Tag: against-women
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‘Elect more women to build sustainable, inclusive cities’: female mayors’ group
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Less than five percent of cities are led by women and their lack of political participation is hampering progress in meeting international goals on making cities more sustainable and inclusive, a group of female mayors said on Friday. Anne Hidalgo, the first female mayor of Paris said more must be done…
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ICYMI: ‘Geek Psychology’ And Anorexia’s Place In Literary Fiction
ICYMI Health features what we're reading this week.This week, we read two unusual pieces that expanded the way we think about disordered eating. One article explored the cultural factors stacked up against women from immigrant families with eating disorders — particularly the mismatch between parents forcing food on them (while simultaneously…
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New laws to ease doctor shortage see long delays, criticism
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new Missouri law offered a first-of-its-kind solution to the physician shortage plaguing thousands of U.S. communities: Medical school graduates could start treating patients immediately, without wading through years of traditional residency programs.