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A woman holds signs as she attends a rally to commemorate International Women's Day at Union Square Park.

Count Her In: The Road to Women's Economic Empowerment

by Janani Shanthosh, Emma Feeny

Targeting gender-based violence and promoting economic empowerment should be global concerns

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U.S. school systems are stuck between two bad choices. A classroom chair rests between two dismantled water fountains at Edmondson Westside High School in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 28, 2020. The photo shows a red chair in a beige-colorored hallway where two porticos feature white porcelain basins now dry for the pandemic. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

The Kids Are (Not) Alright

by Kevin O’Rourke, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Theo Vos

Analyzing the evidence against—and in support of—reopening schools during COVID-19

A medical professional shows a negative test for novel coronavirus in front of Mane Garrincha Stadium, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, on April 21, 2020. The photo shows a health worker holding a test at the camera with a stadium in the background. the photographer is using a telephoto/macro lens so that everything is blurred out in the shot, including the man, with the exception of the small plastic cassette-like test. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
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Don’t Discriminate Against Those Who Remain Uninfected

by David J. Scheffer

Could barring people who were never sick from returning to work and school perversely incentivize getting COVID-19?

This is a striking photo of the torsos, waists and thighs of two women wearing brilliant red dresses standing at attention.
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Setting Expectations for the Return to "Normal"

by Christopher Thomas

As the China epicenter slowly returns to new normal, it's a world of facemasks, location scanning apps and travel rules