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Leaning In to Help Build the Next Generation of Women Leaders

When Sheryl Sandberg talks about 'Lean In' she refers to it as the start of a movement rather than a book - a movement that requires women everywhere to mobilize if we're to create a level playing field for both sexes.

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What Can We Learn From the Best School Systems in East Asia?

A new report gives us a glimpse into what the United States educational system can learn from the best school systems in East Asia.

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Let's Make A Stink on World Toilet Day

The "proud father" of World Toilet Day gives us a brief history of this unique day - and why "turning poop into pop culture" is so important.

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Why Do Toilets Need Their Own Day?

November 19 is World Toilet Day–the day we recognize the critical needs of the 2.6 billion people who don’t have access to a safe, clean, and reliable place to go to the bathroom. It’s also a day to recognize the opportunity we have to change things.

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Stillbirths: Time to Count This Daily Reality for Families Around the World

Each day more than 7,300 babies are stillborn—a death just when a parent expects to welcome a new life. Each one is an individual story of a family devastated by the loss of their child.

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