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Four Daughters, Four Moms, Four Sex Talks

August 1, 2011 - 10:01pm (Print)

How can you tell Mom you've become a sexual adult without disappointing her? How can you ask her for birth control? How can you disclose being sexually active? And is it okay to use her sex toy eithout asking?

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What Is Healthy Sexual Development?

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

June 9, 2011 - 9:38pm (Print)

Depending on your view, the answer to that question might seem really obvious or very tricky and hazy. However, it's a phrase and concept that's bandied about a lot, yet is rarely explained. A group of Australian researchers finally defined it clearly and holistically.

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Why Girls? Because They're Ready to Change the World

by Ariana Child Graham, Coalition for Adolescent Girls

July 15, 2010 - 3:45pm (Print)

Less than a half a cent of every international development dollar is directed towards girls. But we can change that - with skills, knowledge, self-esteem and personal security, a girl can be a change-agent for herself and her community.

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Ending Child Marriage: It's a Smart Investment

by Kathy Bushkin Calvin and Maria Eitel

July 15, 2010 - 8:00am (Print)

We believe that an adolescent girl living in poverty is the most powerful person in the world. If we reach her early enough, she can accelerate economies, arrest major global health issues and break cycles of poverty.

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When Opportunity Knocks, Where Are Our Girls?

by Anju Malhotra

July 15, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

The high opportunity costs of child marriage undermine social and economic development and the health and well-being of families.

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Sex, Rights, and Politics--From Cairo to Berlin

by Gill Greer, International Planned Parenthood Federation

September 18, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Sex happens: 125 million times each and every day. So how is it that in the 21st century this precious element of human existence is still taboo? Strengthening sexual and reproductive health and rights must become a global priority. Our future depends on it.

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The NYT Issue on Women: An African Man's Perspective

by Edwin Okong'o, New America Media

September 8, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

We, the people of the developing world, complain about unfair and inaccurate reporting by Western journalists because we know how differently stories might have turned out if they had consulted the experts among us.

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Hillary's Challenge

by Michelle Goldberg

September 4, 2009 - 9:00am (Print)

Hillary Clinton is not our first female secretary of state, but she is our first explicitly feminist one.

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Amidst wealth, dire reproductive health needs

reader diary by Bridgit Adamou, Pathfinder International

August 26, 2009 - 4:09pm (Print)

Angola is the seventh wealthiest nation in Africa. It has oil—and lots of it. But maternal mortality is high and the total fertility rate is nearly seven children per woman, on par with some of the world's poorest countries.

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Family Planning in the New Afghanistan

by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

August 24, 2009 - 2:58pm (Print)

If the United States is serious about paving the way for a modern state, we need to invest in women’s empowerment.

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