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By the time she was caught and tortured by the Nazis, she'd saved 2,500 Jewish children. Yet Irena Sendler, who has died aged 98, insisted she was no heroin - and only wished she'd rescued more.

Though best known for overcoming apartheid, Nelson Mandela also worked to enshrine gender equality in South Africa's constitution and advocated for women's rights worldwide

These young literary heroines have a lot to teach us. #bookquotes

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Girls were left out of the original Millennium Development Goals aimed at tackling extreme poverty. That's where the The Girl Declaration comes in -- to make sure that girls' voices are heard and their needs attended to, so that we can stop poverty before it starts. Read it, and visit The Girl Effect's website to show your support for The Girl Declaration. #GirlDeclaration #11DaysofAction #MDGs #girlpower

Infographic and Poster from Girl Effect report Each teenage mother in India can lose up to $100,000 in potential income over her lifetime. Multiply that by

Egypt’s Aswan was overcome with a sandstorm in a scale never before seen, leaving at least four dead according to local reports. Local citizens and bloggers reported that many in Aswan, a popular tourist destination, were overcome with panic and terror as a huge cloud made its way over the sunny, historic city. Yousry Aref, […]

Wise words from Michelle Bachelet. #HumanRightsDay

These writers know that being a hero isn't about gender and that gals are just as powerful, smart, flawed, and awesome as guys. So grab a sword, summon your magic, and get ready to fight evil.

Pakistani teenage education advocate, Malala Yousafzai, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize a second time, lawmakers in Norway confirmed. Labour Party legislators Freddy de Ruiter and Magne Rommetveit, who nominated the 16-year-old, said she deserves the Nobel "for her brave support for girls' right to education.

The WomanStats Database is the largest crossnational compilation of data, statistics, and maps on the status of women worldwide. Organized by country, we have over 350 variables for 176 countries.

Sure, they talk about boys. But mainly they talk about girls — and how to bring better education, health care and other opportunities to their sisters in poor and sometimes prejudicial countries.

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