future Female Scholars. For Claire Wang, the value of education was realized through a story told in the home. Her grandmother, who grew up in Hunan, China, wanted to be a teacher, but had to leave … Read more

Trump claims ‘young, beautiful girls’ thank him for making Washington safer

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Trump claims ‘young, beautiful girls’ thank him for making Washington safer

US President Donald Trump highlighted his record on crime and safety during a visit to New York on Friday. US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that “young, beautiful girls in the White House” have thanked him for making Washington, DC, safer, as he highlighted his administration’s record on crime during a political event in … Read more

Five years after Taliban takeover, 2.4 million Afghan girls still excluded from school: Unesco

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Five years after Taliban takeover, 2.4 million Afghan girls still excluded from school: Unesco

Afghanistan only country where girls formally barred from secondary, higher education, Unesco says An estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education, five years after the Taliban returned to power, according to a report by Unesco.Unesco said Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls and women are formally barred from … Read more