Topic: Women
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Videos
In 1894, the 'New Woman' Was a Bicyclist Who Changed History
A documentary details the story of Annie "Londonderry" Kopchovsky, who rode around the world on two wheels in 15 months.
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Saudi Arabia Will Let Women Ride Bicycles — But Only For Fun
No transportation!
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Postcard
Inside a Hindu Widow Community
Roughly 100 miles from New Delhi, widowed women live together in the Meera Sahavagini ashram.
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After a Brutal Gang Rape, India Tries to Lure Women Tourists Back
But questions of safety linger.
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Brooklyn's Hasidim and Playing By New York Rules
Self-organized groups of religious enforcers should not feel free to intimidate community members into silence.
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'I Pledge to Walk Alone': Activists Demand Safer Cities for Women in India
Pressing for a deeper change in gender attitudes.
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Maps
Diversity in the 113th Congress Looks Pathetic When You Plot It On a Map
Race and gender ratios in the U.S. House: Still terrible.
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In India's Cities, Separation Doesn't Mean Safety for Women
Women-only trains and taxis may only be reinforcing the threat of sexual violence in places like Gurgaon.
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Urban Wonk
We Won't Get More Women on Bikes Until We Have Stores That Cater to Them
A new crop of women-specific bike shops aim to fix the gender imbalance.
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Can All-Women Cities Solve Saudi Arabia's Productivity Problem?
Seems unlikely since a segregated city will never be as creative as a diverse one.
