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Every day, for an entire year, photographer Andrea Leoncavallo captured images of the many women in her life who awe and inspire her.
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Women and girls are at ground zero in the battle for their right to play sports. But it’s a fight that can lead to immense gains. By ann killion
What’s working—and what needs work—in the quest to put an end to violence against women and girls. By ramya ramanathan
An in-depth look at Haiti’s rising women’s movement, after the quake. By anne-christine d’adesky
Women-Only Spaces
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News from around the world
14 Woman to Watch
5 Questions for a rising leader
16 Frontline Journal
Women on the frontlines of conflict
Caring for ourselves as we do the world
61 Global Gatherings
Top international events
66 Arts
Best in books, music, and film
Special Report: Haiti
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PulsePoint
56 Soak The End of Violence
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Triumph of Women & Sport
Founder’s Pulse
From trains in Mumbai to gardens in Afghanistan and villages in Kenya, spaces reserved exclusively for women are popping up everywhere. By Taylor barnes
72 Marketplace
Products supporting women worldwide
80 Your World
Actions you can take for global change
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