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The Girl ChildEditor: Lan S. Merc ado Carreon On the cover: The Kumari-the liuing Goddess by Salome S. Russell from Women Artists Diary 1995 |
| The Problems are Media and Education by Luz Maria Martinez Fearless words from 12-year-old Reshma Pattni. |
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| The Girl Child at Risk by Noeleen Heyzer We borrow the world from our children. But what kind of a world are we giving back? |
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| Beijing Breaks Ground by Marivic Cabrera-Balleza Finally, things are changing. |
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| Feminist in the Making by Luz Maria Martinez The daughter follows her mother's footsteps. |
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| Cover Story: The Kumari by Nancy Pearson Arcellana The girl child as living goddess in Nepal. |
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| It's All in the Message by Meena M. Shivdas Media projects young women's bodies to titillate; young males are used to convey authority. |
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| She Said, He Said by Ma. Christine Bantug An informal poll of teenagers in Fiji and the Philippines on gender relations yields interesting answers. |
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| Going Beyond the Personal by Malu S. Marin Here's looking closely at lesbian activism |
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| The Dying Rooms by Tom Hilditch The story on brutal neglect in China's orphanages, back-to-back with... |
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| The Other Side of the Story by the Amity Foundation | 72 | |
| Child Prostitution: The Asian Reality Can the child sex trade really be reduced to supply and demand? |
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| The Last Ten Years The women's movement in Sri Lanka looks back. |
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