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"Shame, isolation, and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury of the birth canal after prolonged...
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The National Osteoporosis Foundation sponsors National Osteoporosis Month each May. It is a national awareness-building and fundraising initiative calling on women and men to start conversations about bon...
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It is Pansexual Visibility Day, a day to proudly declare your sexual desire for Homosapiens of every persuasion curated according to your unique preferences. What began as defined areas of sexual orienta...
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Lower maternal stress, bond with your baby, and give it a head start on language skills; these are all reasons to read to your baby bump, especially from six months on. Read to Your Baby Bump Month seeks...
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Joan of Arc was a teenage girl who led a French army against the English, who were invading. She is said to have visions from God and thus inspired an entire army of men to follow, not just a woman, but a...
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On May 26, Americans celebrated the birth of Sally Ride, a female astronaut with NASA and the first woman to fly in space. Sally Ride was an esteemed NASA Astronaut born in 1951 in Los Angeles, Californ...
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National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) is an annual campaign held in April in the United States to raise public awareness about sexual assault, promote education and prevention eff...
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North and South Korea's Tano Festival (also called Dano) is a welcome to summer featuring dancing, food, wrestling, songs, swing competitions featuring women, and worship of ancestors. Annually on the fif...
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International Tiara Day is celebrated on the birthday of England’s Queen Victoria (May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901). It encourages girls and women to try tiaras and strut their inner princesses.
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Vat Savitri Vrat or Wat Savitri Vrat occurs in the Hindu calendar on the full moon day of Jyeshtha. It is a fasting day for wives to pray for the longevity of their husbands and blessings upon their marri...
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Victorious Woman Month celebrates women's achievements, an initiative of the Victorious Woman Project, annually in May.
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Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women’s Health, National Women’s Checkup Day occurs during Women’s Health Week each year. Women are encouraged to visit their health...
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National Women's Health Month encourages women to take steps in their health care that will allow them to live longer, healthier and happier lives. Listed below are standard screening tests to include in...
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Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women’s Health, National Women’s Checkup Day occurs during Women’s Health Week each year. Women are encouraged to visit their health...
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When juggling children, work, and home, a mother's work is never done, doubly so when she works from home. This week is about honoring all the moms out there that make money from home while juggling famil...
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The "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence" is an annual international campaign led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other global entities. It starts on November 25th, the Internatio...
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Bereaved Siblings Awareness Month supports siblings who have lost brothers or sisters. Often, people don't know what to say to or do to someone grieving, so they turn away and do nothing. Reach out to ber...
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WHO‘s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer as a public health problem was launched on November 17, 2020, and outlines three ambitious targets to be achieved over the next decad...
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Dr. Marthenia "Tina" Dupree is known as the Chicken Lady in Miami, Florida, for her community outreach and works helping people excel in public speaking. She received the moniker as the Director of Commun...
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First held in 2014, International Women's Entrepreneurship Day [WED] convenes at the United Nations in New York City and focuses on discussions about critical issues affecting women and men worldwide will...