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Africa: Non-Traditional Teaching Promoted for Girls

IPS, Tuesday, October 4, 2011

 

Making some simple, basic changes in education policy can result in many more girls attending school, experts said at a meeting here this week on Gender Equality in Education.

Africa: Contraceptive Used May Double Risk of H.I.V
The New York Times
, Monday, October 3, 2011

The most popular contraceptive for women in eastern and southern Africa, a hormone shot given every three months, appears to double the risk the women will become infected with H.I.V., according to a large study published Monday. And when it is used by H.I.V.-positive women, their male partners are twice as likely to become infected than if the women had used no contraception.

Global: The Freedom to Choose Your Pronoun
The New York Times
, Friday, September 30, 2011

Though Google created the "other" option for privacy reasons rather than as a transgender choice, young supporters of preferred gender pronouns (or P.G.P.'s as they are called) could not help but rejoice. Katy is one of a growing number of high school and college students who are questioning the gender roles society assigns individuals simply because they have been born male or female.

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