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    A century after American women were given the right to vote, CNN explores the past, present and future of women's rights in the US and around the world.

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    • Getting women back to work is about 'our economic potential as a nation,' fed official says

    • First transgender Olympian qualifies for Tokyo

    • Women lost $800 billion in income last year. That's more than the combined GDP of 98 countries

    • The greatest lesson we learned from our mother, Jackie Collins

    • What mom and daughter did with 80,000 penny child support payment

    • US Army will allow female soldiers to wear ponytails in all uniforms

    • Women around the world share lessons of the pandemic

    • A detailed view of a rugby ball prior to the Women's Six Nations Tournament match between France and England on February 02, 2020 in Pau, France.

      Transgender women allowed to play women's rugby in France

    Serena Williams of the US celebrates after defeating Carina Witthoeft (out of frame) of Germany during Day 3 of the 2018 US Open Women's Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 29, 2018 (Photo by Don EMMERT / AFP)        (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

    16 inspiring International Women's Day quotes

    Liberty and Her Attendants (Suffragettes Tableau) in Front of Treasury Bldg March 3,
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    Women's Equality Day and it might not exist if it weren't for one legislator's mother

      • Elizabeth Taylor (c.1950s)

        The surprising, rebellious evolution of red lipstick

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        Daughter of Jackie Collins: This is what my mom wanted people to know

      • Lady  Gaga performs at the 22nd Annual MuchMusic Video Awards at the MuchMusic HQ on June 19, 2011 in Toronto, Canada.

        Why women feel pressured to shave

        • Portrait of American pacifist leader Jeannette Rankin (1880 - 1973), who in 1916 became the first female member of Congress when she was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana, 1910s. Rankin was the only member of Congress to vote against US entry in both World War I and World War II and was an active leader in the antiwar movement during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

          Opinion: You've probably never heard of Jeannette Rankin, but here's why she should be on the $10 bill

        • A woman waves a feminist flag as student protesters shout slogans during a demonstration marking International Women's Day in Barcelona on March 8, 2019. - Unions, feminist associations and left-wing parties have called for a work stoppage for two hours on March 8, hoping to recreate the strike and mass protests seen nationwide to mark the same day in 2018. (Photo by Pau Barrena / AFP)        (Photo credit should read PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)

          Nordic Prime Ministers: We are committed to protecting women's rights

        • The next US president will almost certainly be a man in his 70s

        • Thirty-two female members of the Nevada Legislature pose for photos before the start of the 80th Legislative Session, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. The group represents the first female majority Legislature in the country.

          Opinion: What happens when women are empowered

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          Former astronaut becomes first person to visit both space and the deepest place in the ocean

        • MIT elects first black woman student body president in its 159-year history

        • 'Oh you must be heavy boned.' Marilyn Okoro's fight for body acceptance

        • Women are told more lies than men in workplace reviews, new research suggests. And that can prevent gender equality.

        • Naomi Osaka becomes highest-paid female athlete in history after earning $37 million last year

        • Millions of dads are stuck at home — which could be a game changer for working moms

        • Women leaders are doing a disproportionately great job at handling the pandemic. So why aren't there more of them?

        • Ambra Battilana Gutierrez

          How one of Harvey Weinstein's first accusers is fighting back and empowering others

        • 90% of people are biased against women. That's the challenge we face

        • Melinda Gates: The women who showed me the way forward

        • The seeds of #MeToo started growing 100 years ago

        • What's happening with the Harriet Tubman $20 bill? It's still not clear

        • America's Girl Scouts have been impacting the world for generations. Now they're helping those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic

        • Opinion: How coronavirus has widened the gender pay gap

        • US Soccer claims it won't pay women equally because being a male player requires more skill

        • Kate Scott, left, and AJ Mleczko, members of an all-female broadcast team, work during an NHL hockey game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Chicago. They were doing this as part of International Women's Day. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

          NHL broadcasts make history by featuring all-female crews for International Women's Day

        • Angelina Jolie attends the annual lecture of the Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation at the United Nations (UN) office in Geneva on March 15, 2017.

          Angelina Jolie: What we must do for Afghan women

        • NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 19:  Philanthropist Warren Buffett (C) is joined onstage by 24 other philanthropist and influential business people featured on the Forbes list of 100 Greatest Business Minds during the Forbes Media Centennial Celebration at Pier 60 on September 19, 2017 in New York City.  (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage)

          Warren Buffett has the right answer to crony capitalism: women

        • Meghan tells London students to 'speak up' for women's rights

        100 years of women fighting for equality

        Student protesters march during a demonstration marking International Women's Day in Barcelona on March 8, 2019. - Unions, feminist associations and left-wing parties have called for a work stoppage for two hours on March 8, hoping to recreate the strike and mass protests seen nationwide to mark the same day in 2018. (Photo by Pau Barrena / AFP)        (Photo credit should read PAU BARRENA/AFP/Getty Images)

        What exactly is International Women's Day?

        Slovenia's Janja Garnbret reacts during the women's semi-final in the season-opening Sport Climbing IFSC World Cup bouldering event in Meiringen, on April 17, 2021. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

        Janja Garnbret: The making of a climbing superstar

        'The Queen of Pain' endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch is reaching her ultimate peak

        Why Simone Biles is arguably the greatest gymnast of all time

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        How boxing is changing the way society looks at women in Gaza

            • SAN DIEGO, CA - MAY 06: Female Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, congratulate each other after graduating from boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on May 6, 2021 in San Diego, California. For the first time in MCRD San Diego's history, male and female platoons completed their 13-week training concurrently in a gender-integrated company. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

              A platoon of female Marines made history by graduating from this San Diego boot camp

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              Why philanthropies could flourish following Bezos, Gates divorces

            • NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Emmys at the First Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting at a private club December 04, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

              Emmys will now allow winners to remove gender-specific terms from statues

            • Kim Janey and Tishaura Jones

              The number of Black women mayors leading major cities to reach historic high. Here is why they are winning

            • Miss Universe contestants unveil political messages during pageant

            • Harvard-bound student on why she donated her $40,000 scholarship

            • Virginia mom recruits four of her sons to work along side her on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic

              Virginia mom recruits four of her sons to work alongside her on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic

            • These innovative designs are tackling taboo health issues for women

              • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 16: Tayla Harris of the Blues in action during the 2020 AFLW Round 02 match between the Carlton Blues and the Collingwood Magpies at Ikon Park on February 16, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

                When online trolls reacted to a photo of this athlete doing her job, she spoke out

              • Sunday is International Women's Day. Here's how you can get involved

              • March is Women's History Month - but why?

              • Opinion: Women got the vote 100 years ago. Now we have to get something else right

              • Family films reach gender parity for the first time ever

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                Here's how the US could close its gender gap

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