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Want to end the malaria crisis? Start with women and girls

Want to end the malaria crisis? Start with women and girls

Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to health complications from malaria infections, but access to preventive care isn’t equal.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
LeadershipLeadership
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Common stat on VC funding for women misses the full story

Common stat on VC funding for women misses the full story

That often-cited statistic that 2% of VC funds go to women founders? It only tells part of the story.

Emily Parkhurst
Emily Parkhurst
LeadershipLeadership
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'The airplane doesn't know I'm a woman.' Inside the cockpit with a meteorologist-turned-pilot

'The airplane doesn't know I'm a woman.' Inside the cockpit with a meteorologist-turned-pilot

More women aviators are joining the industry each year, but they’re still vastly outnumbered by men.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
Health and WellnessHealth and Wellness
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Women are drinking more than ever, leading to more health issues

Women are drinking more than ever, leading to more health issues

Rates of binge drinking among women — particularly those over 30 — are rising fast.

Emily Parkhurst
Emily Parkhurst
EducationEducation
As boys get left behind, consequences ripple across culture

As boys get left behind, consequences ripple across culture

Boys are falling behind in nearly every metric and no one seems to know why.

Emily Parkhurst
Emily Parkhurst
Health and WellnessHealth and Wellness
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Global nursing shortage shrinks, but progress isn't equal

Global nursing shortage shrinks, but progress isn't equal

About 46% of all nurses are found in high-income countries, which collectively contain just 17% of the world population.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
Health and WellnessHealth and Wellness
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'Quiet cracking' replaces 'quiet quitting' as job market tightens

'Quiet cracking' replaces 'quiet quitting' as job market tightens

When employees can’t quit but are unhappy at work, it’s bad for business.

Nat Rubio-Licht
Nat Rubio-Licht
LifestyleLifestyle
Americans expected to spend $34B this Mother's Day

Americans expected to spend $34B this Mother's Day

Australia, China, Denmark, Fiji, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, and Turkey are some of the many countries that celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
EnvironmentEnvironment
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1.5 billion children could be exposed to extreme heat by 2100, climate study says

1.5 billion children could be exposed to extreme heat by 2100, climate study says

Researchers say that, without global warming, most children would have had a 1-in-10,000 chance of experiencing climate extremes in their lifetime.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
EnvironmentEnvironment
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Women often left out of marine protection efforts, study shows

Women often left out of marine protection efforts, study shows

Men fish the deep sea, women tend to stick to the shores. That’s just one reason to ask local women how to best protect the ocean.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
Health and WellnessHealth and Wellness
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Alcohol use disorder meds are geared toward men

Alcohol use disorder meds are geared toward men

Harmful rates of alcohol use are rising among women in the U.S., but the impacts aren’t the same for all genders.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
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An octopus in the garage prompts climate change lawyer to take action

An octopus in the garage prompts climate change lawyer to take action

Climate attorney and educator shares practical tips on how everyday people can affect change — and how to bridge the political divide to save the planet.

Emily Parkhurst
Emily Parkhurst
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