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  • These Kenyan widows are fighting against sexual 'cleansing'

    October 23, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Kenya

    In Kenya, and in other parts of Africa, widows are considered impure until a male has sex with them and cleanses them. If they don’t get cleansed they face social stigma. However, one widow, Roseline Orwa, refused, and instead created the Rona Foundation. “The center provides loss and grief counseling, financial support and teaches entrepreneurial skills.” She also successfully lobbied for a bill that outlawed widow cleansing. However, even though the practice is still prevalent in rural parts of Kenya, both men and women are talking about ending the practice through talk sessions offered by the center. “A

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  • A small state with big ideas on rehabilitating female prisoners

    October 14, 2018 |

    Chicago Reporter |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Across the United States, women statistically receive a higher rate of disciplinary tickets for minor infractions compared to their male counterparts. In Vermont, however, where corrections falls under the Department of Human Services, employees of the correctional facilities are trained in gender-informed practices to better suit their responses to women and men offenders.

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  • The Love Story that Upended the Texas Prison System

    October 11, 2018 |

    Texas Monthly |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Texas

    An unlikely relationship between Frances Jalet, an attorney, and Fred Cruz, an inmate, led to some of the most historic rulings against the Texas Department of Corrections. Jalet became a plaintiff in one of the suits, and alongside two dozen other inmates, called the Eight Hoe squad, they drafted a lawsuit. Despite targeted attacks against Jalet and the inmates by prison leadership, they won in the courts. In 1980, a federal judge declared that the Texas Department of Corrections was operating unconstitutionally.

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  • Chicago hotel workers join #MeToo, demand protections against sexual assault

    October 09, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Hotel workers and members of the union, Unite Here, successfully lobbied for a law that makes it mandatory for hotels in Chicago to provide a safety device, known as a panic button, to workers. The ordinance also includes a retaliation clause which forbids employers from firing women after reporting sexual abuse. ‘This is incredible.' Because like, we all had the same feeling like we've started something.”

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  • Can American Men and Women Ever Really Be Equal?

    September 27, 2018 |

    Time Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Sweden has a reputation for being one of the most socially-progressive and gender-equal countries in the world. This article breaks down the different policies that Sweden has become so famous for and looks at its myriad of effects on citizens. Author Irin Carmon concludes that this case study tells us that working towards gender equality will be long and arduous and not always perfect, but entirely possible.

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  • Alabama may have solutions to the nation's Black maternal health crisis

    September 24, 2018 |

    Scalawag |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Alabama

    In one of the worst states to have a pregnancy, midwives might be the answer. In Alabama, activists pushed for the re-legalization of professional midwifery. Now, midwifes in the state are providing care for mothers, and are hoping “to prevent many of the conditions that lead to unfavorable outcomes in the first place.” “The families who participate in this model are more satisfied, feel more empowered, feel more prepared for birth, initiate breastfeeding at higher rates and have fewer low-birth weight babies.”

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  • A Recipe Against Harassment

    September 17, 2018 |

    Shondaland |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Chef Erin Wade, and her staff, decided they were going to do something about servers getting sexually harassed by customers. So, they implemented a colored-coded system that ranks behaviors according to a certain color. Since the system was implemented, unwanted advanced and touching decreased. "It's about community building; building a truly great company and also creating social change through different means."

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  • Making Healthy Habits Accessible for Every Body

    September 17, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Radically Fit, is a gym meant of be a safe space for people of color, queer people, or fat-identified among others. The gym is an alternative for people that don’t usually feel safe in typical gyms that are often dominated by white, cis men. “Imagine how much more amazing your experience would be if you walked into a space and immediately felt like the space was for you.”It also offers a sliding-scale program that makes it affordable for everyone.

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  • Putting Women Already in Jail First

    September 16, 2018 |

    70 Million |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    In North Tulsa, Still She Rises provides free legal help to mothers charged with crimes. But the services extend beyond that. Every client gets not just a lawyer, but also a client advocate to arrange a "holistic defense," helping the whole person with all of her challenges. Since its launch in January 2017, the group has defended 430 mothers. While not all cases end favorably, and while the group's broader social-change agenda remains a work in progress, clients get quality representation, which often saves families from the fallout from jail in a state with high female incarceration rates.

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  • Inside a Court Room Specialized in Justice for Gender Violence

    September 11, 2018 |

    Broadly |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: El Salvador

    El Salvador joins other countries and states who are creating specialized tribunals for gender-based crimes. The court focuses on 11 crimes “femicide, diffusion of porn (as in revenge porn), and three forms of economic violence.” So far, 22 cases have been heard and half resulted in convictions. In addition, judges are trained to look at cases through a gender lens and focus on reparations. “Our decisions have to be aimed towards this instead of just determining a sentence.”

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