Gender activist Gary Barker sees young men who respect woman and are connected fathers.
Articles by Nikki van der Gaag
The No-Nonsense Guide to Women's Rights
"It is no longer acceptable to live in a world where young girls are taken out of school and forced into early marriage, where women’s employment opportunities are limited, and where the threat of gender-based violence is a daily reality — at home, in the street, at school and at work." - Michele Bachelet, Head of UN Women
- March 7, 2011
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Because I am a girl... How young women’s rights are being ignored
Nikki van der Gaag reveals how, in many countries around the world, girls are still discriminated against, abused and treated as second-class citizens – just because they are girls.
- October 1, 2007
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The other side of silence
Violence against women is a bigger killer than cancer or traffic accidents. Nikki van der Gaag explains what can be done.
- November 1, 2004
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A woman's rite
Why is it so hard to change traditional practices? Nikki van der Gaag reports on a group that is trying.
- November 1, 2004
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What women have gained and what they are in danger of losing
Nikki van der Gaag looks at what has changed for women over the years – and what has not.
- November 1, 2004
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No turning back: The history of feminism and the future of women
No Turning Back by Estelle B Freedman
- November 1, 2002
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Poverty: challenging the myths
Nikki van der Gaag explores the deeper meanings of poverty.
- March 1, 1999
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Death, justice and the big questions
2012-05-0912 Tony MckennaWith capital punishment debates resurfacing since the Breivik trial, Tony Mckenna argues the death penalty brutalizes not just the individual but the whole society.
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Some thoughts on becoming a woman in India
2012-05-1110 Mari Marcel ThekaekaraIn some Indian communities a girl's first period is treated with great fanfare, in others it is a carefully kept secret, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
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F**k off Boris!
2012-03-2710 Alan HughesAlan Hughes can’t believe the nerve of the London Mayor, who’s trying to dupe people into cleaning up the capital ahead of the Olympics.
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