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Inside the movement to ban caste discrimination across the US

California leaders are debating a bill to ban caste discrimination statewide.

Some South Asians, many miles away from their homes, say they are suffering from experiences with discrimination that dates back to thousands of years.

From job rejections to unsupported marriages, they claim that severe harassment from the caste system crossed over into America and has gone unchecked.

Mali demotes French, language of its former colonizer, in symbolic move

Each time Chérif Keïta, a professor at Carleton College in Minnesota, lands in his native Mali and enters a taxi, he hears fewer radio hosts speaking French.

Some commentators mix French with local tongues, Keïta said. Others eschew it altogether.

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Motherhood Shouldn’t StifleWomen’s Income by Sarah Green Carmichael

American mothers typically earn less than childless women, while fathers earn just as much as childless men. The“motherhood penalty” has been documented for years, and it’s the primary reason for the overall gender gap inearnings between men and women. But a just-published study throws open new questions about why it exists — and why it’s been so hard to eradicate.

Professor Lila Abu-Lughod was recently elected as a member to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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