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Christopher Herwig/Reuters Women are routinely underrepresented in peacekeeping operations, even though their participation has been shown to improve mission effectiveness and advance stability.

The Women of Joy conference, initially named Women's Weekend Getaway, started 25 years ago as a way to connect women through worship and prayer. For more than two decades, Women of Joy has held ...

Black women have long played a key role in protecting ... Even the dangerous environments where they do their work have changed. But their mission, they say, is the same across the generations.

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