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Read All NewsDenied a teaching job for being ‘too Black,’ she started her own school — and a movement
Jess McHugh /
The Washington Post
Nannie Helen Burroughs's school assisted women in becoming politically — and financially — autonomous. What differentiated Burroughs from many at the time was that she strove to empower Black women to be “public thinkers and not just public doers.”
The midwives braving armed gangs in Colombia
Kiran Stallone and Steven Grattan /
BBC
"It's part of me. When I hear someone's in labour, I'm there. I don't care about the risk or the time of day."
This site aims to show how race and gender affect your pay and prospects at work
Douglas Broom /
World Economic Forum
Global career site Glassdoor is starting to rank companies on their diversity and inclusion. The goal is to show how equal pay and prospects are between races and genders at various employers.
The Tokyo Olympics have made a symbolic move toward gender equality by naming 12 women to the body's executive board.
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