Jul 2022

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The Gulabi Gang // Northern India's fema...

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This week Halie tells us about the Gulabi Gang in India. They are an amazing group of women who empower others and fight for gender equality.

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Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/football/carson-pickett-us-women-soccer-spt-intl/index.html

https://gulabigang.in/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sampat-pal-s-gulabi-gang-fights-for-gender-revolution-in-india-1.2926690#:~:text=It's%20difficult%20to%20pin%20down,the%20rights%20of%20the%20poor.

https://www.unicef.org/india/what-we-do/end-child-marriage#:~:text=Estimates%20suggest%20that%20each%20year,15%2D19%20are%20currently%20married.

https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/1-in-3-women-in-india-is-likely-to-have-been-subjected-to-intimate-partner-violence/

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