2019-11-01_National_Geographic_Interactive

The onetime schoolteacher and librarian made literacy promotion her signature issue during her husband’s two terms in the White ...

THE RISING POWER WOMEN’S VOICES ...

‘I FOUND THE COURAGE.’ Nelida E. Jean-Baptiste Pellot, a member of the Women of Impact community,* is a housing specialist in So ...

The first time I stepped into a class- room to teach, that’s when I fell in love with bat conservation and sharing my passion wi ...

A RIGHT TO BE Since a horrifying assault shocked India, women there have demanded— and gotten— more protection from harassment a ...

BY NILANJANA BHOWMICK PHOTOGRAPHS BY SAUMYA KHANDELWAL 99 ...

THE YOUNG WOMEN LINED UP in an awkward half circle, six of them pulling at their long tunics, fidgeting with their scarves. For ...

international survey ranked India the world’s fourth most dangerous country for women, behind only Afghanistan, the Democratic R ...

Since 2010, one car of each Delhi Metro train has been reserved for women. The transit system also has a help line for women and ...

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without fear!”—that has perhaps begun to lead to lasting change. Local and national agencies have poured money into new women’s ...

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In eco-conscious retail, Kris McDivitt headed Patagonia, and Doug Tompkins co-founded North Face. Kris retired in 1993; the two ...

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‘TO BE JUDGED ON MERIT.’ Sylvia Earle is an oceanographer and National Geographic explorer-in-residence. Her efforts in ocean co ...

More women’s representation will result in more diverse decisions that incorporate women’s experiences. I don’t think having wom ...

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“I H AD TO GET MY BOSSY ON sometimes,” JoAnn Morgan said about her 45-year career at NASA. Morgan, the instrumentation controlle ...

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