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  • March 9, 2013
    Data Nerds
    I am lucky to have spent the past two days participating in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Research Issues in the Assessment of Birth Settings workshop.
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  • March 6, 2013
    Watch "No Woman, No Cry" online and join a live discussion with Christy Turlington Burns
    If you are outside the US watch "No Woman, No Cry" online, hosted by the Women’s Rights Network (WRN) via Distrify.com. On Friday March 8th anyone can join the live discussion with the director Christy Turlington Burns at 11am EST on 
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  • March 6, 2013
    Girl Rising and the CARE conference
    I attended the opening reception of the National CARE Conference (global humanitarian organization) tonight.  It’s a bit like a homecoming, this annual gathering of people from all over the country and world, who come together to learn about CARE’s work and lobby on Capitol Hill.  This year, I brought new friends to the conference; young women I know will be among the next generation of world leaders.  They’re smart, passionate and getting a good education, everything a girl needs to conquer their world and live their dreams to their fullest
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  • March 5, 2013
    Story of a Woman
    This story is from our friends at Circle of Health International, an Austin-based organization that works with women and communities emerging from crises, to help them access reproductive, maternal, and newborn health care. Coincidentally, COHI got a big shout-out from Rep. Lois Capps's (CA-24th district) office when Christy and Erin visited last week. We think you'll be really moved by this story.
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  • March 4, 2013
    24 Women in History We Love
    No matter where you live or what your life is like, millions of women paved the road that leads to where you stand today.  Women have always played an essential role in history, but their stories rarely made it into history books. Still, some women’s contributions were so important their stories could not be edited out. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ve created a timeline of 24 women we simply couldn’t live without.    
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