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Building India’s cities, silent workforce of women goes unrecognized

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When newly-wed Kamlesh was told she would be accompanying her husband to work in the city, she was thrilled at the prospect of a better life than in the drought-prone village in central India where she grew up. But arriving in New Delhi 12 years ago, crammed into the back of a truck with her husband and dozens of others, Kamlesh was shown a make-shift tent home on a pavement and realized that city life would not be what she had expected. "We were put to work immediately. The contractors told us to clear all the dirt and soil around the construction site and carry the cement to the masons

Women’s war stories are finally being told. But let’s not pretend war is romantic

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If you accept, as I do, the notion that feminism is by nature anti-war, then the increased presence of women in warmongering action blockbusters like Man Of Steel (which was used by the National Guard as a recruitment drive) and Battleship should not be applauded. This “feminising” of traditionally boys-own pop culture ties into the ongoing debate about whether or not it is a “feminist issue” to have women on the front line. On the one hand, there’s a school of thought that says equality is reached when female soldiers are considered as capable as their male counterparts. The logi

Woman fights gov’t so she can donate kidney to sister-in-law

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Daniela Peralta, a 32-year- old woman from Ecuador, wants to save her sister-in-law, Susy Hinojosa, but the government is interfering. Peralta wants to donate one of her kidneys to Hinojosa who is suffering from nephritis and renal failure. Peralta has passed all of the necessary tests to donate, including compatibility, but national law does not allow voluntary donations. The law was put in place to prevent illegal organ trafficking.

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