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July 25, 2013 -- Updated 1445 GMT (2245 HKT)
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An increasing number of women are entering the legal profession. But female lawyers are still struggling to become partners at top firms. July 17, 2013 -- Updated 1445 GMT (2245 HKT)
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After four years at the helm, Ilene Gordon has helped steer Ingredion to sales of $6 billion for the first time, making her one of only 21 women to run a Fortune 500 company.July 16, 2013 -- Updated 1649 GMT (0049 HKT)
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J.K. Rowling has penned a thriller under a male pseudonym. But who else has chosen to write novels under a cloak of masculinity?
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As Malala Yousafzai prepares to lead the first ever youth takeover of the U.N., we meet five other campaigners around the world. July 11, 2013 -- Updated 1132 GMT (1932 HKT)
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Meet Zhang Xin -- the woman who rose from the faceless assembly line of a Beijing factory to a property magnate richer than Donald Trump.July 1, 2013 -- Updated 1608 GMT (0008 HKT)
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In 2012, women made up 18% of directors, EPs, producers, writers, cinematographers and editors working on the top 250 U.S.-grossing films.July 1, 2013 -- Updated 1640 GMT (0040 HKT)
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While traveling in the Earth's orbit over 240 miles up, astronaut Karen Nyberg joined Leading Women anchor Becky Anderson for a live interview .June 27, 2013 -- Updated 0927 GMT (1727 HKT)
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In "Slumdog Millionaire," Freida Pinto won plaudits for portraying a girl groomed for prostitution. Now she works to save girls from the same fate.June 26, 2013 -- Updated 1046 GMT (1846 HKT)
![(L-R) Laura Robson, Maris Sharapova, Serena Williams, Petra Kvitova and Sloane Stpehens will all be battling to secure a win at Wimbledon 2013.](/130626105157-women-tennis-wimbledon-composite-video-tease.jpg)
Whether you're lucky enough to score tickets to the event or you're watching from home, here are five athletes look out for on the court.June 21, 2013 -- Updated 1629 GMT (0029 HKT)
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An excavation is taking place on Mount Carmel, fabled site of the Prophet Elijah's burning alter. And every person on the dig is a woman.June 19, 2013 -- Updated 1314 GMT (2114 HKT)
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From bold magazine covers to scrapping the print edition of Newsweek, editor Tina Brown is no stranger to taking risks.
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Travel through time in this CNN interactive which celebrates the amazing achievements of the women in space.June 10, 2013 -- Updated 1524 GMT (2324 HKT)
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Gianna Angelopoulos was called in to take charge when Athens was behind schedule for the 2004 Olympic Games.June 5, 2013 -- Updated 1345 GMT (2145 HKT)
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With two former winners nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction, this year's shortlist highlights the literary world's female power players.
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