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When women perform at their highest potential, societies thrive.This is why we dedicate our work to Advancing Wellness, Work, and Women in DevelopingCommunities

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An @nyuniversity study of 347 participants revealed that #women had a 38.3% lower likelihood of being #referred for a position that required higher #intellectual ability. A subsequent experiment revealed that this #genderbias is present among 5-7 year olds. #genderbias #women

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While Myanmar government officials announced that the Prevention and Protection of #ViolenceAgainstWomen Act may be passed in 2019, research warns that it will not fix #genderinequalities faced by #women in #Myanmar. https://t.co/QZBxlx3sE0 #womensrights #HumanRightsViolations

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@KashaRwanda, a "femtech" startup in Rwanda is helping overcome #stigmas and #embarrassment associated with purchasing women's #sexualhealth products by providing e-commerce and delivery services. While 47.5% of #marriedwomen in #Rwanda use #contraceptives, stigma persists.

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Are 2-Year Colleges the Key? Institutional Variation and the Gender Gap in Undergraduate STEM Degrees https://t.co/kKeDJVrsq9 #gendergap #stem #womeninstem #coding @Laboratoriala

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Researchers found that women are 12% less likely to earn math-heavy #STEM degrees than men.Among U.S. students who score the same on math #achievementtests,#girls are less #confident in their math abilities. Confidence building activities like coding may curb the #gendergap

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Researchers found hat occupations with over 90% male workers are associated with a 52%increase in unpleasant feelings for women, compared to working in occupations with less than 10 per cent male workers. #women #work #careers @iwhresearch

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Researchers studied 2,000 adults ages 40 to 60 between 2014 and 2015 and found a strong association between #bodymassindex and #socioeconomicstatus in two #Nairobi slums. The #obesity association was higher for #women than for men-32.2% compared to 5.6%. #globalhealth

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Researchers studied the grades of 1.6 million English-speaking students and found that #girls and #boys perform similarly in #STEM subjects. They reported gender differences on the extreme tails of the ability distribution but it doesn't account for #gendergaps in STEM.#education

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#Morocco's law, the #Hakkaoui law, went into effect on September 12, criminalizing #violence against #women. The law includes a ban on #forcedmarriage, #sexualharassment in public places, and other forms of violence. #WomensRights @hrw @UN_Women @UNHumanRights

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Indian women confined to the home, in cities designed for men https://t.co/MX82H6lker #women #work #wellness #workforceparticipation

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In 2017 only 27% of #Indian #women participated in the #workforce compared to 79% of men. Additionally, India's 2011 census revealed that only 17% of people #commuting to #work in urban areas were women. Making streets safer could increase public #transportation access.

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@jecie_jp estimated that in 2014, over 2.6 million #Japanese #women had #endometriosis but are not taking oral #contraceptives to treat the condition because of concern over #sideeffects and because controlling #menstruation is unnatural and harmful.#WomensHealth @Bayer

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@NIH reports that the #HbA1c test conducted as early as the 10th week of #pregnancy may help identify women at risk for #gestational #diabetes. #maternalandchildhealth #womenshealth #infanthealth #glucose @NICHD_NIH

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#2018elections : A record 11 women are nominees for the #gubernatorialraces and 185 women have secured nominations for the U.S. House of Representatives -- of the nominees 143 (77%) are democrats. @CAWP_RU #womeninpolitics #elections #congress #womenincongress #genderequity

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In 2018, 22.6% of #women were board members of Fortune 500 #healthcare companies.@Rock_Health surveyed 635 women across healthcare and found that companies with 50% or more women executives had an average company culture rating of 8.6 on a scale of 1-10 (with 1 being the worst).

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#Women in #SouthAfrica protest increasing levels of gender-based violence. @AfricaCheck reports that while global #femicide rates in 2015 were 2.4 per 100,000 women, South Africa’s rate was 9.6 per 100,000 women. #TotalShutDown #genderbasedviolence #womensrights
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'Motherhood penalty' stops women advancing their NHS careers https://t.co/m3sFAT8xkH @guardiannews @werk #women #work #healthcare #workflexbility #career #development

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During a @Guardian #WomeninHealth event, attendees reported that #women who #work part-time at the National Health Service are held back in their #careers due to #barriers in #training and #development. Attendees called for more part-time #workflexibility. @theRCN @NHSChoices

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@CBSNews reports that #ISIS #jihadists abducted 20 #women and 16 #children, most from the minority Druze sect, during attacks in al-Shobki village in #Syria's southern province of #Sweida last Wednesday. At least 221 people are suspected #dead following the #ambush. @syriahr

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Advocates say that flexibility arrangements within a 9-5 #workday for #workingmothers may lead to "flexibility stigma" and may have consequences to their long-term #career. Advocates suggest a holistic system that opens flexibility to everyone.@werk @CNNMoney #equity