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Mon, 07/23/2012
ICRW’s Jennifer McCleary-Sills to Speak at AIDS Conference

ICRW’s Jennifer McCleary-Sills will discuss how to address young people’s vulnerability to HIV in developing countries during the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Mon, 07/23/2012
AIDS2012: Thought Leaders to Discuss Social Inequities Fueling Epidemic

ICRW on July 24 will co-host an event to launch STRIVE, a new global research consortium investigating how to address social inequities that continue to drive the AIDS epidemic. The discussion is part of this week’s International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Wed, 07/18/2012
Boys’ Attitudes Shift about Manhood, Violence Against Women

Parivartan, a three-year ICRW program in Mumbai, India, used a sports setting to challenge boys’ notions about manhood and women’s roles in society. A final evaluation shows that many of the athletes’ attitudes, perceptions and behaviors about gender equity changed for the better.

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Tue, 07/10/2012
Commentary: Breaking the Invisible Barriers to Birth Control

TrustLaw Women, a Thomson Reuters Foundation service, features a commentary by ICRW's Jennifer McCleary-Sills in advance of the July 11 London Summit on Family Planning. In her piece, McCleary-Sills argues that the international community will likely fail to deliver on commitments to improve women's access to women contraceptive methods if it does not address the often invisible barriers that block their ability to get birth control.

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Wed, 06/27/2012
Suzanne Petroni to Join ICRW

Suzanne Petroni, an expert in designing programs and mobilizing support for women’s reproductive health and rights, will join ICRW in August.

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Mon, 06/11/2012
Scaling Up Corporate Social Investments for Education

A new report from the Brookings Institution holds up ICRW’s continuing evaluation role in Gap Inc.’s P.A.C.E. program as an important ingredient for its successful expansion.

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Tue, 05/29/2012
ICRW’s Parivartan Featured at Sports and Social Change Forum in Mumbai

Parivartan, which mean “transformation,” uses the sport of cricket as a tool to promote gender equity, respect for girls and women and reduce gender-based violence. ICRW’s evaluation of the three-year initiative shows positive changes among the coaches and the athletes.

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Thu, 05/24/2012
Ashley Judd Presents ICRW Awards to Hillary Clinton, Others

Actor and humanitarian Ashley Judd on May 23 presented awards for vision, innovation and leadership to ExxonMobil Foundation, Solar Sister, Thunderbird School of Global Management and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during ICRW’s Champions for Change Awards Gala in Washington, D.C.

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Mon, 05/14/2012
Hillary Clinton, Others to be Honored at ICRW Gala

ICRW on May 23 will celebrate organizations investing in innovative technologies that give women in the developing world better access to energy and more opportunity to compete in the global economy. Speakers will include actor and author Ashley Judd, whose humanitarian work around the globe centers on gender equality, poverty alleviation, public health and human rights.

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Mon, 05/14/2012
Half the Sky

ICRW is proud to be part of the Half the Sky movement, which seeks to turn oppression into opportunity for women worldwide.

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